Welcome to the Professional Wedding Vendors Association! Our Professional Wedding Vendors Association Networking is dedicated to helping wedding professionals with career development. Our members are provided with tools to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP As a member, you have the opportunity to connect with other professional wedding vendors locally and nationwide to exchange ideas, …

… At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare the latest tools and trends, theories, languages and templates; trade advice on careers; share knowledge, tips and tricks. We usually have interactive industry leaders as guest speakers/presenters. Our free get-togethers are held in downtown Chicago, but double check the date/location as sometimes our meetup schedule does change!  

Get an insider's view on what it takes to develop a successful career from local Chicago experts. Each meeting will focus on a specific career and detail the job responsibilities, capabilities, intrinsic value and work environment of the expert's career focus. The meetings are offered as part of AltaStaff's CareerFocus program, a training program offered by this local, woman-owned boutique staffing agency to educate its associates on career and capability development.

The goal of The Chicago Human Resources Meetup Group is to create an environment where HR professionals can discuss best practices and industry trends, network, learn from industry pros, and develop professionally. Our aim is to help HR professionals broaden their business networks, increase their awareness of the newest trends, strategies and best practices in Human Capital Management and contribute to the development of the field. Requirements: This meetup is reserved for Chicago HR pro …

Applying to business schools is often a time consuming and frustrating experience. Come to this causal, laid back, once a month meeting where you can exchange ideas and share progress with other aspiring MBA applicants. When you make a fitness goal, for example, you're more likely to reach your target when you have a workout buddy. Make this meetup group your "MBA App Workout Group!" At each meeting, I will also share tips and advices on crafting your admissions essays.  Having been an admission …

The Reinvention Network is for Chicagoland moms returning to work who are itching to try something new. Do you have the urge to reinvent your professional life into something fantastic/scary/mind boggling/risky? Feeling a bit out of your depth/out of your mind? Let's get together and start heading down the road to What If.   Want more Reinvention?  Visit our Meetup group blog at www.reinventionnetwork.wordpress.com.

Meet other local recruiters, HR professionals, and hiring managers. Discuss topics including recruiting tactics, talent management, and building business relationships. I am the Associate Partner with a professional staffing firm in downtown Chicago. The mission of this meetup group is to bring together both recruiters and hiring managers as well as job seekers to network and learn about hiring practices and strategies. Times are tough out there, so our goal is to create a networking and learnin …

Region 1 BPW consists of the following local organizations: Downtown Chicago BPW Morris BPW Oakbrook BPW LaGrange-Chicago BPW

Since 1919, The Illinois Federation of Business and Professional Women (IFBPW) has been empowering working women to achieve their full potential through advocacy, education, and information. We are an all-volunteer, membership-based organization, comprised of professional women of all ages and professions with the goal of promoting equity for all women in the workplace. Meeting topics are focused on networking opportunities and addressing issues impacting working women including legislat …

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Social Professionals of Toastmasters helps career minded professionals polish their public speaking skills through the toastmasters program. Whether you have a fear of public speaking or just seeking to become a better speaker, toastmasters can help.

National Hispanic Sales Network (NHSN) advances the careers of Hispanic sales and marketing professionals by leveraging the strengths and value of this bicultural, bilingual community. NHSN creates a community wherein sales and marketing talent can develop professionally and strengthen their networks. NHSN empowers the Latino professional community by providing specialized training events and unique career-building resources. In addition, NHSN serves as a link between sales & marketing t …

Many people have leadership experience. Some of these experience can be very valuable. But most people don't know how to tell their leadership stories. Come to this laid back and supportive meeting where members are genuinely interested in exploring leadership topics and crafting their own stories. Members are often planning to apply to graduate/ professional schools, new job/ careers, and need to develop their essays and resume. Meeting hostess, Esther Choy, is an experienced leadership coach a …

Young Professional Women of Chicago is a monthly meetup group for the smart and savvy women of Chicago to network and make new friends! We do happy hours and community events in addition to hosting our own themed "Ms. Career Girl Connect" events each quarter. Contact nicole@mscareergirl.com or visit mscareergirl.com/events for more information.

We all want to live our best lives, right? We want the ultimate fitness for OUR bodies in this life right? We want the ultimate financial life, so we can support our passions, give to others and live our dreams right? We want to be surrounded by amazing people who inspire us, have a fufilling career with all the flexibility and excitement that we desire. We want a great house, a great car, maybe some really nice clothes. We want a great love in our lives, who we admire and adore and who complime …

The Chicagoland Event Planners Networking Group is dedicated to helping professionals with career and business development. Our members are provided with tools to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP As a member, you have the opportunity to connect with other professionals locally and nationwide to exchange ideas, provide and receive mentoring support or to discuss opportunities. Establis …