If this is your first recession as a staffing professional, this event is for you. You'll hear from industry leaders who have survived the challenges of an economic downturn. Jon Jelinek, President at Wunderland Group, will open the session, followed by breakouts with recruiting and staffing pros. Grab a beverage for this virtual happy hour event!

August 19, 2020  - At Your Desk - 4PM CST

Jon Jelinek serves as WunderLand Group’s President, leading all aspects of the firm’s growth strategy. “You’re not just a ‘number’ at WunderLand. We strive to make a difference every day, so we place our team, clients, and talent first.”

Prior to joining WunderLand, Jon was Managing Director at Advanced Resources, an affiliate company. WunderLand Group and Advanced Resources are part of the Advanced Group, an industry-leading diversified professional staffing, consulting, and outsourcing organization. Jon joined Advanced Resources in 2014 as HR Division Director to build the HR practice. In just 18 months he was promoted to Managing Director. During Jon’s time at Advanced Resources he built the HR practice to become one of the largest HR staffing businesses in Chicago. He also developed the HR consulting practice to offer additional solutions for clients.

Jon is active in the staffing industry, participating in various events as both panelist & moderator. He was recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of 35 Millennials in staffing to be shaping the future of the American economy through results and community involvement.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Entrepreneurship from Illinois State University.

The Illinois Search and Staffing Association, the Michigan Association of Staffing Services, and the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services invite you to join us for the 6th annual Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives gathering on September 24th, 2020 in Woodridge, IL. This is planned to be a full day in-person event.* To give everyone the opportunity to attend, it will be live-streamed as well. 

Our Keynote speaker will be veteran Management Consultant Frank Bucaro.  Frank will be focusing his presentation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.  Additional presenters will speak on topics key to senior leaders of today’s staffing companies.   

Live attendance includes continental breakfast, lunch and networking reception. In-person attendance will be limited to 35, with socially distanced seating and packaged lunch.

Frank C. Bucaro

Speaking, training and writing on the benefits of ethics and value-base leadership, Frank has wowed audiences from all over the U.S. and Canada with his straight-forward approach and words of inspiration. He knows there is tremendous pressure to succeed and deliver big results in today’s highly competitive environment. He also believes that ethics and values are key components for success in this endeavor.

Frank’s presentations are powerful, thought-provoking, surprisingly humorous and they also:

A member of the National Speakers Association, he has earned their designation of CSP which stands for Certified Speaking Professional. He was also presented with NSA’s prestigious CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award for excellence and professionalism, held by fewer than 220 people worldwide.

Thank you to our event sponsors!

ASA's annual convention and Expo is scheduled for October 19-22, 2020. You won't want to miss this event, now virtual!

Midwest Staffing Conference May 26-27, 2021

at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL

NAPS 2021 Conference is the premier education opportunity representing the search, recruiting & staffing industry. More than 300 attendees are expected to attend this year's annual event, which will be held September 26-28, 2021 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Henderson, NV.

Attendees will have an opportunity to learn from best practices and understand how to improve their business through case studies while expanding their professional network. Exhibitors and sponsors will have dedicated time to showcase products and services in front of hundreds of leaders and decision makers who want to learn more about how you can help them run their businesses more efficiently and effectively.

Register for this event on NAPS website