Exhibit (a)(2)
          FORM OF LETTER TO ELIGIBLE OPTION HOLDERS


    [GRAPHIC OMITTED] General Employment /TRIAD Personnel


            General Employment Enterprises, Inc.
                Stock Option Exchange Program


                                   August 21, 2002


Dear General Employment Option Holder:

I'm sure you are aware of the current economic environment
and the volatility the stock markets have experienced over
the past year and a half. Many of our employees hold stock
options with an exercise price that substantially exceeds
the current trading price of our stock. Our Board of
Directors recognizes the role our options play in providing
long-term rewards for excellent performance. The Board also
recognizes that many of these "underwater" stock options may
not be providing the performance incentive that options
should create for our employees. For that reason we have
reviewed ways to provide you with the benefit of options
that may have a greater potential to increase in value. As a
result, we are announcing our Stock Option Exchange Program.

This voluntary program generally allows our employees the
opportunity to surrender existing outstanding options that
have an exercise price of $3.00 or higher.  Under the terms
of the offer, you will be given the opportunity to exchange
your existing eligible options for replacement options that
will have an exercise price of $0.86 per share, which was
the closing price of the Company's common stock on the
American Stock Exchange on August 5, 2002.  You will receive
one new option for every eligible option that you exchange
having an exercise price from $3.00 to $5.50 per share, and
you will receive one new option for every two eligible
options that you exchange having an exercise price above
$5.50 per share.  Replacement options will be issued in a
full number of shares, and any fractional shares will be
forfeited.  The replacement options to be issued to you will
be considered granted as of August 5, 2002, and they will
expire on August 4, 2012.  The replacement options will have
a new waiting period before they may be exercised that will
be equal to the waiting period of the tendered options when
they were granted.

The offer is being made under the terms and subject to the
conditions of an Offer to Exchange and related documents
that we have included with this letter:

    A Personnel Option Status Report showing your
outstanding option grants that are eligible for exchange

    A detailed description of the offer titled Offer to
Exchange

    An Election Form that you will need to complete and
return to us

    A Withdrawal Form that you will need to complete if you
decide to withdraw any tendered options

    An Affidavit Form that you will need to complete if you
lost any option agreement or amendment that you want to
tender for exchange


You should read the information provided and consider your
decision carefully. If you wish to participate in this
program, your Election Form, along with your tendered option
agreements, must be received by Nancy C. Frohnmaier, Vice
President and Corporate Secretary, at General Employment
Enterprises, Inc., One Tower Lane, Suite 2100, Oakbrook
Terrace, IL  60181, by 5:00 p.m., Central time, on or before
September 20, 2002. If you have any questions about the
offer after reading the enclosed materials, you can send me
a fax at (630) 954-0595 or or e-mail me at cimhoff@genp.com.
Due to the nature of this offer, we cannot answer questions
over the telephone.

The Board and I continue to believe that our long-term
opportunities for growth are excellent, and we want to
provide the best ways to reward you for focusing and
delivering on these opportunities.  Thank you for your
continued commitment to General Employment.


                                   Sincerely,




                                   Herbert F. Imhoff, Jr.
                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                   Chief Executive Officer


Enclosures


General Employment Enterprises, Inc.
One Tower Lane, Suite 2100, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 954-0400  FAX (630) 954-0447