CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago based company is helping the overlooked get hired.After 13 years working for an insurance collections company, Imelda Mason was laid off last April. The 60-year-old had no plans for early retirement, so she sought a new job, but much has changed since the last time Mason found employment.”It’s all online, so I didn’t know where to start,” Mason said, “which is why I signed up with One Place to Search.”The search site connected her with a Chicago-based software company called Risekit.”We use the word overlooked,” said Matt Strauss, Risekit CEO and founder. “Often our job seekers may have a barrier to employment or don’t have access to more jobs, their resumes might not be accepted in the applicant tracking systems.”Strauss said his software connects “overlooked” job seekers, primarily from Chicago’s South and West sides, with non-profits and employers.SEE ALSO | CTA job fair Saturday seeks bus drivers, technicians”Our employer partners are hospitality, warehouse, industrial, manufacturing, customer service, call centers and IT Jobs,” Strauss said.Helping with the process are dozens of non-profits who provide case workers to help job seekers, including the Chicago Urban League.”What the Urban league adds is the human factor,” Chicago Urban League President & CEO Karen Freeman-Wilson said. “We look at their background, their resume, we …
Jobs near me: Chicago-based software company Risekit helps ‘overlooked’ candidates find work – WLS-TV
