Bilingual Collections Specialist (Chicago, IL 60601)
Date: 2011-01-19, 4:32PM CST
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Award winning media company located Downtown Chicago is seeking an assertive and self
motivated Bilingual Collections Specialist who speaks fluently in Spanish/English.
Essential Functions:
• Call on past due customers in an attempt to collect outstanding invoices.
• Issues daily report on the status of delinquent accounts and tracks collection efforts.
• Prepares correspondence on delinquent accounts requiring special handling.
• Researches disputed delinquent account balances, correcting any errors, including misapplied
payments, direct deposit errors, or overpayments.
• Provides credit information to sources by compiling information and issuing reports while
maintaining customer confidence.
Requirements:
• Must be able to speak fluently in Spanish/English
• Associates Degree in Business and/or Accounting ideal or Some college coursework completed
• A minimum of 10 years proven commercial collection experience
• Dispute resolution experience
• Firm personality and skills to successfully collect delinquent payments
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to handle difficult customers and unusual situations independently.
• Demonstrated ability to listen and work with customers to accomplish workable solutions to
default problems
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Knowledge in Great Plains Software and Microsoft Office Suites desired
This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package including, medical, dental, vision,
disability, life insurance and 401(k) plan.
Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to email address listed above.
Only those candidates being considered will be contacted.
Union Benefits Representative (Chicagoland Area)
Date: 2011-01-18, 9:47PM CST
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Union Benefits Representative needed to service the Chicagoland area. Candidate must be sharp,
well organized, and able to work independently.
Reliable transportation (car), a laptop and unlimited use of cell phone is needed.
This is a full time position. Must be available to start immediately. The work week consists of
50-60 hours per week.
Please send all resumes to the email address provided. Interviews began again on January 17,
2011, 8am.
This is a union position with OPIEU/AFL-CIO Local 277. Benefits available after 90 days.
BC/BS Medical Insurance
Stock Option Plan
Career Advancement
WANTED: Experienced Loan Officers - Forum Mortgage
Bancorp (Chicagoland Offices)
Date: 2011-01-18, 2:21PM CST
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FORUM MORTGAGE BANCORP An Illinois Residential Mortgage Licensee 7221 W. Touhy
Ave. Chicago, IL 60631
Conforming - Jumbo - FHA/VA – REVERSE - & Commercial Loans
Forum Mortgage Bancorp is searching high and low for experienced loan officers... Are you who
we are looking for? We are a leader in the mortgage industry and still growing... Are you looking
for a great opportunity in this fast ever changing market? Then look no further Forum Mortgage
Bancorp is the home you are looking for. We are one of the only mortgage companies expanding
in this market, jump on board to a company with an impeccable record and excellent work
environment. We are looking for experienced loan officers with at least 1+ years experience. If
you're a go-getter and have experience we want you. We have several offices with a team of
experts and the all the support staff to succeed in this market. We have in-house processing and
have beautiful state of the art offices with all the technology and amenities you need to succeed.
The mortgage business is still booming and the market is improving. Forum Mortgage Bancorp
now has 7+ offices in and around the surrounding Chicagoland area. We have been in the
mortgage business for almost 20 years and are continuing to grow. We have a unique family
style environment that makes us different from all the rest. If you are searching for new
employment or just looking for a real change then look no further Forum Mortgage Bancorp is
where you need to be. Don't waste any more time. Contact us and let us talk about your future
here with us at Forum Mortgage Bancorp..
Branch Opportunities also available.
Email resume to forummtg@aol.com or contact directly.
Contact: Peter A. Mihopoulos
Office: 773-774-9040 ext.104
Cell: 773-851-5844
Email: forummtg@aol.com
________________________________________________________________________
Administrative Assistant / Receptionist (Chicago - NW)
Date: 2011-01-19, 12:04PM CST
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Real Estate Law firm is seeking a Administrative Assistant / Receptionist.
Candidate must have 2 years experience, good communication skills with clients and other
attorneys, and a professional demeanor.
Duties Include:
• managing incoming phone calls, client appointments, and walk in traffic
• monitoring & managing the daily office calendar
• maintaining client mailing list
• managing the storage of our physical files
• researching various non legal matters
• scheduling office maintenance issues
• drafting interoffice memoranda
• scheduling & monitoring package delivery & pick up
• ordering office supplies
• receiving & distributing faxes
• completing special projects
Applicant must be able to:
• demonstrate excellent organizational and communication skills
• follow instructions
• possess the ability to multi-task
• complete projects in a timely manner
• organize and manage a large volume of detailed tasks
• be attentive to details
• be flexible
• meet deadlines
• demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office and Word Perfect
Qualified candidates please email your RESUME, COVER LETTER, & SALARY
REQUIREMENTS. You will not be considered as a candidate if any of the above listed items are
missing.
