Encouragement Helps Launch A New Career

| Read Our Blog Read Our Blog Blog Encouragement Helps Launch a New Career Lloret De Mar Pelayo January 8, 2019 IT Career Lab 0 Lukasz “Luke” Majzner was in his mid-thirties and after many years of unstable employment and unemployment, was receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits simply to make ends meet. He enrolled within the Employment Opportunities, Personalized Services, Individualized Training, Career Planning (EPIC) program, and was launched to an opportunity to take part in Able’s IT Career Lab coaching program, which rekindled his longtime curiosity in the info technology business. “I’ve always been into computers; breaking down and placing them again collectively since I was a kid. I needed IT to be my profession. I began going to college, however it didn’t work out,” Luke stated. Luke’s profession coach Kelsey Briggs-Dineen inspired Luke all through his participation in this system, connecting him with adult training courses to help improve his take a look at-takin g expertise in order that he would be prepared to sit down for the certification alternatives offered via IT Career Lab. Luke additionally wanted assist with his resume, LinkedIn profile and interviewing expertise, all of which he was capable of receive by way of Able. “[Kelsey] wished one of the best for me, so she did an incredible job,” Luke mentioned, noting that he spent about 60 hours each week at school or learning after class, “Whenever I did something she all the time there to assist. Thanks to Kelsey, I really took a lot of issues extra critically than I usually do. I principally pushed ahead and got via it.” Luke’s perseverance and Kelsey’s coaching proved to be the winning combination. Luke completed IT Career Lab and earned his Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT). To help build his work experience within the IT business, Luke participated in an internship and gained hands-on experience. Not lengthy after, Luke discovered a full-time position as an IT Project Employee at the Anixter Center. Your e mail address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Subscribe me to your mailing record Receive our newsletters, breaking news alerts, and extra! Veterans Forward Orientation Careers by National Able Network: An Online Orientation for Nebraska Residents! Careers by National Able Network: An Online Orientation for Illinois Residents! View More…