Job Seekers Network

A free job-search program in the Fox Valley, launched five years ago in response to the Great Recession, is boasting an 80-percent placement rate. JobSeekers Network is run through Fox Valley Technical College. Chris Czarnik directs student employment services there, though the program is open to anyone willing to attend weekly classes. Read the full

Fall 2010 New Skills for the New Economy Job seekers are learning that today’s economy requires new skill sets. “The days are pretty much gone where a high school graduate could walk into a company and earn a job making $15 to $20 an hour on an assembly line,” states Paul Verbeten, president of Perfecseal,