r/chicagojobs 3h ago

Hidden Jobs Chicago Update

15 Upvotes

I research and scrape places for jobs not listed on major sites such as Linkedin or Indeed.

I dont believe these are placed anywhere on those.

These are largely in Chicago or very close.

Hope this helps. Please let me know what you think.

Its in Google Sheets

This is an update.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qstg_CBPRXUrglr7XzRpuw7VDOPF9HNMHL5Rdy99sWs/edit?gid=0#gid=0


r/chicagojobs 5h ago

Hidden Jobs in Chicago--Beyound Things Like Indeed.

18 Upvotes

I put together a free list of Chicago entry-level and early-career jobs that I found outside the usual big job boards.

I searched employer career pages, smaller job sites, local organizations, nonprofits, healthcare employers, and other sources that people may not normally check.

Chicago city only — no suburbs.

The list includes job title, employer, pay when available, and a direct link to the posting.

No signup and nothing to buy. I’m just testing whether people would find a list like this useful.

I will branch out to higher level jobs and burbs. This is a TEST.

Is this useful? Please LMK

Claims Adjuster Trainee Progressive
Customer Service Representative Cintas
Patent Assistant (Chicago, IL) Fish & Richardson
Administrative Assistant - Chicago, IL KMG Prestige
Delivery Driver Big Apple Finer Foods
Resident Care Assistant The Boulevard of Chicago
Resource Teacher The Goddard School - River West
IT Intern (Summer 2027) Brookfield Properties

Links on Sheets sharing to all

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qstg_CBPRXUrglr7XzRpuw7VDOPF9HNMHL5Rdy99sWs/edit?usp=sharing


r/chicagojobs 5h ago

40 jobs opened in Chicago this week

14 Upvotes

Dropped a fresh post with newly posted roles from Omnijobs.io. If you're searching, these are worth a look.

Let me know if you want new post next week and leave a comment what jobs you are looking for!


r/chicagojobs 5h ago

Dog Daycare Handler/ Ukrainian Village – $18/hr to start

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I’m looking for a dependable, hardworking person to join our dog daycare team! Small team, less than 8 people on staff. In Business for near 20 years!

Hours:

  • Monday–Friday preferred
  • Starting around 25 hours/week
  • Potential to move up to 32–40 hours/week after some time

Pay:

  • $18/hr to start
  • $19/hr after 6 months
  • $20/hr after 1 year

This is an outdoor job. Our daycare area is enclosed and insulated, but it’s still outside. That means you need to be comfortable working in both cold weather and in the summer heat. The enclosure is heated/cooled.

Main focus is supervising dogs, keeping the area clean, watching for behavior/safety issues, and generally keeping dogs in check. Our pack size max is 50 dogs a day. You'll typically be working alongside another handler.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in animal handling
  • Strong knowledge of dog behavior
  • Proficient communication skills
  • Effective teamwork and collaboration abilities

Experienced workers would be great. But also open to those who don't have daycare experience; we are willing to train. I'm looking for someone who is reliable, responsible, hardworking, shows up on time, and shows a passion for learning.

If interested, email me at [adam@greendoginc.com](mailto:adam@greendoginc.com) Send me your resume and tell me about yourself and we can set up an interview!

Location: [Ukrainian Village/West town]

Looking for someone who wants to stick around and become a solid part of the team!


r/chicagojobs 1h ago

Lakeshore fitness

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Has anyone had any experience here? They have posted a ton of office jobs, but don’t seem like they hire for them?


r/chicagojobs 11h ago

Positions Available at Renewal Memory Partners

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Hey Reddit! I’m a recruiter and current companion at Renewal Memory Partners. We're looking to hire some compassionate HHAs with 3+ years of experience to provide one-on-one compassionate care for clients living with dementia and memory-related conditions.

We are also seeking empathetic and engaging Companions with experience supporting individuals living with dementia, either professionally or as a family caregiver. This role focuses on providing meaningful companionship, intellectual stimulation, and creative engagement. I can tell you firsthand that the work is extremely rewarding and there are some super impressive benefits.

