A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign
“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”
In some cases the salary history question is BS because prospective employers will only offer 10% to 15% above the applicants previous salary. But It also backfires because applicants often reject low ball employers who try this trick. A co-worker of mine had this very situation happen to him. He applied for a job out of state that would be a major promotion and require a lot of responsibility. The position pays well into the high $100’s at other companies. The company even flew him out of state for two interviews. They offered him the job. Then it came time… Read more »