AgileThought announced this week it has secured a key hire for Chicago management jobs.

In conjunction with the recent opening of AgileThought, Inc.’s new downtown Chicago office in May, the national provider of custom software solutions for Fortune 500 companies announced Timothy Monson has been hired for the newly created position of Managing Director-Midwest. He will lead the expansion of client service initiatives and create strategies to cultivate new partnerships in the region. Before joining AgileThought, Monson previously held positions in Chicago as Chief Technology Officer for Navigant Consulting, Director of Global IT Operations for BearingPoint, Inc., and Global Director of Data Center and End-User Device Technology Operations for Arthur Andersen.

“Having the opportunity to work for a company that is so client-focused is what attracted me to AgileThought,” says Monson. “In my former position at Navigant, I hired AgileThought, and, after working with their team, I knew their quality of service and final deliverables were unique. The company has experienced phenomenal growth since opening in 2004 and to be back in a growth model is very exciting. I’m looking forward to working with some great Chicago companies.”

“The new Chicago office makes our team more accessible for our existing partners and provides greater opportunities for us to develop new relationships,” says Monson. “We are creating a real synergy by employing local technology experts who are knowledgeable of the local business landscape, which creates added value for our partners. We are hiring experienced project managers, account managers, solutions architects and developers to service Midwest accounts.” Read the rest of this entry »

According to a new survey, employers at Chicago jobs and other jobs around the nation value emotional intelligence over IQ.

The survey from CareerBuilder revolves around Emotional Intelligence (EI), a general assessment of a person’s abilities to control emotions, to sense, understand and react to others’ emotions, and manage relationships. The national survey –conducted May 19 to June 8, 2011, with more than 2600 hiring managers and human resource professionals – reveals that EI is a critical characteristic for landing a job and advancing one’s career.

Fifty-nine percent of employers at Illinois jobs and other states around the nation said they would not hire someone who has a high IQ but low EI. For workers being considered for a promotion, the high EI candidate will beat out the high IQ candidate in most cases – 75 percent said they’re more likely to promote the high EI worker. Read the rest of this entry »

New research posits that Chicago recruiting jobs are increasing in big ways.

Over the past 90 days, more than 14,000 new jobs were advertised online for Recruiters, according to WANTED Analytics™ (www.wantedanalytics.com), the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace. Despite rising unemployment, hiring demand has steadily increased by 20% from the same 90-day period in 2010 and by more than 130% from 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chicago Tribune is reportedly trimming Chicago administrative jobs, according to multiple reports.

In addition, the AP reports that the top executive at the Chicago Tribune will oversee six other Tribune Co. daily newspapers as part of a reorganization that will eliminate an unspecified number of jobs.

Chicago Tribune Publisher Tony Hunter responsibility for all Tribune Co. newspapers except the Los Angeles Times. The other newspapers reporting to Hunter are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, The Sun of Baltimore, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant, The Morning Call of Allentown, Pa., and Daily Press of Newport News, Va.

It’s not yet clear if writing jobs in Connecticut will also be affected. Read the rest of this entry »

A number of tech experts gathered for a panel to discuss how to hire for IT jobs in Chicago, among other tips.

CEOs will share their experiences related to hiring and growth in a TechWeek panel discussion titled, “Hiring for Growth - Five Chicago Tech Founders Share Their Stories,” taking place in Chicago on July 22nd, 2011 at 2PM at the Merchandise Mart.

While the outlook on Chicago jobs may be cloudy, the experts are gathering to shed some light on the tech market.

Moderated by Adam Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO of Hireology, this panel features Chicago technology entrepreneurs Troy Henikoff (Excelerate Labs, SurePayroll), Sam Yagan (Excelerate Labs, OKCupid), Jack Philbin (Vibes Media), Ajay Goel (JangoMail), and Will Scott (Lextech, Waer Systems), who will share their experiences with hiring and managing new employees as they grew their business during their first few years in business. Attendees will hear about mistakes that were made, discover the approaches that worked, and absorb the lessons these successful Chicago technology CEOs learned along the way. Read the rest of this entry »