The highlights:

  • Flexible Schedule

  • Dental and Vision Insurance starting at 10 hours a week

  • Health insurance if you’re working 30+ hours a week

  • Daily Pay - Access your earnings 24-48 hours after a shift

  • Paid training and orientation

  • Paid Time Off

  • $300 Referral Bonus for Care Partners and Clients

  • Actually make a meaningful difference in someone’s life!

For more information: Check out our website!

To apply: Please send your resume and a brief introduction to talent@renewalmemory.org (make sure to mention you found the job on Reddit in your email!) and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions!


r/chicagojobs 5h ago

Dog Daycare Handler in Ukrainian Village – $18hr to start

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I’m looking for a dependable, hardworking person to join our dog daycare team! Small team, less than 8 people on staff. In Business for near 20 years!

Monday–Friday preferred. Starting around 25 hours/week. Potential to move up to 32–40 hours/week after some time. $18 an hr to start. $20 after a year. This is an outdoor job. That means you need to be comfortable working in both cold weather and in the summer heat. The enclosure is heated/cooled. Main focus is supervising dogs, keeping the area clean, watching for behavior/safety issues, and generally keeping dogs in check. Our pack size max is 50 dogs a day. You'll typically be working alongside another handler. Experienced workers would be great. But also open to those who don't have daycare experience; we are willing to train. I'm looking for someone who is reliable, responsible, hardworking, shows up on time, and shows a passion for learning.

DM me for next steps


r/chicagojobs 9h ago

Bartending Jobs in or near Little Village - HELP

2 Upvotes

Using a new account bc I don’t want this to be tagged to my main, but I’m needing help. I’ve been here for over a year and I’ve had very little luck with finding a job. I recently got a bartender license and am looking for bartending jobs located somewhat near Little Village. If you have any recommendations or if you’re hiring, I’d greatly appreciate it!

I do have experience with back of house and line cooking as well, if that helps.


r/chicagojobs 5h ago

Dog Daycare Handler in Ukrainian Village – $18hr to start

1 Upvotes

I’m looking for a dependable, hardworking person to join our dog daycare team! Small team, less than 8 people on staff. In Business for near 20 years!

Monday–Friday preferred. Starting around 25 hours/week. Potential to move up to 32–40 hours/week after some time. $18 an hr to start. $20 after a year. This is an outdoor job. That means you need to be comfortable working in both cold weather and in the summer heat. The enclosure is heated/cooled. Main focus is supervising dogs, keeping the area clean, watching for behavior/safety issues, and generally keeping dogs in check. Our pack size max is 50 dogs a day. You'll typically be working alongside another handler. Experienced workers would be great. But also open to those who don't have daycare experience; we are willing to train. I'm looking for someone who is reliable, responsible, hardworking, shows up on time, and shows a passion for learning.

DM me for next steps


r/chicagojobs 6h ago

[HIRING] Dog Daycare Handler/ Ukrainian Village – $18/hr to start

1 Upvotes

I’m looking for a dependable, hardworking person to join our dog daycare team! Small team, less than 8 people on staff. In Business for near 20 years!

Hours:

  • Monday–Friday preferred
  • Starting around 25 hours/week
  • Potential to move up to 32–40 hours/week after some time

Pay:

  • $18/hr to start
  • $19/hr after 6 months
  • $20/hr after 1 year

This is an outdoor job. Our daycare area is enclosed and insulated, but it’s still outside. That means you need to be comfortable working in both cold weather and in the summer heat. The enclosure is heated/cooled.

Main focus is supervising dogs, keeping the area clean, watching for behavior/safety issues, and generally keeping dogs in check. Our pack size max is 50 dogs a day. You'll typically be working alongside another handler.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in animal handling
  • Strong knowledge of dog behavior
  • Proficient communication skills
  • Effective teamwork and collaboration abilities

Experienced workers would be great. But also open to those who don't have daycare experience; we are willing to train. I'm looking for someone who is reliable, responsible, hardworking, shows up on time, and shows a passion for learning.

