February 18th: Webinar “Time Management for Recruiters”

Paul Cameron, the President of ISSA who currently runs an active recruiting desk will discuss how to maximize your production time daily. Less lost time means more jobs filled! This webinar will identify where you are hemorrhaging time, and how you can get it back!

This webinar will take place from 12pm to 12:40pm AT YOUR DESK! The cost is only $9.95 for members and $24.95 for non-members. Everyone who signs up will be given a recorded copy of the webinar at no charge. Don’t lose another minute, sign up for this webinar today!

March 18th: “The Top Legal Things Every Search and Staffing Firm Needs to Know”

Laura Friedel, an attorney with Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC, will present this informative and interesting session on legal issues for the staffing and search business. Topics will include:
• Navigating the potholes of recording time and paying overtime
• Using background checks and internet searches wisely, including the use of social networking sites
• Determining when the employment relationship begins
These and other key employment policies will be covered during an afternoon session from 3-5pm at the Levenfeld offices at 2 North LaSalle in downtown Chicago. Registration begins at 2:30. See the ISSA website for more details.

The cost is only $29 for members and $49 for non-members. You can not afford to miss this session.

May 12th: Unemployment Workshop from IDES and ISSA

This is a fantastic and interactive workshop designed for anyone who is responsible for employment service, but specifically geared towards the special circumstances that staffing firms often have. The event will be kicked off with ISSA board members sharing the current state of the Illinois and Federal Unemployment funds and how the “great recession” might impact your margins in the next 12-24 months. The Illinois Department of Employment Services will explore the unemployment claims process, how to contest a claim and provide a mock adjudication. Both managers and employees involved in the unemployment claims process will find this session very beneficial. The event will include an early morning registration with a continental breakfast at the Careerbuilder Headquarters in downtown Chicago. The cost is only $49 for members and $69 for non-members.

July date TBD: Legislative Breakfast

The ISSA board is working to bring in members of the state legislature and a lobbyist for the staffing and search industry together for a breakfast this summer. Learn about the bills that could impact you and what is being done in Springfield to protect our industry. Stay tuned for more details as we pull this important event together.

September 16: ISSA Fall Conference - /Danny Cahill!!

Plan on joining the ISSA board and Danny Cahill as we hold our premiere full day event of the year. Stay tuned to your email and our website for more information as it becomes available.

November 10th: State of the Staffing and Search Industry

ISSA and Careerbuilder will share timely and interesting information regarding the current state of the staffing and search industry. We will review how the year progressed and provide insight into 2011.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for all the events.