From a hard-working, part-time Waitress/Bartender to a Police Officer protecting her community; Trystain’s success road to success was a challenging, but worthwhile. Going to school and working was tough, but Trystain wanted more. With the help of the Fenton GST Michigan Works! Service Center and her Career Coaches, Tricia and Sue, she was able to […]
Category: Job Seekers
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 […]
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 […]
Thalia Holbrook is an Out of School Youth participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! service provider. Thalia was working as a Barista at Starbucks when she heard about the FHEO Program from a friend. Thalia shared that she had been interested in working in […]
Flint – Adrian Ortega, age 60, is a former Commercial Truck Driver who had been unemployed for more than a year. He was working with The Talent Development Center at the GST Michigan Works! Flint Service Center to receive tutoring support to complete GED Testing. At the time, Adrian’s only mode of transportation was his […]
Huron Co. – Laura from L.J. Gascho Furniture reached out to the GST Michigan Works! BSP in Huron County to inquire about Gascho’s eligibility for On-the-Job Training funds. Finding candidates who have experience in their specific field of finishing furniture can be challenging so they often need to train their new employees on-the-job. This decreases […]
Lapeer Co. – On October 25, 2021, GST Michigan Works! received a call from Latinx Technology & Community Center of Greater Flint. Joshua Bryant requested the Agency’s assistance with a Cuban couple that did not speak English and was looking for work. An appointment was made for the next day at our office. Pedro and […]
Tuscola Co. – “At the time I contacted GST Michigan Works!, I was in a job that barely paid my bills. I wasn’t financially able to pay for training on my own. With the aid from GSTMW, I was able to attend training, graduate, and find a much better career.” – Joshua Quillen Joshua had […]
Huron Co. – Stacy came to GST Michigan Works! with a full-time job as a receptionist at a local doctor’s office earning $13.77/hr. Due to the shortage of healthcare workers and her desire to obtain a better paying position, Stacy investigated funding to become a Clinical Medical Assistant. She discovered that the Tuscola Technical Center […]
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 […]