If interested, email me at [adam@greendoginc.com](mailto:adam@greendoginc.com) Send me your resume and tell me about yourself and we can set up an interview!

Location: [Ukranian Village/West town]

Looking for someone who wants to stick around and become a solid part of the team!


r/chicagojobs 1d ago

Rehab facility in Albany Park: AVOID

37 Upvotes

DM me if you want to know the name of the facility, I don’t wanna get my post taken down for publicly naming them.

I applied for one of their positions they have open and was invited to an in person interview. It was horrible

The manager came out to the waiting area, walked past me, and went “you, come. Come right now”
Like I was a kid in school being punished?

The whole time she kept saying, “hurry. Come. Now” even though I was right behind her??? Like do you want me to hop on your back wtf???

Then asked me about my work experience, and told me I wouldn’t be prepared for their facility even though I have worked the same job just in a different setting. I told her I have extensive experience with the elderly population, and she asked me about 5 times if I was sure I could handle it.

She asked me FIVE different times where I live and if i drive to work. Two times within the span of five minutes.

She also shouted at employees while I was with her. Asked what I was studying in school and then when I answered, she laughed and said “why do you wanna do this then?”

Elderly patients appearing unkept and not taken care of.

Seems like a horrible place to work, let alone send your relatives to.

At the end, she told me to wait in the lobby and think it over, and if I want the job she would make me fill out HR paperwork that day.

I immediately left.


r/chicagojobs 1d ago

When do you pivot?

5 Upvotes

Hello all - have a broader question I would love to hear everyone’s take on.

At what point should one pivot industries / positions in their job search? I am coming up on 6 months searching for a new role in finance and think I am about ready to pivot to something else entirely (entry level sales, recruiting, maybe even personal training). However, I am finding it quite hard to turn my back on the 5+ years of time I spent getting my bachelors and then masters in finance.

At what point should one pivot? 6 months? 1 year?

Any advice would be appreciated!


r/chicagojobs 1d ago

Recruiters that are actually helping people?

2 Upvotes

Hello all,

I recently moved back to Chicago after working abroad and looking for a finance role - Corporate Banking, FP&A, or Treasury.

I have called so many recruiting firms here and have even dropped recruiters messages on LinkedIn or called them if they posted their work number on their LinkedIn profile.

Yet either the admin says they will pass my info to someone at the firm and don't or I am left leaving yet another voicemail.

Are there any recruiting firms that will actually speak to you and discuss the job search with you?

So far I have called Madison Street Search, Shelby Jennings, RobertHalf, Executive Pro Search, Kforce, The LaSalle Network, Buckingham Search, and Connect Search.


r/chicagojobs 1d ago

Barber shop in Lombard is currently hiring

1 Upvotes

Is anyone looking for a hair stylist or pedicure job? Then I got a job recommendation for you.

If you are someone who lives around the Lombard area, there is a barber shop that's currently hiring. The place is called $9.99 haircut and is currently being ran by one barber only.

Sherri, the barber who works here, is really good with what she does, but she can also use an extra hand and help her business grow.

If you are someone or know someone who is interested, please contact (312) 975-5638. Please feel free to share this post to anyone who's interested in doing salon work.

The address to this location is 939 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148


r/chicagojobs 1d ago

Seeking part time work

1 Upvotes

I am currently a locksmith full time with Fridays and Sundays off, I am looking for work on those days but I could potentially move my days off around, anyone know of/is hiring? I have lots of mechanical experience as well as general labor and lots of experience working with customers, I can pretty much learn anything.

And help appreciated, thanks


r/chicagojobs 1d ago

Worse or better market?

0 Upvotes

Hello all,

Is Chicago a worse or better market than most other cities? I’m curious where we stack rank as far as difficulty to find employment/unemployment rate. Seems like major cities are getting hit the worst right now.

