Tamlin from Venice Beach, CA, asks, "My friend is helping me with my résumé and told me I need better keywords about myself and my past jobs. I don't even know what that means or where to start. Help?"
Category: The Goodwill Blog
Muskegon Goodwill Receives Award for Financial Literacy Game
Goodwill Industries of Western Michigan's (Muskegon) award-winning financial literacy card game challenges players to make choices between needs and wants. Participants of the Goodwill's MoneyWorks program play the game to spur discussions about and reinforce the ideas of budgeting and planning for the unexpected.
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My Story – Cristina Pastor
After getting laid off in Florida, Cristina Pastor moved to Buffalo, NY, to be near family. Goodwill Industries of Western New York helped her find a job with regular daytime hours that gives her plenty of time with her five children.
For What It’s Worth—The House Budget Resolution
Last week, the GOP-led House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that would seem to balance the budget by gutting domestic discretionary spending, boosting military spending, cutting taxes for the wealthiest and raising them for working Americans. In fact, the Ryan Budget Resolution cuts discretionary programs more deeply than the continuation of sequestration would, by a whopping $791 billion.
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Is Freelancing Right for You?
Mitch from Arlington, TX asks, “I haven’t had a lot of success finding traditional work—I'm thinking about quitting and trying to freelance instead. My parents think this is a terrible idea. What do you think?"
Goodwills Team Up for On the Ground, Virtual Career Fairs
Working to combat the employment challenges so many Americans are facing today, Goodwill® will hold on-the-ground and virtual career fairs during Goodwill Industries week, May 4-10, bringing together nearly 700 employers and 12,000 job seekers for events that provide on-roads to employment and career advancement.
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Portland, ME, Goodwill Begins to Sell New Local Products
Goodwill Industries of Northern New England (Portland, ME) partnered with 19 local businesses to begin selling new, "neighbor-made" items in its stores. The items include jewelry, crafts, notebooks, puzzles, body care, small wooden furniture, pet supplies and toys.
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Spring Cleaning: Do You Have a Disposal Plan?
Do you have a disposal plan? Lorie Marrero shares her tips for creating one so you know what to do with all the clutter you are clearing!
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My Story – Joseph Lidge
With assistance from Goodwill Industries of Western New York (Buffalo), Joseph Lidge went from being homeless to launching a career and pursuing a college degree. "Life couldn’t be better. I couldn’t ask … I COULD ask for more, and I will ask for more, as long as I’m willing to put the effort behind it to get it."
Get Your Garden On!
When you drop off your donations after spring cleaning, step inside your Goodwill store to see what it has to brighten up your outdoor space!
There’s an App for That
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez compared programs that help people find family-sustaining careers to apps on a smartphone or tablet. Whether you are a person in need of a job or a community stakeholder who understands that work is an effective anti-poverty tool, there’s an app for that called Goodwill.
Where to Look for a Summer Job
Todd from Little Rock, AR, asks "I’m helping my teenage nephew look for his first-ever summer job. I'm keeping an eye on the regular job boards, but are there particular places we should look for these kinds of opportunities?"
