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9 Tips to Ace Your Phone Interviews

Posted by Goodwill Recruiting Team on April 1, 2020

Job hunting is a long and tricky process. You’ve reached out to countless companies, uploaded dozens of personalized cover letters and resumes, and low and behold, you finally landed the initial phone interview!

Telling the Goodwill Story

Posted by Kyla Mrazek on February 24, 2020

When I was asked to write a blog and share what I love about my job, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. I knew my answer immediately – I love my job because I get the privilege of telling the stories of the amazing people that our Goodwill serves.

2020 Hiring Trends

Posted by Marco Villalobos on January 21, 2020

Working as an Employment Specialist for the Goodwill Workforce Center over the last five years I have seen many changes in the economy. I have seen the emergence of e-commerce sites, like E-bay and Amazon. At the same time, I have seen the fall of brick and mortar stores like Sears and Payless.

Donald Driver Mentoring Program Holds Completion Ceremony

Posted by Joe Hoge on December 30, 2019

“Your life is like a camera. You capture the moments. You learn from the negative. Sooner or later that camera will focus and develop the most beautiful pictures.”

Act of Goodwill provides training opportunity for local college

Posted by Goodwill Staff on December 23, 2019

Members of our Goodwill Store & Donation Center management volunteered to assist students at the College of DuPage as they conducted mock job interviews for members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.

The mock interviews offered a perfect opportunity for the students to practice their interpreting skills and it also gave members of The Deaf and Hard of Hearing community the ability to practice for their own job interviews.