Sunny Hill Nursing Home Hosting Job Fair for CNAs

Currently the facility has 15 full-time and 10 part-time CNA positions to fill.

Add a Punchline to Our Job Fair Cartoon

If you've got wit, add your punchline to Patch's weekly comic and win a personalized print.

Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your south suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Tim Howe for the winning punchline to last week's Magic Bear cartoon: Sorry about your rabbit, but I couldn't find any Charmin in here.

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Volunteer Stories in 2012: Sharefest 2012, Small Business Support and Food Drives

Relive the top "feel good" stories of 2012.

A big part of New Lenox is the volunteer spirit of hard-working community members. This story features a list of the top stories that demonstrated without a doubt the compassionate response, outreach and fun-loving efforts made by residents, village officials, police, firefighters, churches, schools, children and non-profit organizations.  By no means is this list of stories complete. However, it does touch the surface and reflects the heart of the community.    Sharefest was one campaign that offered a variety of outreach opportunities. For this mammoth campaign in 2011, New Lenox earned in November the Governor's Hometown Award. New Lenox Wins Home Town Award for Unprecedented 2nd Year in a Row With no knowledge of the Governor's Home …

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New Lenox Makes an All-Out Assault on Unemployment

At Boot Camp for Job Seekers, the village, library and the business community joined forces to hit unemployment with all the gusto it can.

At Boot Camp for Job Seekers, human resource coaches assembled their forces in the quiet of the New Lenox Public Library. From that strategic location, they worked with job seekers to identify the enemy—poor resumes, awkward cover letters, fear of job interviews and lack of preparation for today's market. Armed with the kind of ammunition it takes to overcome joblessness, the team of human resource coaches swooped in barely noticed by the patrons who were there to select books, conduct research or study. For three hours Nov. 14, the coaches worked one-on-one with job seekers desperate to abandon the ranks of the unemployed. Boot Camp for Job Seekers is the brainchild of Village Economic Development Director Nancy Hoehn, who previously …

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Boot Camp Just for Job Seekers

Resume writing coaches and human resources experts are prepared to move you from the trenches of joblessness toward viable employment.

Looking for a Job? Try Boot Camp for Job Seekers

Job Fair Boot Camp is an all-out effort to assist job seekers in New Lenox.

A joint effort by the Village of New Lenox, the Library and the Chamber of Commerce is taking aim at joblessness. As a result, they've created an intensive program called "Boot Camp for Job Seekers." The heart of the program is the availability of one-on-one resume and cover letter reviews. The program, scheduled to take place from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 at the New Lenox Public Library, is an all-out effort to get people back to work, said Nancy Hoehn, village economic development director. Pros from the human resources (HR) field and related experts are working together to help employment seekers overcome the hurdles of landing a job. To participate, sign up for a 30 minute one-on-one session with an HR professional. Hoehn said, the…

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The Hub is Hosting a Job Fair

The HUB is reaching out to help job seekers become employees.

ShareFest 2012 by the Numbers: See the Huge Impact of Volunteers

More than 600 people utilized New Lenox Township-sponsored hazardous waste drop off.

ShareFest 2012 was a great success! The  ShareFest 2012 New Lenox Committee released the numbers and successes from the 11 Days of Giving Project, Sept. 1-11.  Gary Cheney, committee member, said, "We would like to extend a heart-felt 'thank you' to all the volunteers and the 103 ShareFest partner organizations. Your united effort to serve others has made a tremendous impact on our community. "It is with great joy that we share the totals from this festival of sharing love for our neighbors," he said. Read more about ShareFest.  Book Drive/Exchange Collected 5,121—The New Lenox Historical Society donated 35 books, the oldest of which featured a 1910 publication date. Books recycled back into the New Lenox community totaled 2,174.   …

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Psst! HR Shares Secrets of Job Interview Questions

ShareFest Job Fair and breakout sessions helped a heft crowd of job seekers.

  The ShareFest 2012 Job Fair held Friday at New Lenox Village Hall drew a hefty crowd that was invited to participate in the three-part program designed to land the job. Organized by Nancy Hoehn, village economic development director, and Debbie Smetana, director of human resources for the village, took their job seriously when it came to running a successful job fair. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m., job seekers streamed through doors to participate in the three-pronged features of the job fair: Michele Jakubowski, executive coach at Kensington International, an Oak Brook-based talent management corporation, shared the secret of interview preparedness. First and foremost, she told a group of about 20 attendees to keep in mind that the interview is a…

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Portillo's, Silver Cross and More at Job Fair This Friday

ShareFest's job fair is this Friday and features more than 20 employers. You can also get tips on how to apply for a job and write a resume.