How to Sell Your Military Leadership and Skills to Employers

It is all too often that a veteran is confronted with challenges of articulating and translating their knowledge, skills and abilities to the civilian job market. However, if you focus on what you acquired in the military and focus on core key attributes, you can make your experience work to your advantage.

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My Story: Anny Peña

A post 9/11 veteran discusses her path to employment after graduation

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My Story: Samuel Morales

After successfully serving in the U.S. Army for 21 years, I retired and was ready for a second career. I had experience in Medical Supply Logistics; however, I found myself leaving the military without a degree or certification, and wondering if I would be able to find a job. My military experience unfortunately did not

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My Story: Christcell Grant

Coming into Goodwill, my life was kind of miserable. I was overcoming a lot of distractions as far as getting to work and staying on the job. I needed a whole lot of things done with my health. Those were the challenges I faced, a lot of addiction with alcohol and drugs. I was getting a

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One Indispensable Career Advice Tool

When you’re looking for a job, trying to enhance your career or even thinking about switching fields, you might find that the journey is full of false starts and complications that you didn't anticipate. It can be a frustrating experience, but the trick is getting real advice that you can help you get ahead.

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Miami Valley Goodwill Connects Veterans with Employers with the Help of Retired Military Personnel

Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley (OH) is dedicating a new program to the meaningful, long-term employment of veterans in the Miami Valley. The Veterans and Employers Connection is a community partnership led by the Goodwill intended to meets the needs of veterans and employers in the area by coordinating a broad range of resources available to them.

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My Story—Dwayne Hodges

When I came to the Goodwill, I had just been released from prison. I had just served 9 years of a 12-year sentence, a federal sentence for crack cocaine distribution. I was actually in the United States Marine Corps. I was in the Marine Corps from 1990 to 1994. When I got out of the

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Two Goodwill Agencies Recognized for Service to Veterans, Military Families

In 2013, Bank of America and Goodwill launched the Vested in Veterans initiative with Goodwill agencies in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and San Antonio. This year, the two organizations joined together to recognize Goodwill’s best practices in veterans services by designating two agencies as Vested in Veterans Centers of Excellence.

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Suit Up Program Helps Transitioning Vets in Central Georgia

Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA (Macon) has entered a partnership with the Aiken Warrior Project of Aiken, SC, to help student veterans look their best when transitioning to the private workforce.

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As Congress Averts Crisis, Goodwill® Helps Heroes Get Hired

This week, Congress has been working to adopt a $1.1 trillion spending bill that will finalize government funding for the remainder of FY 2014. The bill has advanced in an uncharacteristically bipartisan manner, without finger pointing, bickering or threats of a government shutdown. In addition, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill will not

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