Skills for Chicagoland’s Future
Specializations
About Agency
Overview
- Founded in 2012 and headquartered at 191 North Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60606
- Employs 57 staff members and generates $5,738,000 in annual revenue
- Operates a jobs-first workforce development model targeting unemployed and underemployed job seekers in Chicago
- Focuses on Chicago’s south and west sides to impact economic mobility in historically under-invested communities
- Addresses the barrier of professional network access by developing trusted employer partnerships
Specializations
- Recruiting and staffing for job seekers lacking professional networks
- Increasing equity in hiring processes for Chicago’s under-invested communities
- Connecting candidates directly to hiring managers through employer networks
- Workforce development targeting economic mobility barriers
Services & Approach
- Direct job seeker connections to employer hiring managers
- Provision of tools and connections to succeed in hiring processes
- Training services for unemployed and underemployed individuals
- Development of employer partnership networks to bypass traditional networking barriers