Careers in Illinois

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in Illinois? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Located in the midwestern United States, Illinois comes with a variety of industries and companies to dive into, including 32 of the 2012 Fortune 500 companies. With one of the world’s busiest airports, access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, and a passenger and freight rail system, Illinois has made a place for itself as a transportation hub in the Midwest.

Illinois is also one of the nation’s leaders in manufacturing. Approximately 75% of the state’s manufacturers are located in northeastern Illinois. Agriculture is also a large industry for Illinois, particularly in the production of soybeans and corn. Most of the state’s meat processing centers are located in Chicago.

Energy resources also create opportunities in Illinois, both in traditional and alternative energy sources. Illinois has been a leader in nuclear power, with six plants and eleven reactors producing over a quarter of the state’s energy in 2010.

Chicago, the largest city in Illinois, is home to a major business district and a growing number of web companies (did you know One Day One Job is based in Chicago?). Some other cities to look at in Illinois include Chicago, Aurora, Springfield, Peoria, and Naperville.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Illinois

Kellen Company - Kellen Company is a "professional services company serving associations, companies and foundations” with offices in Atlanta, New York, Denver, Chicago, and D.C.

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Job Title	Location
Web Developer - PHP and Wordpress	Atlanta, GA
Digital Development Internship, Atlanta	Atlanta, GA
Association Management Intern	New York, NY
Full TIme Intern	New York, NY
Marketing Associate	New York, NY

See all 15 job postings

Worthee - Worthee is a Chicago, IL based company that offers premium dog walking and care services through a simple mobile app.

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Job Title	Location
Sales & Marketing Intern - Dog Lovers Only	Chicago, IL
Sales & Marketing Manager - Dog Lovers Only	Chicago, IL
Dog Walker	Chicago, IL
Senior Developer	Chicago, IL

See all 4 job postings

Friends of the Forest Preserves - Friends of the Forest Preserves is a Chicago, IL based non-profit that "exists because the Cook County forest preserves need help."

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Job Title	Location
Pizza Hut Shift Manager - 4677844	Harwood Heights, IL
Pizza Hut Server - 4677845	Harwood Heights, IL
Physical Therapist Assistant - Home Health - (PTA - HH)	Olympia, WA
Physical Therapist Assistant - Home Health - (PTA - HH)	Olympia, WA
POLICE OFFICER	Eastover, SC

See all 16 job postings

Hanley Wood - Washington, DC based Hanley Wood is “the premier media, event, information and strategic marketing services company serving the residential and commercial design and construction industries.”

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Job Title	Location
Editorial Intern	Washington, DC
Account Coordinator	Washington, DC
Conference Coordinator - Exhibitions	Irving, TX
Account Executive	Irving, TX
Software Quality Assurance Intern	Washington, DC

See all 18 job postings

Digital Intent - Digital Intent is a Chicago, IL based company that helps clients "create and grow digital businesses."

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Job Title	Location
Communications Intern	Baltimore, MD
Sr. Accountant or Accountant II	Saint Petersburg, FL
Marketing Communications Writer (1557-454)	Columbia, MD
Graphic Designer (Rr-gd)	Columbia, MD
Manager, Client Solutions	New York, NY

See all 819 job postings

Bottom Line - Bottom Line is a Boston, MA based non-profit that “has helped thousands of low-income and first-generation students stay in college and earn their degrees.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Palm Beach, FL
Actuarial Assistant	Chevy Chase, MD
ALEX Production Internship	Chicago, IL
Product/Category Manager	Oklahoma City, OK
Print Media Account Representative	Juneau, AK

See all 9,543 job postings

kCura - kCura is a Chicago based company that offers "web-based e-discovery applications for managing large volumes of electronic evidence during litigation or investigations.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Assistant	Chicago, IL
Public Relations Intern	Chicago, IL
kCura - Public Relations Intern	Chicago, IL
Marketing Specialist- Corporate Communications and Social Media	Chicago, IL
Marketing Specialist- Communications	Chicago, IL

See all 100 job postings

The Learning Experience - The Learning Experience is a Boca Raton, FL based company that aims to "give every child the opportunity to develop to their greatest potential.”

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Job Title	Location
Corporate Recruiter	Indianapolis, IN
Full Stack Web Developer	Boston, MA
Communications Intern	Washington, DC
Web Applications Developer	Fort Mill, SC
Instructional Architect/Designer	Pleasanton, CA

See all 145,389 job postings

Optimal - Optimal “is the leading social advertising and analytics platform, with offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Chicago, and London.”

