ShaWanda Washington is an Adult participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! Service Provider. ShaWanda was visiting the GST Michigan Works! Service Center when she learned of the FHEO Program Prior to beginning her journey with the FHEO Program, ShaWanda was employed as a school […]
The Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program visited Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy on August 27, 2019 with twelve Out-of-School youth participants to learn about in-demand career opportunities within the company. Participants were led to a call center wear staff members spoke with customers to identify medication needs, resolve insurance issues or assist with developing payment plans. […]
Arika McClain is a Youth participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! Service Provider. Arika was working as a housekeeper when she learned of the FHEO Program from a co-worker. Arik attended an Information Session and it was there that she chose to pursue a […]
Ryann Richardson visited Career Services in April 2019 in pursuit of occupational training in welding. She had several barriers to employment to overcome and her career coach, Kim Streeter, had determined that Ryann would need additional services through our community partner network before moving forward to training. The development of an Individual Services Strategy/Career […]
Sanilac – While Ametek prefers to hire experienced workers when possible, the current labor market has created more opportunity for the company to consider less experienced applicants. Though Amber Glaza had no manufacturing background, she decided to take a chance and apply to Ametek for the position of electro-mechanical assembler. Amber impressed Ametek during her […]
“My Welding certificate changed my life. I never would have thought when I came to GST MI Works! 3 years ago this is where I would be.” – Raymond Miller Flint – Raymond Miller was referred to GST Michigan Works! in April of 2016. At the time he was unemployed and was looking for employment […]
Flint – Sherrema Bower was referred to GST Michigan Works! upon returning to her hometown of Flint from out-of-state. Seeking full-time employment, Sherrema met with her Career Coach, Angel Lane, for assistance in finding full-time employment. Angel was immediately impressed by Sherrema’s resume, including a superior work history with experience lecturing in multiple countries as […]
The Greenlee Tool training that was held at Halligan Electric on July 42, 2019 was part of our company’s “Big Picture” plans. We had recently purchased two large pieces of equipment from Greenlee that are primarily used for large-scale commercial and industrial applications. They represented a large dollar investment into our company’s equipment pool. We […]
Lapeer – Career Coach Annalisa Przybysz and Apprenticeship Success Coordinator Wanda Bigelow held a Career Building Session with 11 students at Lapeer Alt Ed this November! During the half-day session they discussed wages, played career games such as: Would You Rather, Apprenticeship True & False, Time Management, Resume Building, What’s Your Favorite Subject and Correlating […]
Genesee – Dominque Clay began her journey with GST Michigan Works! as she struggled to find sustainable employment. Dominque was referred to GSTMW and a Career Coach. They met regularly and discussed eliminating barriers to self- sufficiency, including not having her out-of- state Birth Certificate. This was preventing her from obtaining a State ID which […]