CareerForce Veterans Employment Services Helps Joshua Land Dream Job
June 6, 2022
U.S. Navy Veteran Joshua was an underemployed carpenter but wanted to get back into the field he had trained for: avionics. He said, “It was my dream. I was trained in jet mechanics and it’s what I always wanted to do. Aviation was my calling.” Joshua looked for a job as an aircraft maintenance technician but couldn’t find anything on his own. He didn’t know what to do. Joshua said, “I was tired of waking up to a dead-end job. My employer’s business was closing, and I was about to be unemployed. I had to start all over again in an employment ‘dead zone’.”
Joshua explained the situation to his County Veteran Service Officer who referred him to Rebecca Kaas, Veterans Employment Representative at CareerForce in Marshall. “Rebecca gave me hope. She taught me there was a strategy and a process to job search. Rebecca helped me see my value and wouldn’t let me sell myself short.” Rebecca showed Joshua that his skills and abilities were a match for several avionics positions and helped him tailor his résumé to a job posting for a Maintenance Services Representative at Panasonic Avionics Corporation.