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Writing a Military to Civilian Resume
Whether you served our country for a few years or a few decades, transitioning to the civilian workforce can be challenging. Jodi Allen, Director Staff Operations & Quality at Goodwill Great Lakes offers four tips on how to effectively translate your military experience into a civilian resume.
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Writing a Military to Civilian Resume

Interview Tips for Teens
Teens looking for their first job face unique challenges. These six interview tips can help you (or your teenager) succeed in their first job interview – and beyond!
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Interview Tips for Teens

How to Prepare for an Interview
Goodwill Workforce Connection Centers can help you with your interview prep. Make sure you are ready to do your best with these 5 tips from our career counselors. They can help you ace the interview and get the job offer you want.
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How to Prepare for an Interview

Empower Youth | Helping teens and young adults reach their goals
The Empower Youth: Career Training and Development program provides job readiness training and placement support to help teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 prepare for and find their next job.
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Empower Youth | Helping teens and young adults reach their goals

Equipping Ronnie through our Workforce Connection Center
Ronnie gained skills and confidence through our Workforce Connection Center as he worked towards his goal of obtaining employment.
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Equipping Ronnie through our Workforce Connection Center

Helping teens and young adults through mentoring and coaching: Nelly's story
Goodwill’s Empower Youth program provides teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 from the Chicagoland area
with job readiness training, skill building and support to prepare for and find their next job.
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Helping teens and young adults through mentoring and coaching: Nelly's story

Finding a job and a second chance at the Workforce Connection Center: Antonio's story
After being incarcerated, Antonio was driven to pave a new path and achieve a fresh start through employment but needed support and guidance to get there.
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Finding a job and a second chance at the Workforce Connection Center: Antonio's story

Empower Youth supports teens and young adults to build the workforce of the future
We’re invested in helping the workforce of the future take the first step in shaping their lives by providing the tools needed to navigate employment challenges and achieve their goals. To do this, we developed the Empower Youth: Career Training and Development program.
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Empower Youth supports teens and young adults to build the workforce of the future

Providing employment opportunities and assistance for job seekers
With the support of Goodwill TalentBridge, Seneca was provided a job with a liveable wage within 24 hours of interviewing.
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Providing employment opportunities and assistance for job seekers

How Gunther built skills through paid work experience
To find a good career fit, Gunther partnered with our Goodwill funded by the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation as well as a job developer through our Temporary Work Experience program.
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How Gunther built skills through paid work experience

Connecting people to jobs at our Workforce Connection Centers: Karen's story
Karen is a beacon of hope for many in their employment journey, connecting countless people to opportunities and resources to be successful in the workforce.
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Connecting people to jobs at our Workforce Connection Centers: Karen's story

Closing the digital skills gap for job seekers and employers
It’s no secret that employers are struggling to find enough workers to fill open positions. Goodwill Metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee hosted a leadership forum where experts discussed ways to address a combination of reasons it is difficult for people to find jobs.
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Closing the digital skills gap for job seekers and employers

Navigating the Job Application Process: Tips & Strategies for Success
To help you succeed in today's competitive market, we've created a comprehensive guide outlining how to find jobs, determine the right job for you, and what to do after applying.
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Navigating the Job Application Process: Tips & Strategies for Success

Maximize Your Job Fair Success: Comprehensive Preparation Tips & Strategies
Job fairs present a unique opportunity to connect with potential employers, network with professionals in your field, and learn about various job opportunities quickly. This guide will provide tips and strategies to help you prepare.
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Maximize Your Job Fair Success: Comprehensive Preparation Tips & Strategies

Unlock the Secrets to Job Interview Success: Expert Tips & Comprehensive Guide for Today's Competitive Market
We understand that interviews can be nerve-wracking, so we've put together this comprehensive guide to support you every step of the way and help you shine in the process.
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Unlock the Secrets to Job Interview Success: Expert Tips & Comprehensive Guide for Today's Competitive Market

How Transferable Skills Can Help Your Job Search
Transferable skills are especially important because they can give you a competitive edge when applying for jobs. These universal skills can reveal your ability to handle responsibility and more. If you want to know how to make your resume stand out, make sure you highlight your transferable skills!
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How Transferable Skills Can Help Your Job Search

Creating a Winning Resume – Two Simple Steps to Get Started
Resumes are all about words and with limited space, every word counts.
These two tips will help you be in a great position to create or update your resume.
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Creating a Winning Resume – Two Simple Steps to Get Started

How to Find Keywords for Your Resume
Updating your resume to include keywords can help you stand out from the crowd of other job-seekers. Learn how to find keywords and use them in your resume.
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How to Find Keywords for Your Resume

How to make your resume better: Avoid the Top 10 resume mistakes
Creating an eye catching resume is as much about avoiding mistakes as it is about knowing what to include. Learn how to edit your resume and help your resume stand out by avoiding these common blunders.
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How to make your resume better: Avoid the Top 10 resume mistakes

How to Make Your Resume Stand Out
When you're competing for your dream job, you might be wondering how to make your resume stand out from the many other applicants. Knowing what a good resume looks like can help you make your application look better, helping you land the job.
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How to Make Your Resume Stand Out