The Chicagoland HR Transition Group has grown to 1,800 members (current and alumni). It is a no cost networking group that has helped countless HR professionals in the Chicago metropolitan area in transition. The networking group is a virtual community.
Membership is restricted to HR professionals in transition, group alumni as well as HR professionals wishing to network and is free to join. Currently the group, a Yahoo! Group, is comprised of HR professionals interested in expanding their professional networking base for information or seeking opportunities in the metropolitan Chicago and suburban areas.
The group was formed in September 2006 upon the merger of two Chicago area HR networking groups (Northwest HR Group and JobNetworkILHR). Members contribute to the success of the group by giving back and supporting one another by actively sharing leads and providing feedback to information requests. This is accomplished by posting information to the Yahoo Group as well as by sharing information in face to face group meetings which occur weekly (attendance is optional).
Information shared includes HR topics, policy, procedure, legal compliance as well as job leads and position leads not typically posted elsewhere, networking advice, meeting notices, landing reports, requests for contacts at specific companies and other helpful job search information.
The Chicagoland HR Transition Group alternates meetings between downtown Chicago at BPI group and suburban Rolling Meadows at Arlington Resources Inc.
The group is not open to 3rd party search firms, those hoping to sell products and services or non HR professionals. Members who join must utilize a Yahoo log in ID and select how they would like messages delivered to them.
When signing up to join the group, please let the group moderator know your identity and professional HR experience. Also, it is highly recommended that “Web Only” be selected for the message delivery option, that way, the new member will not be inundated with group messages and can simply bookmark the site, log on and search any of the 10,000 plus messages that have been posted by keyword, view the group calendar and respond easily to posts directly.
For any questions regarding membership, signing up or posting positions for no fee to this large body of HR professionals focused on the Chicago market, contact Matt Kerr group moderator of the Chicagoland HR Transition Group.
