Monthly Archives January 2018

Despite an MS degree in Chemical Engineering and 5 years’ experience as a Process Engineer, Ali was unemployed for almost a year after emigrating to the U.S., as most companies to which he applied required at least 6 months’ U.S.-based work experience. To overcome his catch-22 dilemma—how to get experience if he couldn’t get a job—Ali sought professional workforce services through the KRA San Diego Metro Career Centers, operated for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, where he met with Career Agent Zuri Williams. Zuri provided orientation and introduction to the wide range of resources available to support Ali, who commented, “Apart from
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 KRA Customers Anticipate A Happy Prosperous New Year Their stories could not be more different, in origin, but more similar in the trusted end-results achieved through the KRA San Diego Metro Career Centers, operated for the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Deborah Fernandez was a perfect candidate for the WIOA Dislocated Worker Program—after a job lay-off. She had a steady employment history—20+ years’ professional experience with higher-education institutions, plus 15 years as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman. Christopher Johnson, on the other hand, was a perfect candidate for the New Beginnings Pathways to Employment Program—after serving 28 years of a 45-year prison
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