Work Experience: Seeds of Success Are Planted for the Future

According to our local High Demand Career Clusters, the areas of Accounting, Administrative Assistant, and Bookkeeping are the top three areas in “Education and Business” for employment opportunities and needs by local employers. The ability to place Youth participant Mirna Flores came with some specific requests.  Mirna had three requests for a work placement: the ability to serve her local community, utilize her bilingual talents in Spanish, and gain experience in an office setting that would expose her to the use of numbers and data.

Mirna was placed as a “Work Experience” youth at the Hispanic Service Center in Imlay City under the direction of agency Director Lourdes Emke.  This site was chosen based on the ability to align with the desired skills and experience Mirna felt would enhance her ability to find future employment as an administrative assistant/bookkeeper. The center provided the experience of dealing with a diverse population and allowed Mirna to utilize her fluent Spanish skills. 

Work Experience provided by the center catalyzed Mirna to enroll in the accounting program at Mott Community College. Though Mirna did not have immediate employment after her Work Experience ended, the seeds were planted and her career path aligns with the high demand needs in our local community and her personal goals.