Hiring!!

Hi Guys, I hope I'm not violating any rules or anything by posting this..... Our 911 Center is hiring dispatchers and call-takers.....it would be great to have folks coming in that had some experience and could start working sooner than those folks that have to be trained from the very beginning of things. https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/dopWeb/PageFlows/user/jobDetails.do?exam=2834162 OK, So.....if you know anyone who would be interested..........Send them our way........it's really not THAT cold here....

Well, considering it's for public safety I don't see it as advertising like someone who is trying to hawk their vitamins! And I for one would never complain about it. It's just too hard to find qualified dispatchers out there. We have to do whatever we can yanno! Not a bad starting wage. I think the cost of living is a bit higher there than it is here, but not by a lot. If so, that's a pretty good wage! If I were single and wasn't settled in here I'd consider it. I always thought it would be cool to live in Chicago. Dina

Hey Dina, You could always come for a visit !!!!!! Much as I enjoy Chicago, the thought of going out to the Pacific Northwest is quite appealing.........I've never been out there, but it looks beautiful !!!! I've always thought Seattle would be a neat place to live/work......

Paula - ditto there, you could always come for a visit. In fact, we stole a dispatcher from Chicago recently - she worked for ISP out there for 18 years or something like that. She has been here for about 6 months or so I think. She came for a visit out here a couple years ago and just fell in love with the countryside and decided she just had to move here, so you wouldn't be the first. And hey, you know that we are always hiring as well. And *always* looking for experienced people! Oregon is very nice, actually - on the west here, we are green in the winter, which I love. The coast is just a day trip and it's fabulous being close to such a wide variety of scenic destinations. And as far as natural disasters we rank pretty low on that list as well. Earthquakes are rare, as is flooding. Weather that is "normal" for other parts of the country make headlines here, so I feel pretty fortunate that we have it so good. Lots to look at from the ocean, to the forests, to the valleys, desert, table rocks, gorges, skiing, Crater Lake, cities, tiny towns, it goes on an on. Boy, I sound like the tourism board! LOL But as for visiting your center, if I ever head back east again, I am going to see if I can make a point to have a day or two layover in Chicago so I can see what your comm center is like, and also to take in some sights. There is also a gal I've known online for years now that I would love to meet in person who now lives in Carol Stream, so it would be nice to do that as well. Dina

WOW, what a great starting wage!!! If only I lived closer, I would apply... and you actually have to live in the city, that would be a drawback for me, never liked the big city haha Thanks for posting though it is interesting to see what others make! Brianna

HI Brianna, Well, if you ever decide to come for a visit to Chicago, you'll have to let me know.....you can take a tour of our center. I live about 2 blocks from the city's border, so I am just inside the city limits.....it's a regular little neighborhood over here....not the high-rises, etc of the downtown area. Yeah, we make a pretty good wage, but it is unlike any other place I've dispatched for.......the summer is unreal !!! We come into roll call (even lately--don't they know it's winter??!!) and they tell us the call volume is averaging 750 calls per 30mins...... but I love the job....(most of the time) Paula

Paula.. I can't imagine that kind of call volume, we are a very tiny, call center, (compared to you) heck, our daily average for calls is around 300, and that is all 3 shifts hahaha... I think I would be in waaay over my head there! HA HA I would love to visit a big call center sometime, I think it would be awesome to see. I haven't been to Chicago for years, my mom lived about 6 hours south in Swansea and when we would visit we would drive up and check out the museums and such.. always fun. It is a big place, very easy to get lost in! You mentined wanting to go to Seattle, I lived north of there for a while with my ex when he was in the Navy, it is gorgeous, I would love to live in WA again... truly a beautiful place to be... I only drove through Seattle, but Whideby Island is amazing and Mt Vernon is nice too! Brianna