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Goodwill® of Central Arizona Partners with Career Connectors to Serve Valley Residents in Career Transition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VALLEY JOBS/ECONOMY/NON-PROFIT/PARTNERSHIPS

Phoenix, Ariz., (July 26, 2016) — Finding meaningful work just got a little easier for thousands of Arizona residents when Goodwill® of Central Arizona and Valley-based non-profit Career Connectors announced today they would enter into partnership to help better serve those in career transition in the greater Phoenix area.

Goodwill, with 19 no-cost career centers across the Valley, has been extremely successful at helping local jobseekers find employment. Their career centers are funded through donations and Goodwill retail stores.

Career Connectors, established in 2008, has served more than 24,000 mid-level professionals with three monthly networking events featuring face-to-face meeting time with quality hiring companies and free resources including career coaching, resume writing, LinkedIn coaching, and professional business portraits.

With the new partnership, Goodwill and Career Connectors will pool data and resources to provide an even greater impact on the collective workforce initiatives in Arizona.

“Career Connectors allows us to expand our reach to help mid-to-higher level professionals,” explained Richmond Vincent, Senior Vice President of Workforce Development for Goodwill of Central Arizona. “We are excited for the opportunity to assist professionals with their job search. We work with hundreds of Valley employers each month and know our partnerships will be beneficial to all involved.”

Career Connectors Executive Director, Jessica M. Pierce, is thrilled to partner with Goodwill. “They have such a strong brand and positive image in the community. It will be a blessing for us to have Goodwill play a role in the sustainability of Career Connectors, co-host more job fairs, and possibly expand free networking events to the West Valley.”

One of the goals for the partnership is to “capture” the impact the Career Connectors events and resources have for the job seeker. Historically, Career Connectors has collected limited data via a registration process, but hasn’t had the infrastructure to implement a post-event follow up or a “landing” status report.

With Goodwill on board, the two entities hope to build metrics and expedite job searches by providing jobseekers new skills, expanded resources and a hopeful experience for each and every job seeker served, Pierce said.

For information, careerconnectors.org or goodwillaz.org.
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About Goodwill of Central Arizona
Founded in 1947, Goodwill of Central Arizona is one of the oldest nonprofit agencies in Arizona. With 70+ locations, donating and shopping at Goodwill means you’re fighting unemployment and promoting a sustainable environment. Last year, Goodwill helped place more than 42,000 Arizonans in local jobs with hundreds of local employers. Each year, Goodwill diverts millions of pounds of material from going directly into Arizona landfills. It all adds up to one huge benefit: the betterment of our community. To learn more about our mission and services, visit: www.goodwillaz.org.

About Career Connectors
Career Connectors mission is to connect professionals in career transition to hiring companies and quality resources by hosting three no cost job seeker events per month at three Valley locations (Chandler/Gilbert, Phoenix and North Scottsdale). At each event Career Connectors showcases hiring companies, and offers free services including educational opportunities, DISC assessments, resume review, LinkedIn professional business portraits, networking tips, and interview coaching. In the past seven years, the organization has served over 24,000 job seekers. For more information or to register for an upcoming event, visit www.careerconnectors.org.

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I own a Leadership Company, and have enjoyed attending the Career Connector events. With gratitude I listen to the speakers you line up… they offer phenominal and practical information. What has struck me each time has been the audience. My heart hurts for them. They are in a desperate place in their lives. I have had the opportunity speak with a few of the people in attendance, and they have shared their stories… I walk away thankful to God for the opportunity to meet these people and they … Read more
Bonnie M.
A good friend told me of her success using Career Connectors networking.  She landed an interview and later, a job in her field, after attending one networking event.  So, when it was my turn, I had to check it out. I was starting to get the blues about being unemployed but the speaker lifted me out of the dumps and put my life back in perspective. So many people were there to help and offer support!   Just by networking that day, I was given a job lead that has led to two interviews and a… Read more
Mary B.
This was terrific! Very successful. I’m glad I came!
Maggie D.
Good news. I have landed. Thank you for your support throughout my job search journey. You and your organization has lots to offer besides the positive energy, uplifting of self confidence and immense networking opportunities. I am very appreciative of the efforts and time put forward by you and your team.
Kirtida A.
Thank you for all you do! I’ve been nine loooong months looking for a full-time position and Career Connectors was a real life-line. I was pretty discouraged by the time I found your organization on-line and first visited. The speaker provided some great information but most importantly, encouragement and hope. The panel discussion on resumes was incredibly helpful! Last month I had the opportunity to sit with Brenda and she suggested I really pare back all but the last 10 years of experience an… Read more
Robin C.
Career Connectors offered me a one-stop-shopping capability for all of the coaching, resources and connections I needed to perfect my job searching skills.  The package of services, and support I found while attending these workshops over the past 7 months was unique to, and more productive than any other networking venues I attended. I am thrilled to share that I’ve landed with B/E Aerospace in Tucson.  I recommend to all Job Seekers to find out what works for you, and exploit it for best r… Read more
Aidan F.
Navigating the world of career transition can be an overwhelming experience.  In addition to the mechanics of transition (updated resume, career search strategies), there is the deeper need to connect to people who are in the same situation as you are.   For me, all of this was answered by Career Connectors!  Had it not been for this organization, I might still be sitting in my house, wondering what to do next!  At just one Career Connectors meeting you can be inspired by great speakers, … Read more
Iris M.
I started a FT position back on June 3rd.   Thanks to you and your organization for helping me to stay motivated and focused during my job search.   Getting out weekly to your events was terrific.
George M.
Networking helps, especially when you do not directly know anyone at a target company. I have attended 4 of your meetings and at one of them a company representative and recruiter presented. I was already familiar with this company, but she also said some other things in the presentation that made me take notice and created more interest on my part. I spoke with the recruiter at your event and she followed up the next week and from there I went on several phone interviews and on site interview t… Read more
Todd S.
I am profoundly grateful for all of the support Career Connectors has provided during my recent job search – from the exceptional speakers to the participating employers, LinkedIn experts (Ted Robison is amazing with his individualized approach), resume experts, photographers, and of course the great opportunity to network! I felt like I had an army of support with me every single day. I appreciate all the time and effort invested by many and am particularly grateful for Jessica! You have a fi… Read more
Cindy G.
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