Teacher's Aide (West Loop )
Date: 2011-01-19, 4:23PM CST
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Early Childhood Education center in the West Loop is looking for a qualified Teacher’s Aide to
work in a toddler classroom. The positions is 12:30p – 6p, Monday – Friday.
Qualifications needed to apply : No exceptions
- At least 2 years of college coursework completed (preferred Finished College Degree)
- Experience working with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years
- Must be able to start immediately
ESL instructor (Downtown Chicago )
Date: 2011-01-19, 9:25AM CST
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Synopsis
Do you have experience teaching ESL to young adults and have a passion for the classroom?
Can you hit the ground running and provide excellent classroom instruction on a daily basis? If
you have a love of teaching, a passion for language and an interest in all things international, you
might be the ideal candidate for this position.
The Role
EF Chicago is looking a part time, experienced, energetic teacher to teach ESL classes MondayFriday .Ideally, you have experience, and are comfortable, teaching all levels and age groups.
You must love communicating with people who speak English as a Second Language in a very
fast paced environment. You have a proven track record of providing well-structured and wellrounded lessons, love to be a part of a fun family-like team and understand that the word
“teacher” has a broad definition.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree and TESL certification required, Master’s preferred (TESOL/Linguistics)
Minimum two (2) years ESL teaching experience
International experience preferred
Experience in teaching test preparation, Business, Legal English a plus
Must have experience teaching all levels, from beginner to advanced
Flexibility, creativity, energetic, resourcefulness all a must
Comfortable in a fast paced environment
Multi tasker, organized, and able to meet deadlines
Quick thinker and solution oriented
Team Player
Ability to follow the EF curriculum while enhancing the lessons with your own activities and
ideas.
Local Candidates Preferred
Professional Benefits
You will gain hands on experience in a wide variety of teaching contexts to add to your
professional development.
You will be a part of a young vibrant environment of knowledgeable staff where your ideas or
suggestions are welcomed and incorporated.
As this is a growing private language school, student enrollment is guaranteed throughout the
year with summer being our busiest time.
EF is the world leader in international education. Our mission is to break down barriers in
language, culture, and geography and so far we have helped over 15 million people learn a
language, discover the world or earn an academic degree.
We are located at 200 North Michigan Avenue, our school hours are from 8:15 until 5:30
Monday thru Friday. Parking is not provided.
Interested Candidates should include both resume and cover letter highlighting relevant teaching
experience. Applicants that do not send a cover letter will not be considered.
Please do not call the school directly. All correspondence will initially be done by e-mail.
Project Directors – Policy Team (Indiana)
Date: 2011-01-18, 8:48PM CST
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Project Directors – Policy Team
Indiana
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public
education by ensuring that all students—especially those from high-need communities—get
excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the
knowledge that although great teachers are the best solution to educational inequality, the
nation’s education systems do not sufficiently prioritize the goal of effective teachers for all. In
response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education
leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers and achieve reforms that promote effective
teaching in every classroom. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained
approximately 37,000 teachers—mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows™
programs—benefiting an estimated 5.9 million students. TNTP has also released a series of
acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation’s teacher
workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge
and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 40
cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among
others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.
We are currently seeking two full-time Indiana-based Project Directors for our Policy Team.
These Project Directors will lead the implementation of statewide strategy to increase teacher
effectiveness by supporting the creation of a new teacher evaluation system. Each Project
Director will be a TNTP employee based in home offices in Indiana, and require significant
travel to districts and schools throughout the state.
Indiana is strongly preferred for the location of this role; however, working from a home office
in a flexible location and commuting to Indiana 3-4 days a week is a possibility.
These positions are available immediately.
Policy Team
TNTP has worked with urban school districts on their human capital challenges since its
inception. From that experience, TNTP analyzed how a web of policy and process barriers
prevented urban school districts from hiring the best new teacher applicants by delaying hiring
until well into the summer and early fall. TNTP shared this research in its first national report
titled, Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High-Quality Teachers Out of Urban Classrooms,
which was published in 2003. TNTP published a second national report in 2005, Unintended
Consequences: The Case for Reforming the Staffing Rules in Urban Teachers Union Contracts,
which analyzed the impact of collectively-bargained teacher staffing rules on urban schools.
In November 2005, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) used findings from
TNTP’s research to help resolve a nearly two-year deadlock in contract negotiations with the
city’s teachers union, resulting in a new contract that ushered in a “mutual consent” teacher
placement system. TNTP examined the impact of these school staffing policy reforms on
teachers and schools in its most recently published report, Mutual Benefits: New York City’s
Shift to Mutual Consent in Teacher Hiring. Additionally, TNTP played an instrumental role in
passage of state legislation in California requiring reform of teachers union collective bargaining
agreements.
