SERJobs Training Specialist, Deja King, orchestrated the event, welcoming a few speakers before certificates were presented. The first graduation speaker was SERJobs Chief Programs Officer, Olga Rodriguez. She made one thing clear to our clients– they must be willing to give themselves “permission” to be successful.  After that we had two potential employers speak to the graduates about their companies and what types of jobs they are hiring for. We are grateful to MeLisa Minter of ACARI Management Group and Donna Subwade of 3rd Ward Community Cooperative Builders for taking the time to speak to our clients about potential job opportunities.

The ceremony portion of the event came to a climax when students from both training programs stood up to share a few remarks. Lorenzo Cervantes graduating from our CORE training program said, “I’m just proud to have the chance to redeem myself. I look in the mirror and see a man with integrity.” Carlton Barney graduating from our CDL program discussed his experience before SER. He said that while he was in jail, re-entry program “filled my head with hope,” but when he got out he had no luck. “I went to 76 job interviews and was told no 76 times,” then he decided to give SER a chance and now he is on track to starting a new career.

SER would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their time, talent, and generous support of our clients and organization. We are grateful to Rebuild, USAA, DOL, and City of Houston.

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A few rooms down, representatives from Census 2020 were also conducting presentations on the benefits of working as a census taker for the upcoming 2020 census. Compensation, expectations, and perks of this flexible position were all discussed in one of our classrooms before job-seekers were led to our computer lab to submit an application.

All-in-all it was a great day to be at SERJobs!

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We have been lucky to find a partner that both understands our mission. MCA Communications knows that they “want to be the best, so [they] have to invest in the best,” according to one of their representatives at today’s graduation. This exceptional partnership has lead to MCA hiring several SER trainees, including every single member of our most recent class!

Graduates were able to have a celebratory lunch together and reflect on what this opportunity with MCA and SER means to them. Anthony Dirusso told the class about growing up in Manhattan and what his life was like before the program, “I’m not from a nice neighborhood. They don’t do stuff like this for people just anywhere.” Then he turned to the MCA representatives and said,”You guys said you want to run this company like a family and you have done that.”

Fellow graduate, Haissam Kaissi followed after Dirusso and said, “Before SER I didn’t have trouble finding a job, but finding a career with a future. I thought about dropping out, but with your support I felt this is what I needed to do.”

SER’s Chief Program Officer wrapped up the event with a final message: “Give yourself permission to succeed.”

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