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Jason had been working in sales for a construction equipment dealer. He was exposed to a lot of different machinery but never had the opportunity to operate any of it, which is what really interested him. When his com...

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Eldridge Stallworth was a custodian in a dead end job and knew that he wanted to do something more with his career. When he got laid off, it was time for a change. He started his come-back by investigating his options...

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Before Malathi Mariselvam came from India to the U.S. in 2010, she had always been a stay-at-home mom. By 2015, with her two children growing older, she found herself with more time and a need to find sustainable empl...

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Adam, originally from Poland, has been involved with industry since his youth, where he attended technical high school in his hometown, a center for textile manufacturing. In the U.S., he had been working as a manual ...

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Angie got a blessing in disguise when she was laid off from her job. She went to apply for benefits and began working with one of the workforce development programs in her area. Due to the fact that she had been laid ...

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Tyler graduated from Lake Community High School in the Spring of 2013. He had already visited Symbol with his father some months before. He enjoyed working on projects with his hands and had felt drawn to the manufact...

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Peter started his career working as a punch press operator in Chicago. He loved the work; however after 6 years at the same company, he was laid off and could not find comparable employment. He spent the next few year...

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Jason started working as a door greeter for a large retailer. He then spent the next year packing orders for an auto parts distributor and then worked as a mechanical assembler. Due to the downturn in the economy he w...

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Oscar was looking for a good manufacturing career and researched different professions. He quickly learned that the profession of CNC Machinist was both exciting, challenging and that it paid very well. He applied and...

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Franchot spent the first 7 years of his career performing building maintenance in office buildings. He then worked several years as a machine operator for a steel company where he operated steel cutting band saws, pun...

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Ray came to Symbol from a completely unrelated job - he worked as a private security guard. He was tired of working 3rd shifts, always working on the weekends and holidays. He wanted a career with a more traditional s...

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Jairus came to Symbol in the Spring of 2013 hoping to get his career back on track. He had been laid off from a lightbar assembler position, and despite his skills and experience, was finding it difficult to get anoth...

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Minh's dream was for her three children to attend College in the United States. So, five years ago, she and her husband with their three high school age children moved from Vietnam to Evanston. Her husband promptly fo...

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