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Job Title	Location
UMC Trauma & Burn Program Coor	Lubbock, TX
Physical Therapist / Therapy (PT) - SNF	Payson, AZ
Physical Therapist / Therapy (PT) - Outpatient	Payson, AZ
Medical Assistant Physician Practice Clinics	Fallon, NV
Medical Assistant - Pediatric Clinic	Fallon, NV

See all 35,610 job postings

Munchery - Munchery is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers wholesome dinners prepared by top chefs delivered to your door for a reasonable price.

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Job Title	Location
Designer	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Food Photographer	Seattle, WA
Customer Care Specialist	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Kitchen Manager	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
City General Manager	New York, NY

See all 14 job postings

CafeMom - CafeMom is an NYC based digital media company for moms that reaches more than 20 million users every month

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Job Title	Location
Sales and Account Management Intern	New York, NY

See all 1 job postings

Hillshire Brands - Hillshire Brands is based in Chicago, IL and aims to be “the most innovative meat-centric food company in the U.S.”

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Job Title	Location
Project Manager	Chicago, IL
Financial Analyst	Chicago, IL
Executive Assistant	Chicago, IL
Assistant Brand Manager	Chicago, IL
Functional Analyst	Chicago, IL

See all 138 job postings

Instacart - Instacart is a San Francisco, CA based startup that offers personal grocery shopping/delivery in a growing number of markets (Chicago and the Bay Area now).

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Job Title	Location
UI/UX & Visual Designer	San Francisco, CA
Data Scientist	San Francisco, CA
Customer Happiness Team Member	San Francisco, CA
Recruiter/Sourcer	San Francisco, CA
Catalogue Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 14 job postings

Dinner Lab - Dinner Lab is a New Orleans, LA based “membership-based social dining experiment that unites undiscovered chefs with adventurous diners."

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Job Title	Location
Lab Administrative Assistant	Houston, TX
CLINICAL SERVICES COORDINATOR II	Maryland
Need a Dog Walker	Concord, NH
Internship - Miami	Miami, FL
Part Time Positions	New York, NY

See all 80 job postings

Alta Bicycle Share - Alta Bicycle is a Portland, OR based company that provides "solutions for all aspects of bike share" programs.

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Job Title	Location
Corporate Accounting Manager	Portland, OR
Marketing Assistant - CoGo	Columbus, OH
Rebalancer - Capital Bikeshare	Washington, DC
Membership Fulfillment Coordinator	Boston, MA
Bike Checker	Brooklyn, NY

See all 16 job postings

BidPal - BidPal is an Indianapolis, IN based company that uses technology to “improve charitable fundraising events from start to finish."

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Job Title	Location
Direct Sales Representative	Indianapolis, IN
BidPal Assistant - Williamsburg, VA	Virginia Beach, VA
BidPal Assistant - Washington DC	Washington, DC
SECRETARY III	Neptune City, NJ
BidPal Assistant - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	Dallas, TX

See all 27 job postings

Rand McNally - Rand McNally is a Skokie, IL based company that was founded in 1856. Since then they’ve been specializing “in maps, navigation, road travel, and trip planning.”

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Job Title	Location
Campus Marketing / Advertising / Sales - Training Provided $$	Westchester, NY
Accomplished Closers - Sports Advertising Sales - Stable $$	Youngstown, OH
College Grads / Outside Sales / Sports Advertsing	Philadelphia, PA
Field Agent - Sports Advertising Sales $$	Chicago, IL
Business Development Analyst Transportation	High Point, NC

See all 122 job postings

Social Media Beast - Social Media Beast is a Chicago, IL based agency that is helping some of Chicago’s most notable brands do social right.

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Job Title	Location
Organic Marketing Associate (SEO / Social)	Wheeling, WV
Digital Advertising Associate (PPC)	Wheeling, WV
Account Executive	New York, NY
Social Media Editor	New York, NY
Administrative/Marketing Assitant	New York, NY

See all 13 job postings

Tecture - Tecture is a Chicago, IL based firm that "designs and builds custom web and mobile applications, ecommerce websites, and custom content-managed websites”

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Job Title	Location
Computer Science Web Developer Intern	Chicago, IL
Web Designer and Front-End Developer Intern	Chicago, IL
Entry-level Web Designer and Front-end Developer	Chicago, IL
Web Designer and Front-End Developer	Chicago, IL
ASP.NET MVC Developer	Chicago, IL

See all 5 job postings

Poetry Foundation - The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago, IL based “independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.”