Any and all thought are appreciated! What do you think?


r/chicagojobs 21h ago

Searching and no luck with LEO experience

0 Upvotes

I’ve been currently out of job for approximately 8 months. I have prior law enforcement, military, and experience in logistics. What are some jobs that I can apply to that isn’t security ?


r/chicagojobs 2d ago

Software engineer resume keywords, measured across 1,360 job postings

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Keyword frequencies taken from https://www.zoevera.com/resume/software-engineer-job-description-keywords

Most software engineer keyword lists are assembled from experience or guesswork. This one is a count: every open posting from 72 companies' public Greenhouse job boards, filtered to the 1,360 whose title contains "software engineer", then checked for how many mention each of 45 terms at least once.

The percentage beside each term is the share of those 1,360 postings that mention it.

PRACTICES AND WAYS OF WORKING

Scalability 52.9% - Mentoring 47.4% - Distributed systems 47% - System design / architecture 46.7% - Cross-functional 31% - Code review 27.2% - On-call 20.7% - CI/CD 19.5% - Agile / Scrum 9.3% - Unit / automated testing 6.5%

This is the result I did not expect. The four most common terms in the whole study are not technologies. Scalability, mentoring, distributed systems and system design all appear in more postings than Python does. Nearly half of these postings mention mentoring, and almost no engineer resume I have seen makes a claim about it.

Agile and Scrum at 9.3% is the other surprise, given how much resume advice insists on them.

LANGUAGES

Python 44.8% - Java 35.4% - Go 31.1% - TypeScript 19.8% - C++ 17.4% - SQL 17.3% - JavaScript 13.2% - Kotlin 12% - Rust 9.9% - Scala 8.6% - Ruby 8.5% - C# 5.3% - Swift 2.3%

TypeScript at 19.8% against JavaScript at 13.2% is a real ordering, not noise. The gap is wider than both margins of error combined.

CLOUD AND INFRASTRUCTURE

AWS 41.3% - Kubernetes 30.9% - GCP 19.3% - Azure 17.6% - Terraform 13.2% - Docker 12.6% - Microservices 7.1% - Linux 4.8%

AWS appears in more than twice as many postings as GCP and Azure individually. Kubernetes at 30.9% outranks every language except Python, Java and Go.

FRONTEND AND APIs

React 21.1% - REST / RESTful 9.6% - GraphQL 6% - Node.js 5.5% - Vue 3.2% - Angular 2.9%

Frontend framework lists usually present React, Vue and Angular as three comparable options. In this corpus React appears in roughly seven times as many postings as Vue and Angular combined.

DATA STORES AND PIPELINES

PostgreSQL 14.3% - Kafka 13.1% - MySQL 11.3% - Spark 9.8% - MongoDB 7.4% - Redis 7.4% - Elasticsearch 6.4% - Snowflake 5.6%

WHAT THIS SAMPLE IS NOT

These are 72 technology companies hiring through Greenhouse. Agencies, consultancies, banks, defense contractors and the public sector are absent, and their vocabulary is different - COBOL, .NET, SAP, clearance requirements and named compliance regimes barely register here and may dominate elsewhere.

The title filter is "software engineer" only. Postings titled backend engineer, frontend engineer, full stack developer, SRE or platform engineer were not counted, so this describes the generalist title rather than the whole profession.

Absence in this list is not evidence of absence in the market. Only 45 terms were counted. Next.js, Svelte, Django, Spring Boot, gRPC, Jest, Playwright, Datadog, OpenTelemetry and OAuth were never checked, so nothing here says anything about them either way.

It is a snapshot of open roles on one date rather than a trend, and the corpus is US-skewed.

One thing this sample size does buy: at n=1,360 the margins of error are roughly plus or minus 2 to 3 points, so most of the ordering above is real. Gaps under about 5 points are still worth treating as ties - React at 21.1% and TypeScript at 19.8% is not a meaningful difference.

METHOD

Greenhouse's public job board API, the endpoint companies expose so their listings can be embedded on their own sites. No scraping. Counts are document frequency: a posting saying "Python" nine times counts once. Deduped on company, title and content length, because one role posted to five offices returns five near-identical records. Median posting length is 896 words.

