Success Stories

Hi, my name is Ralph. I would like to tell you about my story. I had worked at a steel mill for 13 years when we received word that the...

By Maria Isabel Gonzalez When I got laid off, it was a shock. I was supposed to be promoted, but instead I found myself sitting at a...

An interview with Toni Amenrud, Kitchen Tune Up franchise owner How did you hear about Minnesota Job Partners and the CLIMB program? I...

By Joanne Hager I couldn’t go through another layoff as a tradeswoman and breadwinner. My mental health and my bank account couldn’t...

Krishna Chand knows how to seize opportunity – whether it’s behind-the-wheel as a trucker or in front of a computer as a technologist. ...

Now is a great time to start a truck driving career. The trucking industry is in dire need of qualified truck drivers. Huge demand for...

By Imogene Ervin ​ Unfortunately, I was one of the millions of people who was let go from my job during the COVID pandemic. After taking...

I am Zariyah. Wife and mother of three beautiful children. Fully employed in a cosmetology career I love. My job search motto: Never...

By Fong Vang ​ It's been a little over a year since I was laid off. I worked at a steel mill, where I thought I would stay for a while...

By Deb ​ When COVID-19 hit, Deb was laid off from a law firm, where she worked at the front desk as an administrative assistant,...

By Thomas Buol I find it difficult to succinctly express the full blessing that the Dislocated Worker program provided me. I had no idea...

By Jessica Adolph ​ The pandemic adversely affected the corporate travel industry, so as much as I loved my company, I knew my chances of...

By Robert “Barney” Barnwell ​ I was registering patients for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a church in South Minneapolis. The WiFi...

Hans Accola is a Junior Web Application Developer at Home and Local Services. His transition from unstable jobs into a rewarding career...

Audra Robinson is an amazing entrepreneur whose success will inspire you. After losing her job as a marketing manager, she enrolled in...

Steve puts his program successes best in his own words: ​ "I was an employee at Cambridge Metals and Plastics for 16 years before our...

Judy Praska came into the Dislocated worker program after resigning from her job as the executive director for a non-profit organization....

Sharon was in long term employment with Integrated Health Care. When she came into the program, she was very nervous because she had not...

Heidi had always dreamed of becoming an epidemiologist. Last week her dream came true. Heidi began a new job with the Minnesota...