From “Young Professional” to Full-Time Welder

Jacob Adam came into the GST Michigan Works! Service Center and learned that he qualified for the Young Professionals Grant as an Out-of-School Youth. He had previous experience as a welder on the family farm and after a year of training at Delta College, he was ready to get out into the workforce and use the skills he had obtained.

He started working at d/s Services, Inc. on April 22, 2022. Jacob was a great candidate for d/s Services and he was always punctual. His mom even commented, “I’ve never seen him jump out of bed in the morning for a job before!”

His employer gave him good evaluations and wrote that he had “Excellent” interpersonal relations! “He is a good candidate for hire.”

Jacob completed hir 90-day work experience through the Young Professionals program and was brought on as a full-time employee on July 22nd earning $14/hr.