Ambiguous words are matched case-sensitively with exclusions, which matters more here than you would think. A bare word-boundary match on "Go" also catches "go to market" and "go above and beyond", which inflated Go by about two points before it was fixed. React, Spark, Swift and Rust all have the same problem.

Full table with all 45 terms and confidence intervals:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/software-engineer-job-description-keywords

The wider keyword list this was checked against, organized by language, framework and platform:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-tips-software-engineer

Happy to run the numbers on any terms missing from the list if people name them in the comments.


r/chicagojobs 2d ago

Looking for your next career move? We’ve got you covered!

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r/chicagojobs 2d ago

Looking to sublease my 1 Bed 1 Bath on Sheridan and Argyle! Starting in October (flexible to move in after) 10 mins from the Argyle redline station! $1,700 with everything but electricity! Gym included in the building!. Must have good credit score (no bankruptcies, evictions, etc)

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r/chicagojobs 2d ago

PEORIA, IL | $130 PAID AUDIT – Test Center Compliance Check

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Serve Legal Storecheckers are recruiting a mystery shopping to complete an exam compliance audit.

The audit involves checking that the rigorous security standards are being met. These are vitally important, in order to ensure that there is no possibility of cheating at any stage. We are looking for someone to act as an examinee.

You will need to remain in the test centre and complete the exam as a genuine entrant. The actions that you need to take will be provided to you ahead of the exam. At the end of the visit there is a report to complete, it is not lengthy but you need to explain what you did and the responses by the staff.

For the visit itself you need to arrive 30 minutes before the exam, and remain sitting at the exam for up to 3 hours. The pay is $130. You do not have to pay anything out for the exam, we sort that! Note that you will need a valid, photo and signature-bearing ID for this visit.

Please DM us if you would be interested for more information


r/chicagojobs 2d ago

SYCAMORE, IL | $130 PAID AUDIT – Test Center Compliance Check

1 Upvotes

Serve Legal Storecheckers are recruiting a mystery shopping to complete an exam compliance audit.

The audit involves checking that the rigorous security standards are being met. These are vitally important, in order to ensure that there is no possibility of cheating at any stage. We are looking for someone to act as an examinee.

You will need to remain in the test centre and complete the exam as a genuine entrant. The actions that you need to take will be provided to you ahead of the exam. At the end of the visit there is a report to complete, it is not lengthy but you need to explain what you did and the responses by the staff.

For the visit itself you need to arrive 30 minutes before the exam, and remain sitting at the exam for up to 3 hours. The pay is $130. You do not have to pay anything out for the exam, we sort that! Note that you will need a valid, photo and signature-bearing ID for this visit.

Please DM us if you would be interested for more information


r/chicagojobs 3d ago

Cybersecurity resume keywords, measured across 212 job postings

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Keyword frequencies taken from https://www.zoevera.com/resume/cybersecurity-job-description-keywords

Most cybersecurity resume keyword lists are assembled from experience or guesswork. This one is a count: every open posting from 51 companies' public Greenhouse job boards, filtered to the 212 whose title names a security role - security engineer, appsec, product security, detection, incident response, red team, threat intel - then checked for how many mention each of 41 terms at least once.

The percentage beside each term is the share of those 212 postings that mention it.

CERTIFICATIONS

CISSP 5.7% - OSCP 5.7% - CISM 2.8% - Security+ 2.4% - GIAC/SANS 2.4% - CEH 0.9% (2 postings out of 212)

ENGINEERING SKILLS

Python 53.3% - AWS 46.7% - GCP 34% - Go 30.7% - Kubernetes 23.1% - Azure 21.7% - Terraform 17% - Secure code review 12.3% - Linux 11.8%

Python appears in roughly nine times as many postings as CISSP.

