People the Job Forum has helped come from all walks of life — newcomers from Europe; senior executives, recent college grads; career changers, part timers; freelancers — and they all have kind things to say about us.

“I was so impressed with what you are doing! All the panelists have good ideas and suggestions. People do need help! I’m so impressed with what and how you are doing this!"

- Founder of Bay Area job site, Bay Area Jobs

“You are providing more than out placement counselors provide and you are doing it in a more practical more actionable and kinder way”

- Job seeker with “outplacement” service help

“Helpful and informative feedback and resources for all”

- Job seeker, Graphic Design

“The Job Forum was very helpful and kind. The Panelists are very knowledgeable about the process of landing a job. Thank you!”

- Job seeker, Sales

“Very helpful meeting! I’ll be back, thank you!”

- Job seeker, PR

“The panelists provided great insight and specific information. They provided pertinent information to the varying careers that was extremely helpful.”

- Job seeker, Administration

“I attended “The Job Forum” a few weeks ago and just wanted to let the panelists know their time and expertise was greatly appreciated. My confidence has suffered with this lay-off but you offered inspiration and ideas. I am sure you have helped many others as well. Thanks so much for your time.”

- Job seeker, Marketing

“Thank you very much Job Forum. The Moderators were excellent and valuable in their presentation.”

- Job seeker, Banker

“This was my first time - what a great resource! Panelists were knowledgeable direct and very specific in their advice.”

- Job seeker, Real Estate

“The forum was very useful to me. I would love to see more information for one-on-one interviewing skills at least one night a month.”

- Job seeker, College Student

“A good resources delivered by informed, caring people”

- Job seeker, Engineering

“I wanted to thank you for such an informative, helpful and inspiring evening at last night's Job Forum. It re-energized me and reminded me of a productive, healthy working meeting which is something I've missed these last few weeks."

- Job seeker, Retail

“I am trying to build my network and make as many connections as possible. My final goal, of course, is to get a fulfilling and purposeful job, but it would also be nice to make new acquaintances in this wonderful city. Thank you again and look forward to seeing you at the next Job Forum.”

- Job seeker, Marketing Communications

“It was great - got some really practical, nuts and bolts suggestions, to hone in and go after what I want. I was pleasantly surprised at how practical and helpful it really is!”

- Job Seeker - Project Management

“Good advice. Clear Ideas. I would like to know more about tips on interviewing next time.”

- Job seeker - Recent Graduate

“Great advice and counsel from the Job Forum. Very great tips for job search. I appreciate the help and care.”

- Job Seeker - PR

“I found this session quite informative and pretty successful. The panelists did a wonderful job of taking information and building a web of reasons for each job seeker. Advice was clear and candid. I would definitely recommend this to others who need to focus on being more effective in their job search.”

- Job seeker - Marketing

“I attended the Job Forum and I found it to be very helpful. It helped give me ideas on how to jump-start my job search. The panel members were also very kind to provide some “useful” connections where they could”

-Job Seeker - Program Management

“I am so grateful for the information you provided at the Job Forum it was invaluable”

-Jobseeker- Financial Services

“The advice and real encouragement that the members of the Job Forum give is significant and much appreciated.  I admire the commitment and am ever thankful”

- Job Seeker -Non-Profit

"I needed help figuring out how to network better in the Bay Area…the Job Forum helped with tons of relevant suggestions of organizations, associations, resources."

- Job Seeker less than one year in Bay Area

"I needed suggestions about which companies would be right for the kind of work I want to do next. The people at the Job Forum told me about companies I hadn't even yet heard about or uncovered."

- Middle Manager

"The Job Forum helps you target your search and focus on priorities for which job to go after."

- Recent College Graduate

"The Job Forum helped me get unstuck and moving toward a better definition of what I could do."

- Newcomer from Europe

"I heard that the Job Forum is a great Chamber of Commerce resource! I'm here for information because I just moved to the Bay Area."

- Bay Area Newcomer

"What field is right for me? I need ideas and advice on what to target as I try to move to a more serious business career."

- Career Changer

"Friends told me the Job Forum is the place to get "hands-on" help…I need to know how to get a job in advertising or other marketing work."

