Patient, organs weather storm
Vaidas Paulis had been critically ill and hospitalized for more than two months when his doctors got word that a much-needed new heart and kidney were available. That was Jan....
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It’s food science–with a dash of fun
Renee Gan, 36 Title: Keebler Elf (food scientist) Employer: Keebler Foods Co., Elmhurst Salary: Between $38,550 and $110,000 Q. Why did you choose this field? A. It's funny, but most...
Negotiating a better future tricky but rewarding
Salary negotiations can be quite thorny. A firm line may seem to be drawn in the sand between the person interviewing for a job and the big company with whom...
Keep your references in order — you’ll likely need them
Need a frame of reference on providing references? Nora McCarthy, a workplace consultant based in Western Springs, has some basic advice for you. No. 1: "You are the keeper of...
BART SWINDALL, 49
Title: Archivist/tour director Employer: Auditorium Theatre Salary: $27,000 Q. Why did you choose this field? A. I wish I could say that I chose it. It sort of chose me....
MARGARET L. NELSON, 41
Why did you choose this field? I worked on plays in high school, and they convinced me that I didn't really need to go to law school after all. Lighting...
BETSY LANCEFIELD, 37 / SENIOR ACQUISITIONS EDITOR / NTC/CONTEMPORARY PUBLISHING GROUP / $35,000-$75,000
Why did you choose this field? This is actually a second career for me. I started off as a teacher, which I did for about eight years. Then I moved...
ACTUARY
Alan Parikh, 39/ EMPLOYER: Chicago Consulting Actuaries/ SALARY RANGE: $40,000-$200,000 plus How did you choose this field? I picked this profession 12 years ago and I have never really looked...
TAXIDERMIST, ALL GAME SOUTHERLAND’S TAXIDERMY, PALOS HILLS
June A. Southerland, 47, EMPLOYER: Self / BEGINNING SALARY: $15,000 to $17,000 Why did you choose this field? My dad and my grandfather were in it, so I kind of...
FUNERAL DIRECTOR, GRIFFIN FUNERAL HOME, CHICAGO
Dawn Griffin, 54 / EMPLOYER: Self-employed / SALARY RANGE: $21,000-$70,000 How did you choose this field? I grew up in a funeral home. My grandfather and father were funeral directors....