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Did you know? In 2022, Goodwill served 53,546 individuals impacted by the justice system. Goodwill organizations provide various employment placement services, job training programs, and community-based services to assist people. If you need FREE employment assistance, contact us at 304.346.0811 to receive more information about our services! #Goodwill #YouDonate #WeTrain #LivesChange

South Carolina’s Second Chance initiative not only helps create a pathway to employment for returning citizens, it provides employers with a larger pool of skilled workers, as well as hiring incentives, making for a more robust workforce. An Spencer M. is just one of our many Second Chance success stories. Spencer was receiving unemployment benefits and faced barriers, including an extensive gap in employment, an outdated résumé, lack of interviewing skills, no transportation, and a judicial record. Despite these challenges, he remained persistent, actively seeking employment. He worked with his local SC Works center to obtain help finding a job, including participating in workshops and mock interviews, working with staff to apply for jobs, and receiving guidance and clothing assistance when he ultimately did secure an interview. Through his eagerness to work and determination to overcome barriers, Spencer was ultimately hired for a position earning more than $15 per hour, securing employment for himself and a new employee for the hiring company. How’s that for a win-win? Learn more about the Second Chance initiative: https://bit.ly/3WjY89l.

Leaving the Police: Walk the Walk It's Week 3 of the current Mightify Career Change cohort, with our group of highly skilled police officers well into the process and making more connections and finding new opportunities every day. This week the focus moves onto the more technical and tangible aspects - interpreting job adverts, tailoring effective responses to them, honing CVs and applications and proactively translating skills and experience. Not to mention the continued motivation and peer support the group are giving each other daily, which helps accelerate and smooth out a transition that can be an emotional rollercoaster. Want to find a more structured and supported approach to leaving? We're still taking early expressions of interest for a Spring cohort - drop me a message or email if you're interested! #leavingthepolice #careerchange #peersupport

Scoring a Second Chance: The Detroit Pistons and the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition partnered with several community and state organizations to host a Second Chance Summit that provided career support to 150+ formerly incarcerated individuals.   The event included a clinic, where volunteer lawyers helped eligible individuals apply for expungement under Michigan’s 2021 Clean Slate Act, and a job fair to connect applicants with employers. It closed with a panel discussion that delved deeper into the value of second chance hiring, featuring insights from SCBC member JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reflecting on his city’s second chance efforts, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan noted, “Ten years ago in this city, the unemployment rate was 20 percent, and if you had a criminal record, you had almost no opportunities. As we started bringing jobs and companies back, it became obvious very quickly that if Detroit was going to be revitalized, we needed the talent of every single Detroiter.” Learn more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/eZn5n-uy

My first SoACE Webinar! So looking forward to the conversation. We have some great panelist lined up. Signup if you can!!

Opportunities like this with KQED help young people develop their leadership skills by exposing them to career pathways, by helping them learn advocacy skills and by helping them grow their peer network beyond their school. Please pass this info on to students you work with and other educators you know. Oct. 2 application deadline #studentleadership #careers #careerpathways #skills #networking #highschool #media #mediaarts #education

The Maryland Workforce Association's 2024 Raising the Bar Conference will feature a Blueprint for Maryland's Future Post-Conference on Thursday, September 26th. We are searching for proposals in the following areas: (1) Career Counseling for Youth – Promising practices for career counseling for youth, integrating career counseling into the school day, tips and tools that can be use by career coaches in opening the world of work to students. (2) Blueprint Implementation – Workshop topics may include, but are not limited to, how providing quality childhood education plays a role in building a pipeline for tomorrow’s workforce. (3) Blueprint Implementation – Workshop topics may include, but are not limited to, how providing quality childhood education plays a role in building a pipeline for tomorrow’s workforce. Makes sure you submit a proposal before this week's deadline, Friday, April 26th, at 5pm using the link below: https://lnkd.in/ec72hNAG

Using Performance Appraisals in the Job Search. This will be the topic for this week's Triad Career Network (https://lnkd.in/eU-hxgff) presentation at 9 AM (Eastern Time), Thursday (7/25). A performance appraisal can be an "instant reference" at a job interview, but it can also be useful in other areas of the job search.

This is related to the article Rethinking Careers, where I discuss how the three Gunas can be a good way to provide career guidance to students. Read the article and watch this video.

Did you know? In 2022, 1 of every 609 hires in the U.S. occurred with the help of Goodwill. Goodwill organizations provide various employment placement services, job training programs, and community-based services to assist people. If you need FREE employment assistance, contact us at 304.346.0811 to receive more information about our services! #Goodwill #YouDonate #WeTrain #LivesChange