06-30-20: Welcome July, Adapt to Change & Check out our Jobs!

Lynn Hazan and Associates E-Jobs listings, Events & Conferences, and Free Webinars

Happy week of July 4th! Even though this year's celebrations must take place over different modalities, the LH&A commitment to freedom and the pursuit of happiness remains unwavering. We hope that you take a moment to reflect on what is most significant to you during this holiday, and appreciate the friends and family that make life worth celebrating. Happy Canada Day as well.

06/30/20 - In This Edition:

Our Current Job Openings -

Front-End Web Development Specialist - Medical Insurance Co.

Learning Experience Design Specialist - Medical Insurance Co.

Patent Agent - IP Law firm - Interviews to be conducted when their offices fully reopen.

Sr. Medical Writer - Medical Communications Agency -
Temporarily on hold. We continue to recruit & screen candidates in the interim.

2) Candidate Consulting Services - Virtual Resume Review & Empowered Job Seeker. Summer discount offered!

3) Featured Article - How to Stay Focused When Working at Home

4) Upcoming Events - see more info below

Our Current Openings

Front-end Web Development Specialist - Medical Insurance Co. - Immediate Hire

Medical insurance company seeks Front-end Web Development Specialist to design, develop, & maintain division web presence. Candidate will work with all divisions of company to ensure all risk management data needs are met.

Are you proficient in HTML, CSS, and front-end web development? Experienced with Drupal, JavaScript, MySQL & APIs? Hold a BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field plus 0-2-3 years' related work experience? Will consider new grads with strong internship experience.
Learn more here

Learning Experience Design Specialist - Medical Insurance Co. - Immediate Hire

Do you understand basics of user-centered design & possess ability to empathize with users? Comprehend web design? Able to edit HTML and CSS? Can you develop creative solutions to complex problems? Skilled in written and oral communication?

Medical insurance client seeks Learning Experience Design Specialist to design, produce, & manage educational products, including online courses, webinars, symposia, resources, etc. Candidate will assist in managing & providing administrative support for department's learning management system. This is not a content writing position. It's everything else to support continuing education.
Learn more here

Patent Agent- IP (Intellectual Property) Law Firm

Interviews to be conducted when their offices fully reopen.

Are you a certified Patent Agent with 2-5 years of experience in biotech, biochemistry, pharmacology, biology or molecular biology in a legal setting or industry? Have admission to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark office? Have a PhD with at least a 3.0 GPA? Enjoy being challenged to work on breakthrough products and inventions? Learn more here

Sr. Medical Writer - Simplification of Science -

Temporarily on hold. We continue to recruit & screen candidates in the interim.

Long-time client, Chicago based medical communication agency, seeks Sr. Medical Writer, ideally with agency experience to join team (position level/title determined by experience & qualifications). Ideal candidate enjoys simplification of science. Candidate will analyze, interpret & communicate scientific information in simple yet educational way for variety of audiences. Eg. Physician and patient educational materials.

Learn more here

Marketing/PR/Recruiting INTERN - Downtown Chicago

Our internship program is unique in that we share knowledge: we teach and learn from each other. Flexible hours; can receive college credit. Work side-by-side with president and other interns in an energetic environment. A definite career builder for a student or new grad interested in marketing, communications, human resources or recruiting. Click here to keep reading...

Candidate Consulting Services-Virtual

Resume Review & Empowered Job Seeker services. $25 SUMMER DISCOUNT OFFERED!

- The Resume Review

In this session, Lynn Hazan will help you to break through the clutter of similar, boring resumes. You will receive practical suggestions and tips on how to revamp your resume. Complimentary follow-up phone session to assess revised resume is included. Time permitting, LinkedIn profiles will also be evaluated.

Price: $125 One hour - with discount. Includes complimentary Resource Kit, for a total $200 value.

- Empowered Job Seeker

"Empowered Job Seeker™" is a program that helps candidates undergo effective job searches in the ever-changing marketplace. In this 3-hour (1.5 hours each session), one-on-one or group consultation, participants learn proven techniques to more successfully market themselves as the candidates of choice.

Learn How To:

Find jobs in the hidden job market
Improve your networking, social media, and LinkedIn skills
Refine your interviewing and negotiating expertise
Position yourself in the marketplace for advancement and promotion
Seek out niches where you can add value
Strengthen your resume and LinkedIn profile
Work effectively with a recruiter

Pricing: $225 total (2 sessions, each 1.5 hours) with discount.

$300 value in total.

Featured Article

Featured Article: How to Stay Focused When Working at Home

Regardless of where you work, there can be distractions. In office environments, water cooler chats and nearby conversations can disrupt focus. On the flip side, working at home can present challenges with structure and discipline.

If working from home is temporary due to the pandemic or even if you're a seasoned remote worker, there's a chance you're having some difficulty staying focused and productive during these uncertain times. Don't fret. Here are some tips to stay laser-focused when working from home... Read more here

Upcoming Events

1. An Evening Inside the Multiverse by The Chicago Council on Science and Technology

In this talk, physicist Dr. Marcela Carena and acclaimed author Michael Zapata will discuss various theories about parallel universes and how they impact the ways in which we think about science, literature, and our own lives. It's at once humbling and stirring to think that our own expansive and often

hidden reality might be stranger than fiction.

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM (CDT)

Register: here

2. Training Webinar - Workforce/Workplace Trends

Change is occurring at lightning speed in the current job market. It may be time to rethink priorities and to shift emphasis because trends impact your ability to land the job of your dreams. During this session, we will address the following:

Workforce/Workplace Trends
Three Drivers of Change
Nine Current Trends you should Embrace

Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CDT)

Register: here

3. Engineering at the Service of Humanity by The Chicago Council on Science and Technology

In the 8th installment of the Science from the Frontlines series, Dean Bashir gives us a closer look into Grainger College of Engineering's response to the COVID-19 crisis including his work developing COVID-19 diagnostics.

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM (CDT)

Register: here

4. Wine and Webinar - Conquering the Blank Page: How to Turn Pain Points into Conversation Copy by Orbit Media Studios

The blank page. There is almost nothing scarier to a copywriter. And whether you're writing for a client or for your own team, you have to fill that page with SEO-driven and conversion-oriented copy. You have to drive people to action. You have to channel your company persona, and you have to answer visitor questions.

Luckily, there are ways to conquer the blank page.

In this Wine and Webinar, we'll show you how to ask the questions that help you generate content. We'll figure out the best ways to organize it. And we'll show you how you can do the writing

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CDT)

Register: here

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