Before Donnette Mitchell came to Maryland New Directions she was in a stagnant place. “I was trying to figure out which way to go with my search for employment. I had been trying for so long and I wasn’t getting any leeway,” Donnette said. Her friend found out about MND and signed both of them up for training in January 2014.
At MND, Donnette gained new knowledge about job searching that she immediately found useful, and was able to apply to her own job search. She figured out why her resume was not working, and learned how to make her resume and cover letters stand out to employers. “Before coming to Maryland New Directions, I didn’t have the confidence I needed,” Donnette said.
She was able to utilize the skills she learned during the workshops quickly. She interviewed for a job at Lifetime Medical Care the same day as her mock interview at MND. Donnette was feeling under the weather during her interview but she felt so confident about her skills and qualifications that the employer did not notice. She gave a thank you card to the interviewer and they were very impressed.
Donnette landed the job as a Welcome Desk Representative with Lifetime Medical Care and is excited to work hard at her new position. Now that she is employed, it is her goal to advance in the company and further her education in the medical field.