Most recently, TNTP has published a third national report, The Widget Effect: Our National
Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness. The Widget Effect
describes how our public education system treats teachers as interchangeable parts, not
individual professionals. Though it is widely accepted that a teacher’s effectiveness matters more
than any other school factor in student success or failure, our school systems operate in a policy
framework that assumes all teachers are the same. As a result, excellence goes unrecognized,
development is neglected and poor performance goes unaddressed. Instructional effectiveness
almost never factors into critical decisions such as which teachers are hired, developed or
retained. This pervasive indifference to performance disrespects teachers and gambles with the
lives of students. TNTP believes that until we make a teacher’s effectiveness matter, our schools
will never be able to realize sustainable improvement or close the achievement gap that has long
disadvantaged poor and minority students. (For the full reports, see www.tntp.org.)
Since the publication of Unintended Consequences, TNTP has undertaken a multi-tiered district,
state and national initiative to improve access to highly effective teachers. As part of this effort,
TNTP is working to ensure that states and districts support – rather than undermine – teacher
effectiveness at the local level. Our experience and research has suggested to us that too often
well intended district practice, certain types of collective bargaining provisions, and state laws
can erect considerable barriers to effectively staffing schools with effective teachers. Removing
these barriers depends upon providing a fact-based, non-ideological case to leaders and
lawmakers.
Role and Responsibilities
Each Indiana Project Director will be responsible for leading an initiative to build a new teacher
evaluation system in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education. Each Project
Director will report to the Senior Partner for Teacher Evaluation on the Policy Team.
Specifically, they will:
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• Develop and facilitate the design of a new teacher evaluation system, including measures of
student learning
• Conduct outreach with the Indiana Department of Education, local district partners and external
organizations to facilitate system design and refine design elements
• Build investment among partners for the evaluation’s system core design elements
• Provide strategy and operations support for districts as they pilot the new teacher evaluation
system and refine system based on pilot efforts
• Manage a technical assistance team to support pilot launch and implementation
• Identify innovative and sustainable approaches for district and school partners to support
teacher effectiveness policies through the creation of a teacher evaluation system
• Refine the evaluation system through field-testing and the pilot
• Manage the Policy Analyst in his/her work to conduct analysis of teacher effectiveness policy
and data and develop metrics to support the successful implementation of a new teacher
evaluation system
Qualifications
We are seeking highly achievement-oriented self-starters with a passion for our mission.
Successful candidates will be driven by a vision of reform that positions schools, particularly
those serving the highest-need students, to support student achievement. Individuals will be
capable of translating that vision into practical steps and, ultimately, into reform. To achieve this,
successful candidates will have the following minimum qualifications:
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, including experience working with qualitative
and quantitative data
• Excellent project management skills, including experience managing multiple large projects at
a time
• Significant prior experience with client management, preferably experience working closely
with senior district officials
• Exceptional written communication skills
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• The ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to critically assess challenges and identify effective solutions
• Very strong public presentation skills, including the ability to provide compelling, detailed,
data-driven answers to questions posed in public forums
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders and across
organizations
• Evidence of a strong commitment to urban education issues
• Proven ability to overcomes barriers and provides seamless service to clients
• Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity
• Willingness to travel extensively
Compensation
The annual salary for these positions is $80,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar
position with the potential for a performance based bonus and an additional signing bonus of
$5000.
We also offer a motivated team of colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional
development, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment – including
medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous
vacation time, and a 403(b) plan with matching – as well as the opportunity to impact the
direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s
children.
To Apply
To apply for this role, please visit this link:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1
&rid=583
Please submit your resume and tailored cover letter online. We review applications on a rolling
basis – so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications
without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital
Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of
our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and
racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission,
please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
Logo and banner ad work / Graphic Designer (Chicago)
Date: 2011-01-19, 3:55PM CST
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Looking for a freelance graphic designer to help us with some creative work. Need to create a
simple logo for now. Logo is very simple – as simple as typing the fonts. Think SONY,
AmericanExpress for example. Just that I am not familiar with vector or illustrator files. If we are
happy with your work, we will give some banner ad creation work for later – later as in two or
three weeks. Logo needs to be done in a week. Email some sample work and we will go from
there.
Full-Time Designer - Website and Application Design CREATIVE CIRCLE
Date: 2011-01-18, 5:06PM CST
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Position: Full-Time Designer - Website and Application Design
Location: City of Chicago
Status: Full Time
Estimated Duration: Fulltime
Starts: January
Rate: up to 85K
Job Description:
Our client is a hot shop in town with a digital focus and a passion for great branding and design.
They deliver high caliber, modern work for Fortune 100 companies.
You will be their digital dream come through if you have:
- Experience taking on large scale design challenges such as web application builds, mobile
application builds or site re-designs for recognizable brands.
- A modern and beautiful well -designed portfolio that highlights your work. Portfolio samples
that showcase your current understanding of designing for the user experience is very desirable.
