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Article: Olympics-bid team looking for work; Two years of hobnobbing with elites should pay off in job hunt.(NEWS)
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- Crain's Chicago Business
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- October 12, 2009
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Byline: JOHN PLETZ
The networking started on the plane back from Copenhagen.
Their dreams of hosting the 2016 Olympics dashed, members of Chicago's bid team found themselves facing unemployment following the International Olympic Committee's selection of Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 2.
During the eight-hour trip home, supporters who traveled to Copenhagen began asking 2016 staffers about their futures, illustrating what should be a considerable advantage as they re-enter the labor force: Having worked closely with a bid committee of nearly 400 civic leaders and donors from Chicago's corporate and philanthropic communities, the Olympics crew should ...