Filed under: Career Services, General, Success Stories | Tags: Assistance, Business, Career Center, Employment, free, Goodwill Industries, Greensboro, Greensboro North Carolina, Job Traning, Marla Sims, People, Preston Martin, success, Triad Goodwill, United States, Work
Triad Goodwill helped more than 1,725 people find jobs last year. This Goodwill Industries Week, we want to say thank you for your support. Your generosity helps us provide job training and community services to help people become independent.
Now, meet Marla Sims. After losing her job, she discovered our North Elm Career Center and the rest is history…
“If you are looking for career advancement, employment or just need to update your skills, I would recommend everyone visit the North Elm Career Center in Greensboro or the closest Triad Goodwill Career Center in your area.
When my full time job was phased out, I was referred to Goodwill, so I could learn about the Career Center’s free employment and job search programs and services. The center provides computers, faxing/phone calls to potential employers, job training, educational development and much much more. Goodwill on-site job counselors are available to assist with resume development, cover letters, applications, and one-on-one career counseling. The employees are very helpful and knowledgeable.
North Elm Career Center in Greensboro has been very instrumental in me obtaining Full-Time Employment. Thanks Goodwill for all you do!!!
Plus meet Preston Martin, a Jobs on the Outside participant who after being incarcerated, found success with Triad Goodwill http://www.youtube.com/user/TriadGoodwill.
Filed under: Career Services, General, Success Stories | Tags: Business, Canada, Career Services, classes, Employment, free, Goodwill Industries, Reidsville, Rockville Maryland, Triad Goodwill, Unemployment, United States, Work
Each week, Triad Goodwill will highlight someone who has achieved employment success, thanks to Goodwill.
Read Karen Stubblefield’s Success Story below…
After 25 years in Food Service Management, my current position of 5 years that I had hoped I would retire from was phased out. There I was just like over 37,000 other people in Rockingham County jobless. I was jobless but not hopeless. My search began. Weekly you could find me utilizing all the resources available to me in the Reidsville Community Resource Center. I would invest three days a week at the center and two days a week at the public library job searching, researching and thinking. What was I thinking? I was thinking I won’t be out of work long. I have a very strong work ethic and coupled with my years of experience there must be hundreds of jobs available to me.
Hopeful and not without help, Dot Dunlap, the receptionist at the Reidsville Community Resource Center asked me to attend some classes. I did. I enrolled in the Advanced Computer Class, the Employability Skills Class, and the Money Smart Class. I successfully completed them all. While using the Network Room I submitted my resume that was written for me while I attended the Employability Skills Class. I was able to obtain a part-time job, continued to use the services at Goodwill.
One day while I was in the network room Ms. Dot told me she was getting promoted and would be working at the Eden Community Resource Center. She asked “why don’t you apply for the receptionist position here in Reidsville.” I replied, “it’s really not my line of work, but maybe my skills will be transferable.” Dot politely encouraged “you will never know until you try.” I applied, was called for an interview, and got the job!
Now I’m the receptionist at the Reidsville Community Resource Center, and I’m able to assist people who are where I was. I know how it feels to be out of work and seeking employment. Just as all the employees at the center helped me successfully integrate into the labor market, I now can assist others. I put people to work!
For additional information about Triad Goodwill’s Resource Centers and free career exploration, career planning, job search strategies, interviewing techniques, money management and computer skills, visit www.TriadGoodwill.org.
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Filed under: Career Services, General, Success Stories | Tags: Career Center, Goodwill, positive, Triad Goodwill, Work, Workshop
Each week, Triad Goodwill will highlight someone who has achieved employment success, thanks to Goodwill.
Read Sherly Sylvester’s Success Story below…
The Goodwill Career Center has been a positive and encouraging influence in my life. The Career Center offered many different workshops for everyday use in the work place. One of my favorite workshops, which I enjoyed, was the “Sell Yourself in 30 Seconds.” By attending this workshop, I was able to use keywords relating to the position I was applying for.
The employees were also very knowledgable in their area of expertise, and so I felt comfortable asking questions that were job related. I was also very thankful to have so many available resources at my finger tips. The Goodwill Career Center is the place to be and I absolutely love the work they do!
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Filed under: Career Services, General, Success Stories | Tags: Business, Canada, Career, Employment, Goodwill Industries, Job, Reidsville Community Resource Center, Retailing, Rockingham Community College, success, Triad Goodwill, Unemployment, United States, Work
Each week, Triad Goodwill will highlight someone who has achieved employment success, thanks to Goodwill.
Read Darrell Womble’s Success Story below…
One day while leaving the Goodwill retail store in Reidsville, something told me to check out the Goodwill Reidsville Community Resource Center building next door just to see what they had to offer. Upon entering the Center, Ms. Dot Dunlap greeted me and explained the job training services to me. I listened, then told her I was currently employed and left. Who knew in two months, I would be unemployed. So while I was trying to decide my next move, I remembered the Center. This time when I came into the Center, I told Ms. Dot I was unemployed. Her reply was “don’t worry, I’ve been there before and it’s going to be OK.”
She told me about the classes that were offered and some classes also offered at Rockingham Community College, a Goodwill partner. One of the classes offered, called Employability Skills class, caught my attention because I could learn to create a new resume as well as gain interviewing tips – so I signed up. Well I took the class, then sent my resume to a couple of employers and waited. While I waited, I continued to search for jobs in the Center’s Network Room where I could access the Internet and print and fax for free.
Then one day while searching www.TriadGoodwill.org, I saw that the Center was looking to hire a Community Resource Coordinator. I applied and was lucky enough to secure the job.
Now in my first three months as Coordinator at the Reidsville Community Resource Center as well as the new Center recently opened in Eden, this job has been as rewarding and fulfilling as I knew it would be. I enjoy meeting people and serving my community by offering valuable resources that I know will help them, because they helped me.
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Filed under: Career Services, General, Success Stories, Veterans Day | Tags: Goodwill Industries, Job, Labour economics, Military, Triad Goodwill, United States, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran, Veterans Day, Wednesday, Work
In 2010, more than 20 million men and women in the United States over the age of 18 were veterans. As service members transition to civilian life, they face a bleak job market in addition to other significant challenges that make it more difficult for them to find work, grow their careers and provide for themselves and their families. Physical and psychological disabilities, substance abuse, homelessness, long waits for benefits and other support services, and lack of immediate access to Veteran Affairs facilities are just a few of those challenges.
Between 2008 and 2010, the number of documented veterans who received services from Goodwill® more than doubled, from 12,524 to 25,766. A new initiative, Goodwill for America’s Heroes and Their Families, seeks to increase the number of veterans and their families who access Goodwill’s vital support services and are able to successfully re-enter the civilian workforce.
On Veterans Day and every day, Goodwill remains committed to giving back to the men and women who have given so much to preserve our freedom and way of life. Your support of Goodwill helps us serve America’s heroes as they build new lives for themselves and their families. And at Triad Goodwill stores, active and retired military personnel and their families can receive a 10 percent discount available every Wednesday all year with a valid military ID.
