20-year-old Bradley Aldridge reached out to GST Michigan Works! in Fenton office looking for assistance in finding stable, long-term employment. Bradley had previously worked at Speedway as a Cashier making $9.45/hr. He had also obtained training as an Ariel Lift and Skytrack Operator while he worked at Silverline Contracting as a Laborer.

Now, he found himself unemployed and actively seeking a position with better wages than his past but was undecided on which line of work to choose. Bradley said that his biggest challenge to gaining employment was he first needed to figure out what type of employment he wanted to do and learn what was available to him.

After speaking with GSTMW Business Services Professional, he learned about local employment opportunities and how he could connect with an employer. Bradley’s employment information was shared with an employer and shortly after intake in the WIOA Adult program, Bradley was given the opportunity to connect with Scills Tower Services LLC. With his previous climbing experience and the company’s willingness to train him on the job, Bradley decided that this would be a great fit! He interviewed, was offered the job, and accepted the position of Tower Technician on 7/11/2022 which earned him a wage of $18/hr.

Bradley told his Career Coach, Veronica, that he was amazed to learn about the ways GST Michigan Works! could assist him in obtaining employment. He found the Fenton office to be very helpful in streamlining the whole process for him from discovering a field of interest to assisting him in obtaining this awesome employment opportunity. Bradley was so excited to take on this new adventure he began working as a Tower Tech and had 50 hours under his belt the first week!