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Job Title	Location
Summer Intern, Design & Development	New York, NY
Master Teacher	Brooklyn, NY
Summer 2014 Course Credit Internship Program	Atlanta, GA
Financial Data Analyst	Santa Monica, CA
Compatibility QA Analyst	Santa Monica, CA

See all 10 job postings

DataXu - DataXu is a Boston, MA based company whose “platform enables clients to manage and optimize marketing investments across all digital channels."

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Job Title	Location
Associate	Royal Oak, MI
Account Executive	Columbus, OH
Optimization Intern	Boston, MA
Ad Sales Process Expert	New York, NY
Account Manager	New York, NY

See all 30 job postings

National Collegiate Scouting Association - NCSA is a Chicago based company that helps "student athletes and their families navigate the cutthroat, competitive, and confusing world of college recruiting.”

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Job Title	Location
Part-Time Video Coordinator Assistant	Chicago, IL
Assistant Scout - Full - Time	Chicago, IL
Part Time Copywriter	Chicago, IL
Assistant Scout - Part-Time	Chicago, IL
Prospect Analyst - Data Entry (Part-Time)	Chicago, IL

See all 29 job postings

SocialCode - SocialCode is a Washington, DC based “social marketing solutions provider” that “builds targeted communities, engages those audiences and converts them to customers."

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Job Title	Location
Account Manager - Chicago	Chicago, IL
Data Scientist - San Francisco or DC	San Francisco, CA
Account Manager - Detroit	Chicago, IL
Consumer Insights Analyst	New York, NY
Account Associate - (San Francisco & Los Angeles)	San Francisco, CA

See all 21 job postings

View The Space - View The Space is a New York, NY based startup that is built around streamlining the commercial real estate leasing process.

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Job Title	Location
Product Manager 20272	Palo Alto, CA
Wholesale Intern	New York, NY
RESEARCH ASSISTANT	New York, NY
Manager: Identity & Access Management - Oracle, IBM, CA, SailPoint	Princeton, NJ
Residential Outside Sales Representative	Freeland, MI

See all 3,781 job postings

Chicago Run - Chicago Run is a non-profit that uses running to promote “the health and wellness of Chicago children through innovative, engaging, and sustainable youth programs.”

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Job Title	Location
Design Intern	Chicago, IL
Orthopedic Surgery Sports Med Physician	Illinois
Sourcing Project Manager	Chicago, IL
Manager Shopper Analytic Modeling	Chicago, IL
Strategy Analyst - Internship	Richmond, VA

See all 1,457 job postings

BrainJuicer - BrainJuicer is a U.K. based market research firm (with offices in NYC, LA, and Chi) that aims “to inspire brave clients to do great marketing."

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No current job openings.

Base CRM - Base CRM offers is a Chicago, IL based company that “is paving the way by building the next generation of CRM software.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Huntington Station, NY
Inside Sales Representative	Annapolis Junction, MD
Zillow Advertising Sales - Downtown Seattle	Seattle, WA
Account Executive	Palm Beach, FL
Account Executives - Live Transfers - Paid Training	Laguna Hills, CA

See all 6,082 job postings

FROSCH - FROSCH is a New York, NY and Houston, TX headquartered company that provides “high-touch leisure and corporate travel to individuals and companies.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Management Coordinator	New York, NY
Front Desk Receptionist	New York, NY
After Hours Travel Consultant	United States
ARC SPECIALIST	Houston, TX
ACCOUNT MANAGER	Burlingame, CA

See all 6 job postings

Brandwatch - Brandwatch is a New York, NY based company that is “all about monitoring what people say about your brand, products, competitors, industry or any related topics.”

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Job Title	Location
Social Media Information Analyst	Charlotte, NC
Social Media Information Analyst	Charlotte, NC
Social Media Information Analyst	Charlotte, NC
Social Media Analyst -Cake, NY	New York, NY
SOCIAL MEDIA LISTENING COORD (81985)	Atlanta, GA

See all 21 job postings

Unified - Unified is an NYC, SF, and Chi based company that has developed a platform that helps brands "measure, engage and advertise across social media.”