They are not looking for someone who has a heavy marketing focus or promotional work for
CPG clients, as that is not their niche. Their clients range from one of the largest financial
services firms in the country to a media conglomerate.
The key words here are BIG and BEAUTIFUL! Big = large scale design work because even
beautiful design for small scale sites is not of interest to them.
If you feel you are qualified for this position please send your resume and samples to:
chicago30@jobalert.creativecircle.com.
View additional job opportunities at www.creativecircle.com.
Seeking Carryout Staff (am/pm) for Big Bowl on Cedar
Street (Chicago, IL)
Date: 2011-01-19, 4:54PM CST
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BIG BOWL
Fresh Chinese and Thai
A Lettuce Entertain You® Restaurant
WE OFFER:
*medical/dental insurance (work a minimum
of 12 hrs/wk average to qualify)
*competitive pay
*flexible schedules
*dining discounts
*supportive company culture
*and more
Now Seeking AM/PM HOST STAFF.
At Big Bowl, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that’s open to
learning and committed to giving exceptional service.
Add a high-energy, fun attitude plus our self-sustaining, ecofriendly choices, and you’ve got a good picture of what it’s like to
work at Big Bowl. Sound good? Then we’d like to meet you.
Host staff experience and weekend availability are required.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply in person M-F between 2 - 4 PM at the restaurant,
located 6 E. Cedar Street, Chicago, IL.
LOCAL, ORGANIC, ECO-FRIENDLY...That's Big Bowl!
We’ve been exploring authentic flavors, fresh ingredients and seasonal vegetables from local markets for awhile. After
all, if it makes for delicious food, we’re there. And now that we’re committed to exploring sustainability, you’ll see it in
a variety of ways: from the bike rack out front to the menu items featuring a higher quality, humanely raised all-natural
beef or heirloom pork from small family-owned farms. It’s more than switching to eco-friendly supplies or using postrecycled paper products (although we’ve done both).
We’re committed to supporting the community as well as sustainability. Big Bowl: delicious food you’ll be proud to
serve. A company you’ll be proud to join.
Want to read more or continue the conversation? Check us out at http://www.bigbowl.com.
Account Executive (Chicago)
Date: 2011-01-19, 4:53PM CST
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Table Maestro is the country's foremost provider of telephone reservations solutions and guest
relations management for the restaurant industry. To learn more about us, please visit
www.TableMaestro.com. Currently we are accepting resumes from, entrepreneurial minded,
self-motivated, individuals to join us as Account Executives in the following markets: San
Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta.
WHAT WE DO
Have you ever called a restaurant, left a voicemail message for an important reservation request
and the call never been returned? Table Maestro is a central reservations service for fine dining
restaurants – we bridge that gap by providing a telephone and networking reservation solution,
event reservation management services, labor and cost streamlining, and messaging/answering
services.
WHAT YOU DO
We are seeking candidates who possess a sincere passion for hospitality and restaurants, have a
love of sales, and an unlimited amount of energy.
Visit top restaurants in your city- meet with restaurant owners, chefs, and managers - deliver to
them a solution whose most fundamental purpose is to improve service and increase profitability.
You'll get to know everything about your restaurant accounts - and you'll play a critical role in
increasing their business and guest satisfaction.
Account Executives are responsible for securing new business and serving as a personal
intermediary between Table Maestro and its clients. You will play a critical role in maintaining
account satisfaction and acting as the personal 'face' of the Table Maestro Company.
WHAT YOU BRING
The Account Executive is a demanding position with high expectations.
Prospective Account Executives must possess the following basic qualities: entrepreneurial and
open to direction, organized to a fault, dedicated to service, excited to join an extremely
passionate team, excellent communication skills, and polished/professional demeanor and
appearance.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Work ethic: self-scheduling with strong independent motivation and personal organizational
skills
Persuasiveness: ability to articulate ideas in a clear, concise manner
Rejection acceptance: comfort with calling warm and cold leads and rejection
Presentation: comfort with frequent small-group or one-on-one presentation making
Creativity: ability to quickly customize and explain the benefits of the company to diverse
restaurant types/needs
Closing: the ability to move a potential client from prospect to signed account within a short
timeframe
Relationship building: the desire and skill to maintain long term client relationships
Time Commitment: Ability to work in territory from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at a minimum
Technology Knowledge: comfort level with Salesforce CRM and basic database management a
plus
4 year college degree (preferred)
2 Years Experience in Sales and/or Restaurant/Hospitality Industry
COMPENSATION
Salary plus monthly commission (target achievement $70k)
Travel/Dining Expense Account
Benefits Package
Application Instructions: Please send resume, Coverletter, and 3 references. Please indicate
position title and city in the subject line.
CLOSING DATE: Resumes will be accepted until position is filled.