Five Tips for Landing Your First Job

Job hunting can be a daunting task for many of us, but if it’s your first time looking for work, it can really present some challenges. Today, let’s explore five tips for landing that first job.

Teaching Thrift to Kids

Two kids stand on a wooden platform in front of a blue wall with a Goodwill sign; boy in a white shirt and beige pants, girl in a pink dress with a hat.

We’re hard on clothes. During all the movements required in our daily lives, we tug, we stretch, we chafe– it’s amazing we haven’t all just given up by now and collectively decided to go back to wearing togas.

Congress Places New Taxes on the Tax-Exempt

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Most adults know the significance of April 15th. Yes, it’s tax day – the date by which American taxpayers have to file their taxes. But are you aware that May 15th is nonprofit tax day?

3 Ways to Encourage Friends and Family to Thrift Shop with You

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Thrift shopping is one of my favorite past times. Besides the affordable gems, I like the treasure hunt aspect. Sometimes new thrift shoppers just feel overwhelmed by the volume of items in the store. And maybe there are other times they may not know how many fashionable items they can find at Goodwill. Here are three ways to get your close friends or family to go thrift shopping with you!

Lend Your Voice During Goodwill Industries Week

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It’s Goodwill Industries Week and this year we are celebrating mission moments, highlighting the many success stories of individuals who have received services from local Goodwill organizations around the country.

My Story: Dale Garcia

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For most of his career, Dale Garcia proudly worked in the transportation industry until a severe injury left him out of work for more than two years. And the long gap in employment made finding another job difficult.

Thrifty Throwback

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Recently a friend and I were chatting about the lost art of mixtapes. Remember those? To me, they felt like the DIY way of being a DJ. A way of exchanging musical love notes. A time-intensive gift created as a way to bring someone else into your world, letting them feel the same feelings.

Artificial Intelligence and Your Job Search

With ever-changing technology, it’s nearly impossible to write about its impact on the job search without that information becoming outdated in a matter of months. One part of the technology arena is getting more and more attention: artificial intelligence (AI), has – and will continue to – change how we live our lives and conduct business.

Spring/Summer Wedding Trend Edit

Woman in a peach floral dress, sunglasses, and crossbody bag walks on a city street while holding a smartphone.

It’s finally turning into that season where you leave work most days and the sun is still out. Where you can walk around outside in the middle of the day and find yourself squinting at the sun shining down on you. Now that the snowstorms have finally come to an end and flowers are starting to bloom, love is certainly back in the warm springtime air!