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Job Title	Location
Channel Account Manager - Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
Enterprise Account Manager - Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
Project Manager	Hamilton, NJ
Regional Therapist Development Coordinator	West Bloomfield Township, MI
Cisco Engineer	Midland, MI

See all 11,034 job postings

Chicago Botanic Garden - Back in 2008, I wrote about the Chicago Botanic Garden. I had never even visited at the time, but today I’m getting married there!

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Job Title	Location
Retail Store Management Opportunity	Chicago, IL
Retail Management Opportunities in Chicago	Chicago, IL
CBG - Cashiers and Baristas	Glencoe, IL
Executive Chef 2	Glencoe, IL
Sous Chef	Glencoe, IL

See all 11 job postings

Vibrant Media - Vibrant Media is the NYC based world "leading provider of in-content contextual technology that gets brand content and advertising discovered across platforms."

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Job Title	Location
Accounts Payable and General Ledger Associate	Washington, DC
Assistant Editor	Princeton, NJ
Big Data Architect - Boston	Boston, MA
Director/Sr. Director of Demand Sales - West	San Francisco, CA
Digital Advertising Sales Representative	San Francisco Bay Area, CA

See all 972 job postings

Chicago Architecture Foundation - Chicago Architecture Foundation is a non-profit organization that is “devoted to celebrating and promoting Chicago as a center of architectural innovation.”

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Job Title	Location
Mobility Application Architect	Chicago, IL
2013-4198	Chicago, IL
Emerging Technology Innovation - Big Data hands-on Architect	New York, NY
Manager, Global Communications	Chicago, IL
Administrative Assistant - Business Operations	Chicago, IL

See all 133 job postings

UrbanBound - UrbanBound is based in Chicago and "helps companies offer a comprehensive transition system to their newly hired and transferring employees" over the web.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	Chicago, IL
Content and Copywriting Intern	Chicago, IL
Sales/Business Development Intern	Chicago, IL
Account Executive	Chicago, IL
Senior Account Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 9 job postings

OpenMarkets - OpenMarkets is an Evanston, IL based company that has created “a network of healthcare providers joined together to create cost-savings for capital equipment.”

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Job Title	Location
Careers at CME Group	New York, NY
SALESFORCE (Call Center/CRM)	Torrance, CA
Sr. Project Manager (PMP)	Torrance, CA
Data Integration Analyst	Northbrook, IL
Manager, Strategic Sourcing	Northbrook, IL

See all 8 job postings

Alinea, Next Restaurant, and The Aviary - Alinea, Next Restaurant, and The Aviary are members of a Chicago, IL based group of restaurants that has elevated fine dining to amazing new heights.

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No current job openings.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop - Potbelly Sandwich Shop is a Chicago, IL chain of sandwich shops that is aiming to "be the best place for lunch."

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Job Title	Location
Associate- Backline Coordinator	Laurel, MD
Musician	Oxon Hill, MD
Marketing Intern- Relationship Marketing	Chicago, IL
Marketing Intern - Consumer Insights	Chicago, IL
Friendly and outgoing associates	Houston, TX

See all 738 job postings

Better Government Association - The Better Government Association, a Chicago, IL based non-profit that “works for integrity, transparency, and accountability in government."

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Job Title	Location
Mortgage Loan Officer	Auburn Hills, MI
Programmer Analyst 3\4	North Charleston, SC
Business Area Manager	Annapolis Junction, MD
Outside Sales Representative	Chicago, IL
Marketing and Sales Associate (Medical Device Association) - AAMI	Arlington, VA

See all 293 job postings

Loudpixel - Loudpixel is a Lansing, MI based “digital consultancy that works with companies and brands to deliver unbiased social media monitoring, measurement and insights.”

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No current job openings.

Watchfire - Watchfire is a Danville, IL based company that provides businesses with cost-effective, long lasting LED signage that can be updated easily.

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Job Title	Location
Database Engineer / DBA / Data Base Developer	Danville, IL
'14 Summer - Operations - TRAINING Paid Internship - Intern	Danville, IL
'14 Summer - I.T. Computer Networking I.T. Paid Internship	Danville, IL
14 Summer - Operations - Quality Intern including Reliability / Statistics areas - Paid Internship	Danville, IL
'14 SUMMER AND Fall/Spring - Electrical Engineering PAID Co-Op Intern, Electronics ME/EE/ECE/CE - Danville IL - Fall or Spring '13/14 or BOTH	Danville, IL

See all 31 job postings

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