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Kimberly Washington, a mother of two children, worked as a Production Operator for Mondelez International for more than three years. When Mondelez announced that it was laying off 800 employees, Kimberly was unfortunately one of them. At the time of…

Terry Banike, a lifelong marketing professional, worked at the same organization for 14 years. Unfortunately, his company was purchased by its largest competitor and, as often happens, many positions were gradually eliminated – including Terry’s position. “It had been ages…

The holiday season is officially here! For some job seekers, looking for a career during the holidays can be daunting and downright inconvenient. However, according to Forbes, the holiday season is apparently one of the best times to conduct a…

Tammi Smith was an active duty service member of the United States Air Force for more than five years. Upon completing her military career, she earned both a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and her Master’s Degree. However, even with a…

After 11 years working at the same company, Larry Klein was laid off. Fortunately, Larry had experience with job hunting, so he felt prepared to begin anew. However, it took Larry some time to realize that job searching has changed…

Bill Hickey’s career started as soon as he graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Production Management and Personnel Management. Ultimately, Bill decided to join the family business – a full service travel agency in Mount Prospect. During…

Throughout Larry Weizeorick’s 28-year career at Tellabs, he advanced from a staff engineer to a senior principal engineer. Unfortunately, Tellabs downsized their workforce, and Larry’s job was affected by the mass layoffs. Larry didn’t want to waste any time finding…

The imposter syndrome phenomena was discovered as recently as the 1970s. Never heard of it? Well, it is actually quite common! According to the latest research, as many as 70 percent of people are influenced by it. Individuals with imposter…

Tonji Jones was unfortunately laid off from her shuttle bus driver position at Loyola University along with several of her co-workers, but she didn’t let this deter her from finding her next career! Tonji worked as a shuttle bus and…

One of the defining moments of Shawn Crump’s life was when he discovered information technology at the age of 16. Shawn built his first computer at Loyola University’s summer program for high school students. At that point, he knew he…