If you're looking for a job, Target may be the place to apply. It was just announced that Target stores, including Rockford's, are bumping up their minimum wage starting this spring.
There was a lot of discussion yesterday (with a lot more coming in the future) about Illinois' credit this week after Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings downgraded Illinois credit rating to near junk status. The next part of the discussion will be what effect the downgrade will have on Illinois' jobs market.
This morning on the WROK Morning Show, Shannon Halverson from Goodwill stopped by our studios to discuss the Community Job Fair going on tomorrow at Lou Bachrodt AutoMall.
Last week in this space, I mentioned that Illinois often finds itself at the bottom of "good lists," and at the top of the "bad lists." There aren't a whole lot of things worse than being unemployed (especially when you desperately wish to be employed), and unfortunately, Illinois holds the nation's top spot on the list of highest unemployment rates.
If you're looking for a change in careers or are simply preparing to choose what career to enter following college, here's a list that could be of use to you.
Annually, U.S. News ranks the top jobs for the coming years, according to a number of factors:
The occupations selected are those the U...