IDES' office on wheels is equipped with fax and duplicating machine, six cellular telephones and two laser printers. In an innovative use of cellular technology, four personal computers are linked by cellular phone to IDES' mainframe databanks for unemployment insurance and job matching. Staff thus have direct, on-line access to these systems, and can enter and retrieve information on the spot. If you wish, you can have yourself added to the list. IDES databanks provide information on the specific requirements of each job and the qualifications of each registered worker.
Professionals are available to provide career counseling or to help design a custom recruiting plan.
Our new mobile office is one of the ways the Illinois Department of Employment Security is using technology to improve customer service. And when the mighty Mississippi overflowed its banks in 1993, the IDES mobile office traveled up and down the state, dispensing emergency unemployment assistance to thousands of workers and business owners whose livelihoods had been interrupted by the flooding. Give us a ring. IDES' mobile office can be scheduled for service anywhere in the state, depending on need.