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Success Stories Whitney Is Reaching Her Career Goals Thanks to Skills and Carelon Whitney had spent many years building up her customer service skillset by working in multiple customer-facing roles. While building her career, she …
February 16, 2024 Read More
Success Stories Working with Skills, Nadica was Matched with a Company That Shares Her Desire to Value Diversity and Inclusion Nadica C. was an experienced candidate with many years of education that helped her develop her expertise. With a Bachelor of Arts Degree, two …
February 08, 2024 Read More
Success Stories Zy’Keia Found a Parent-Friendly Job at Bank of America with the Help of Skills Zy’Keia was a new mom of two boys and was passionate about making sure she could give them the best life possible. She knew she wanted to be with an …
February 02, 2024 Read More
Success Stories Stephanie Finds What She Needs to Grow Her Career at Carelon Stephanie M. was an experienced pharmaceutical sales representative with a vast array of knowledge that allowed her to excel in her career. When she …
December 21, 2023 Read More
Success Stories Lashay ‘Can’t Wait to Get Back to Work’ at Bank of America Lashay M. couldn’t believe how one week could truly change her life. In June 2022, she found out she was being laid off from her position as a Fraud …
December 12, 2023 Read More
Success Stories Faiza Is Putting Her Degree to Good Use at HUB International Faiza graduated from college and spent time building her skillset and gaining experience with internships. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she found …
December 11, 2023 Read More
Success Stories Empowering Dreams: April Pursues her Career with the Support of Skills for Chicagoland’s Future April was a hardworking Chicagoan who was committed to finding a role that she could feel passionate about and that would allow her to continue …
November 27, 2023 Read More
Success Stories Skills and Jewel-Osco are Helping Sterling Make a Path for Himself Sterling D. had been looking for work and was hoping to land a job that would lead to a stable career that could open doors for him. He didn’t want …
November 13, 2023 Read More
Success Stories Aisha Finds an Unexpected Passion for Leadership Working at Carelon In 2014, Aisha W. was unemployed for 18 months and having a challenging time finding work. She found out about Skills through a job fair held at her …
October 12, 2023 Read More
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