- First-time Job Seeker

"Your counsel was so tailored to my situation (Senior Executive) and respectful of my goals (General Management) that I felt the Job Forum helped my job search more than any other step I took."

- Senior Executive

"I'm looking for career applications for my skills. I've not worked full time for a while and now must get back into it and pursue a career. I read about the Job Forum and it sounded supportive and non-threatening."

- Part-time Worker

"It has been so helpful to me to be able to fortify myself with the information you folks on the Job Forum panel provided…Really it was invaluable and allowed me to feel more self-reliant."

- Non-Profit Job Seeker

"This is to thank you for the honest and sincere feed back at last week's San Francisco Job Forum. Armed with your useful suggestions, I have completely revised my Resume."

- Recent Graduate

"Thank you to the Job Forum panel for their time and interest in my career. Your serious assistance made all the difference and I got the job!"

- Experienced Middle Manager

“Helpful, useful, supportive, practical and effective! More useful than my university career services and they were fairly good too! ”

- MBA Job Seeker

“Thank you very much Job Forum. The moderators were excellent and valuable in their presentations”

– Job Seeker new to SF Bay Area

“This was my first time – what a great resource! Panelists were knowledgeable, direct and very specific in their advice. This is a valuable service.”

– Job Seeker career switcher

“Helpful and informative feedback and resources for all including VP level and college grads – Impressive!”

– VP Financial Services

“The job forum was very helpful and kind. The panelists are very knowledgeable about the process of landing a job. Thank you for talking time to help us personally and professionally.”

– Job Seeker Creative Services

“Very helpful! I’ll be back with a refined resume and (hopefully) stories from informational interviews. I feel energized and you have pointed me in a better direction for how to use my time for job search efforts!”

– Job Seeker Company Acquired

“Very helpful meeting! Great ideas I can use and will! Thank you!”

– Career Changer

“Your panelist provided great insight and specific info pertaining to the various careers and were extremely helpful.”

– Job Seekers Finance

“Thank you. Very helpful and informative, great place for professionals.”

“I like the open forum design and hearing others search challenges and strategies.”

“I visited The Job Forum several months ago and then stopped coming because so many people were asking only resume questions! I did not want only a resume review! I am so happy I returned and really love what you are doing and the pace and practical information you are teaching, Thank you!”

“Great flexibility with each person…amazing and fast helpful focus.”

“Learned how and why to use LinkedIn…Thank you!”

“Excellence encouraging participants who advise us…Thanks!”

“Great discussion of Venn Diagrams and transferable skills.”

“Thank you. Very helpful and informative, great place for professionals”

“Good variety of feedback and lots of ideas for us.”

“I will tell others to come, amazingly helpful.”

“Very practical in-depth and truly helpful.”

“Very helpful… I learned a lot I can use.”

“Helped me overcome my fear of approaching old colleagues!”

“Thank you to each panelists of the Job Forum for your caring and professional work to help others in this challenging job market.”

“The “moderators” were so skilled and so good at helping us.”

“This is an amazing service that the Chamber of Commerce provides… I have been to many job support groups but this one helps you actually ‘get the job’.“

“I heard about the San Francisco Chamber being better than most. The Job Forum is certainly unique and really an outstanding community service.”

“The panelists are incredible, wise, and helpful. What a service the SF Chamber is providing”

- Job hunter - Administration

“I was getting discouraged and wondering what to do next to get a job, the Job Forum helped me "frame" a plan!”

– Job search – Finance

“Very helpful to listen to strategies for job hunters and how they can be applied to my search”

– Job seeker – Online marketing

“A very helpful, comprehensive forum, with all sorts of new ideas I can use to be more successful. Great opportunity to learn and wonderful encouragement”

– Job seeker – Online publishing

“It is a good experience and I got to know a lot of things which may help me in my job search”

– Job seeker – Retail

“The volunteers who are Job Forum panelists get right to the ideas you need and tell you what you can do next”

– Job search – Temp worker

“The woman who is a Job Forum specialist on events and networking knows so much and gives us ideas of where to go to meet useful contacts in a comfortable way”

– Job searcher who needs to “network”

“The job Forum was very helpful and kind. The panelists are very knowledgeable about the process of landing a job. Thank you for talking time to help us personally and professionally.”

– Job Seeker Creative Services”