When starting a new job, most people expect that they’ll have a bit of a learning curve before getting comfortable and eventually excelling. But the learning doesn’t end there. Growing on the job is part of having a job—the trick is to grow quickly, developing to fit the position and performing its duties as accurately and thoroughly as possible.
Tag: Advance Your Career
Balancing the Value of Benefits with Salary Offers
Good benefits can add up to be more valuable than salary dollars. If you are new to full-time work, or if you didn’t have benefits in your job in the past, reviewing all of the benefits that an organization may offer and figuring out what you might or might not need can be a balancing act.
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Five Questions About Health Care Benefits Answered
If you haven’t selected an insurance plan before, you may be confused about where to start. Listed below are the answers to five common questions about choosing a health care plan.
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Career and Financial Advice for September 2016
Learn more about social media in your job search, how to manage some common application questions, advocate for yourself and how to pick up coding skills for free.
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Career and Financial Advice for July 2016
The Goodwill blog’s career and financial advice posts have all moved to GoodProspects®, but you can still get great advice on your job search, learn about career fields and connect with virtual career mentors. Here are some recent articles published this month—read each piece, share your thoughts, and join GoodProspects to take advantage of everything at Goodwill’s online career navigation portal!
My Story: Tiarra Barrera
Six years ago, I was a single mother raising two young children while living in a low-income housing community. Determined to support my family, I enrolled in Goodwill’s Certified Nurse Assistant Training Program.
Career and Financial Advice for June 2016
In June, GoodProspects covered tips for first-time job seekers, interview considerations for people with disabilities, ways to build a friendlier workplace and how to get started in a career in loss prevention.
Career and Financial Advice for April 2016
The Goodwill blog’s career and financial advice posts have all moved to GoodProspects®, but you can still get great advice on your job search, learn about career fields and connect with virtual career mentors. Here are some recent articles published this month—match your skills to your ideal workplace, learn networking strategies for older workers, explore careers in solar installation, and learn details about health care benefits and retirement options.
Career and Financial Advice for March 2016
The Goodwill blog’s career and financial advice posts have all moved to GoodProspects®, but you can still get great advice on your job search, learn about career fields and connect with virtual career mentors. Here are some recent articles published this month—read each piece, share your thoughts, and join GoodProspects to take advantage of everything at Goodwill’s online career navigation portal!
My Story: Virginia Finster
Looking at how I could move forward in life and what my next step was, I knew that education was something that had to be done. As far as what I could do, I wasn’t sure. I knew that I had little money and I had little time, but I needed something that would catapult me into a career where I could support my children and move forward in life.