DOMAINS & PRACTICES

Incident response 37.7% - Threat modeling 34.9% - IAM / identity 24.1% - Vulnerability management 19.8% - Penetration testing 19.3% - Detection engineering 19.3% - On-call 18.9% - Red team 11.3% - Zero trust 10.4%

TOOLS & PLATFORMS

SIEM (generic) 26.9% - EDR/XDR 19.3% - SAST/DAST 11.3% - Splunk 6.6% - Vulnerability scanners 4.2% - Burp Suite 2.4%

The generic term beats the branded one every time - "SIEM" 26.9% against "Splunk" 6.6%. Worth carrying both on a resume.

FRAMEWORKS & COMPLIANCE

MITRE ATT&CK 10.8% - SOC 2 10.8% - ISO 27001 9.4% - NIST 8.5% - FedRAMP 6.1% - GDPR 4.7% - PCI DSS 3.3% - HIPAA 0.9%

WHAT THIS SAMPLE IS NOT

These are 51 technology companies hiring through Greenhouse. Government, defence contractors and the firms serving them are absent - and that is exactly where certifications are frequently mandatory rather than optional, alongside clearance requirements that never appear in a commercial posting.

So the reading is narrow. For security roles at technology companies, the postings ask for code and cloud far more often than credentials. For public sector, defence, or a regulated industry, this data says nothing.

Other limits: n=212 gives margins of error of roughly plus or minus 5 to 7 points, so the ordering is meaningful and small gaps are not. Terms outside the 41-term list were not counted, so absence here is not evidence of absence. It is a snapshot of open roles on one date rather than a trend. And the corpus is US-skewed - UK clearance and DPA vocabulary is real and simply does not appear in it.

METHOD

Greenhouse's public job board API, the endpoint companies expose so their listings can be embedded on their own sites. No scraping. Counts are document frequency: a posting saying "Python" nine times counts once. Deduped on company, title and content length, because one role posted to five offices returns five near-identical records. Ambiguous words are matched case-sensitively - a bare match on "Go" also catches "go to market" and inflates it.

Full table with all 41 terms and confidence intervals:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/cybersecurity-job-description-keywords

The wider keyword list this was checked against, organised by domain, tools, and frameworks:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-tips-cybersecurity

Happy to run the numbers on any terms missing from the list if people name them in the comments.


r/chicagojobs 3d ago

Accountant resume keywords

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Keyword list taken from https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-tips-accountant

These are the most commonly scanned keywords in accountant job postings. Check how many appear in your resume.

Core Accounting

GAAP, IFRS, double-entry bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, journal entries, month-end close, accruals, trial balance

Software & Systems

QuickBooks, SAP, Xero, Sage, Oracle Financials, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, Workday

Financial Reporting

balance sheet, P&L, income statement, cash flow statement, variance analysis, management accounts, consolidated accounts, financial statements

Tax & Compliance

corporation tax, VAT, R&D tax credits, HMRC, IRS, tax returns, deferred tax, transfer pricing

Audit & Controls

internal audit, SOX compliance, internal controls, risk assessment, audit trail, statutory audit, ICFR, control testing

Certifications & Standards

CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CFA, CMA, AAT, IFRS standards


r/chicagojobs 3d ago

Struggling with salary transparency as Chicago based medical worker?

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There seems to be a growing trend of salary/wage data being extremely vague and hard to find for roles outside of physicians and corporate roles in hospitals in Chicago. I have found some platforms; however, the data is heavily skewed toward other markets, is limited to basic statistics, lacks actual salary breakdowns, and offers virtually zero facility insights. I have been helping a family member who is currently tired of travel nursing and would love to start working in the city again. I found it extremely sad and frustrating, with the lack of information not only for my family member but also for anyone looking for work, transitioning, or just getting started in their job search. I believe that compensation data should be free and accessible, so I decided to do something about it.

As a programmer, it was only natural for me to spend some time writing code to spin up a website that allows Chicago medical workers to explore real compensation breakdowns at hospitals and healthcare facilities. chicagomedtechsalaries.com is now live and serves as a free resource for medical professionals based in Chicago and the metropolitan area. I know how exhausting the work can be, so I decided to build something that can help save time and help others facing this issue. If you are a medical professional and you want to support the site, consider submitting an anonymous wage report to help your peers. The site is actively maintained, and I am open to feedback.