Alicia's Success Story

After Alicia’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, and her grandmother with Alzheimer’s, Alicia knew she had to move to North Carolina to care for them. Although her resume was filled with clerical work, she found the greatest satisfaction in care giving. Alicia enrolled in Personal Care Assistant classes at Goodwill. After graduation, she was immediately hired by Brighton Gardens in Winston-Salem. Today, Alicia’s mother is healthy and the family is thriving. She also plans to enhance her skill set by taking administrative classes at Goodwill. “Hospitals pay top dollar for that,” she says with a smile.

NEWS

Area Employers Now Hiring at Spring Employment & Resource Fair

4/8/2009

Workforce Development Center - Winston-Salem - Forsyth County

Winston-Salem NC

Employment and Resource Fair

On Tuesday, April 14 from 10 am – 3 pm, the 13th Annual Employment and Resource Fair will be held on at the Winston-Salem Sports & Entertainment Complex Coliseum Annex Building. Over 40 employers, career educators and 3,500 job hunters are expected to attend. This year’s event sponsors, WXII, the Northwest Piedmont Workforce Development Board, GMAC Insurance, Winston-Salem Journal and presenting sponsor Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC, will help to make this the Triad’s largest annual job fair. Many other community agencies and volunteers lend support and assistance to the event.

Despite the current economic downturn, there are still jobs available in a variety of fields. The Employment and Resource Fair provides a great opportunity for job seekers in eight counties because all of the corporate participants are currently hiring. The mobile JobLink Career Center will be available at the event to provide no-cost assistance with resume preparation, interview skills, online application help and other career preparation services. Job seekers can learn about a variety of great jobs and training programs, and have access to community resource organizations.

Among organizations participating in this year’s fair are: Adecco, Aflac,Air Force Reserve, Alliance Tractor Trailer, Aon Consulting, Arbor Acres, Bayada Nurses, Crothall Services Group at Forsyth Medical Center, Debbie's Staffing, Food Lion, Forsyth County, Goodwill Industries, GMAC, Holiday Inn Select, Home Loving Senior Care, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, JCM & Associates, Inc., Lewis & Daggett, Limco-Piedmont, Inc., Myeniola Travel, Piedmont Home Health, Quality Oil Company, Randstad US, Southern Community Bank and Trust, The Children's Home, The Entrepreneur's Source, The Pepsi Bottling Group, TVG Staffing Solutions, US Army, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wendy's, WilcoHess, Winston Personnel Group, Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem Police Department. Booths are only $75 and are still available. Interested employers should visit www.goodwilljobfair.comor call Nancy Doub at 724-3621 ext. 271.

Goodwill Industries works with employers to meet the needs of local businesses and helps job seekers through an array of workforce development services. To learn more about Goodwill visit www.goodwillnwnc.orgor call 724-3621.

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