Career Counseling
Barrington Career Center
Barrington Career Center
600 Hart Road, Suite 275
Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 304-4157
A nonprofit organization created to provide job assistance and counseling, and serves primarily Chicago's Northwest suburbs.
Career Strategies
Career Strategies
714 Sheridan Road
Wilmette, IL 60091
847.251.1661
847.251.5191 FAX
MMKCareer@aol.com
Marilyn Moats Kennedy is founder of Career Strategies, publisher of Kennedy's Career Strategist, and a nationally known speaker on issues affecting job seekers and career changers. Career Transitions Center of Chicago
Career Transitions Center of Chicago
703 W. Monroe Street
Chicago IL 60661
312.906.9908
The CTC is a not-for-profit organization that helps qualified people gain the skills required for a successful job search. The full range of services are available to Members who enroll at the Center and pay a $80 quarterly service fee. Frederick Career Services
Frederick Career Services
Skokie and Wilmette, IL
847.673.0339
CareersInc@aol.com
Steve Frederick is a career coach who has helped hundreds of people advance in their careers, including people who:• Don’t know what they want to do next
• Do know what they want, but aren’t sure how to get there
• Are sending out resumes and surfing the job boards until their eyes turn green, but not getting results
• Feel stuck, stalled, or unhappy in their careers
Steve has been a career columnist in both the Pioneer Press and the Daily Herald, and is a popular speaker on career topics.
Jewish Vocational Service
Jewish Vocational Service
216 W Jackson
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 673-3400
Career counselors at JVS offices in several Chicagoland locations can help with career exploration, cover letters, resumes, and interviewing skills. They also provide networking opportunities, computer services and programming for job seekers and career changers. Services are customized to serve the needs of the individual.
Meet Maxine Topper
Posted February 4th, 2008 by skokie
Maxine Topper, LCPC, currently manages the suburban offices of the Jewish Vocational Service. In addition to supervision, she offers individual and group counseling services for people entering the workforce, changing careers, or looking to improve their job search strategies. She has a special interest in learning about and working with the maturing workforce.
Maxine currently teaches "Counseling for Career Development" in the Master's counseling program at National Louis University.
In addition, she has presented workshops on and believes wholeheartedly in the power of humor to help people manage and cope with the stress of life.
To learn more about the services provided by JVS, visit their website at www.jvschicago.org. To contact the Skokie office, call 847.568.5050.
