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A Message from the YPOGP Chair

09-23-2008

I hope by now you have had a change to enjoy one of the many professional development and social opportunities available to you as a member of YPO. Our current membership is approaching last year's record 200 members; however, we need your help to continue our steady growth. Please feel free to bring a friend to the next social outing - I am confident they will enjoy the experience and become a member.
Recently, we kicked off our annual leadership academy entitled LEAP (Leaders Emerging to Advance Peoria), which has been well attended. This 6-week program is designed to develop personal leadership skills and to empower young professionals to become active in our community. Topics range from managing personalities, generational differences, community involvement, work life balance, and the roles of local government. Additionally, we will have our next, Secret's of My Success in October.

Peoria Among 2008 Best Cities

09-09-2008
Peoria Ranks #21 on Inc Magazine's 2008 Best Cities to do Business for Midsize Cities. 

Peoria Ranks #83 in Overall Cities

Peoria is up 46 spots from being #67 in 2007 for Midsize Cities and up 125 spots from #208 last year for Overall Cities

YPOGP Announces 2008 - 2009 Co-Sponsors!

06-04-2008

YPOGP is excited to announce the confirmed sponsors for the 2008-2009 year. Commerce Bank

Commerce Bank and Maui Jim will be the co-Corporate Sponsors for YPO. It is with their ongoing financial support YPOGP has been able to prosper.

YPOGP and the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce appreciate Maui Jim and Commerce Bank’s commitment to recruiting and retaining young talent within the Peoria community.

Maui Jim LogoYPOGP has gained significant exposure, and will continue to grow in the next fiscal year.

 

 

 

 

Young Professionals Organization Becomes Committee of Peoria Area Chamber

04-06-2008

As of June 1, 2007 the Young Professionals Organization of Greater Peoria (YPO) will become a standing committee of the board of directors of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. This will make YPO similar to the Business Advocacy, Transportation or Marketing Committee.

Are You Underpaid?

04-06-2008

Smart Strategies for Negotiating a Raise

You love your job, the company you work for and the people you work with, but there's one major problem: you're underpaid. You were happy with your salary a year ago, but since then, your workload has increased considerably, and you've yet to see a comparable rise in compensation. What's more, the job market is improving and you know others in the same position are earning more money than you.

While you don't have to quit your current position to resolve your salary situation, you do need to speak up. Unsolicited raises can be tough to come by, which means it's up to you to convince your manager that you deserve a bump in pay. Here are some steps you can take to obtain the raise you deserve:

District 150 Needs Volunteers

04-06-2008

The District 150 Foundation is looking for some volunteers with the Marketing and Community Relations committee. A primary goal of this committee is to raise awareness of the District 150 foundation, create a brand, and to assist in the promotion of District 150 school initiatives. Some of the tasks and responsibilities would be to create marketing pieces, work on press releases, etc. The committee is in need of community members who are looking to get involved and want to make a difference within the culture of public education for our community.

15 Biggest Job Seeker Mistakes

04-06-2008

Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com Writer

You talk too fast. You avoid eye contact. You ask too many questions. You wear too much perfume. You lie about your work history. You show up late to interviews. You don’t do your research.

And you wonder why you haven’t gotten a job yet?
There’s no such thing as an error-free job search, says Eli Davidson, business coach and author of “Funky to Fabulous.” Most mistakes can be avoided with a little attentiveness.

E-mail Etiquette

04-06-2008

E-mail Etiquette

Most businesses and organizations treat email as the standard way of communicating within the organizations and also with customers, external contacts and business partners. In business, the formality of email messages tends to vary, between the semi-formal approach that was previously the domain of the inter-office memo, down to chatty exchanges that you might have with someone over the telephone or while standing next to the coffee machine. However, email messages are surprisingly permanent. Have a really good look through the contents of your mailbox and you might be surprised to see just how old some of those messages are. Would you have kept a paper inter-office memo for that length of time? Probably not. And the worrying thing is that most people give very little thought to the contents of an email message, even though it might linger around an organization for several years.