Meetings

A Geek's Guide to Getting Hired
in Today's Job Market

Dave Ross

Tuesday August 24th 2010 at 7:00pm
Wheaton, Illinois Institute of Technology - Rice Campus, Room 103

Abstract

Today's job market is many things. It's demanding. It's competitive. But it shouldn't be scary. Employers get more responses to their job ads than ever, but the scattershot approach most job seekers take makes it easy to stand out from the crowd. Come learn what employers are looking for, but would never mention in their ads. Topics will include resumes, cover letters, and personal branding, from a developer who has hired developers and just completed a successful job search himself.

Bio

Dave Ross has been developing software professionally for 11 years, and currently works as a lead developer strengthening teams to build amazing web sites and applications. He's active in the local tech scene, running a PHP user group and speaking at other groups in the area. In addition, he finds time to develop plugins for Wordpress, a popular open source content management system, and volunteers at a local cat shelter.

Getting to the meeting

The next SIG meeting of UniForum Chicago will be: 

        IIT Rice Campus
        Room 103
        201 East Loop Road
        Wheaton, IL 60187-8489
Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton
The 19-acre campus is located just northeast of the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads in sou th Wheaton's Danada development. The campus is three miles west of the Butterfield Road interchange of the N orth-South Tollway (I-355) and two miles north of the Naperville Road interchange of the East-West Tollway ( I-88).

From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on B utterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.

From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.

Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

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