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Anna Marie MacDonald

Anna Marie MacDonald is the Workforce Connection Center (WCC) Manager in Lombard, which supports the Goodwill mission in DuPage County, Illinois. She has been with Goodwill for over four years, and in this role, Anna Marie manages the various on-site and off-site workshops, builds employer and community partnerships, facilitates job clubs at various libraries, assist partners with writing resumes and preparing for job interviews. She has a B.A. in Communication and M. A. in Organizational Leadership/Training and Development.

How Can Transferable Skills Help My Job Search?

Posted by Anna Marie MacDonald on August 11, 2020

What do a lawyer, catering manager and graphic designer all have in common? Although there are specific talents and abilities required for every profession, there are skills that overlap between every type of job. These are called transferable skills – a set of abilities acquired through various experiences that can be applied to a wide range of employment opportunities.

Six Tips to Ace Your First 90 Days At a New Job

Posted by Anna Marie MacDonald on July 30, 2020

Job searching is a full-time job. Between researching employers online and networking to filling out applications and prepping for interviews, it can easily eat up 40+ hours a week. But as much work as it is to land a new job, it’s when you start one that the hard work really begins.