Busy Single Mother Finds Career with the help of GST Michigan Works!

Flint – Demis Jones, a 42-year-old single mother of four kids, came to GST Michigan Works! as an unemployed production worker. In her initial interactions, she shared what kind of employment she was seeking. Demis did not have transportation, so she wanted something local and close to home. At the time she was not interested in manufacturing.

GST Michigan Works! BSP was able to share her resume with the store manager at Forman Mills. She was hired in August of 2021, and in January, Demis reached back out to GST stating she was looking for another job after being let go from Forman Mills.

After creating a business partnership with AutoZone and their District Manager, Anson Bannister, GST Representative sent Demis’ resume over to him, and he set up an interview was scheduled. They went over some of AutoZone’s employment opportunities, she was giving a job offer and accepted a supervisor position for their inventory department.

Demis is currently training to be a hi-lo driver and has been given a task-oriented position that she feels confident she will succeed at! Demis is grateful for GST Michigan Works! and the support she received through our partnership.