Exhibit 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-91550, No. 33-46124 and No. 333- 25129) pertaining to the General Employment Enterprises, Inc. Stock Option Plans of our report dated November 7, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of General Employment Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiary included in the Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended September 30, 1997. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP November 18, 1997