Client Spotlight: Christian Cicirale

by Andrea Grabemeyer on May 31st, 2013

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We want to tell you about Christian Cicirale, a charming young man who came to us in September 2012. After eight years at an automobile rental company, Christian worked his way up to branch manager, only to be laid off a year and a half ago. He applied for unemployment and started looking for a new job. Christian hadn't been job hunting in eight years, so even though he thought he was doing everything right, he wasn't finding many jobs that interested him or getting many positive responses from employers. Christian realized he needed help.

He shopped around and chose MicroTrain because we offered job search and placement assistance as well as career services classes, like resume and LinkedIn workshops. He added technical skills and certifications to his resume by taking classes at MicroTrain, but Christian says the job search assistance and tools he developed were most valuable.

In January of 2013, one year after his lay-off, Christian landed a great job at a college admissions office. He says the job isn’t strictly in the IT field, but he couldn’t be happier. Christian credits everything he learned at MicroTrain with helping him get the job.

“I love MicroTrain and all the people there who helped me so much. I would work there but I have a job”, said Christian. His MicroTrain program manager said that it was a pleasure to work with Christian and his positive attitude and perseverance were the keys to his success.

Christian recently underwent treatment and physical rehabilitation for medical issues with his back. Fortunately he’ll be as good as new in no time, due in no small part to the exceptional support of his employer. Christian is very grateful for all the help MicroTrain staff has given him and credits their patience and knowledgeable encouragement with giving him the tools and confidence to get back to a job he loves.

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Ron Cwik

PMP Certification Training, 2008

Great training facility. Great instructors. Great experience.

Kaycee Ekufu

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The instructor [Al Khalfan] was very knowledgeable in the field. He presented the materials and concepts with a professional touch. He also frequently adds humor to his teachings, which made it easier for me to understand. The support staff was all nice, gentle, caring, and very helpful. The materials, rooms and amenities were excellent and exceeded expected standards.

Jennie

Student Employment Success - Project/Process Manager

My Career Services Manager was very friendly and helpful and had excellent follow-up. She seemed to really care how things were going and kept me moving in the right direction. The resources available in job search were great and the visibility that there were jobs out there looking for my skillset was promising. Additionally, the training, as well as having an updated resume stating the Microtrain course work I had taken made me feel more confident and marketable as I looked for employment. It showed that I was dedicated and took project management and process management seriously.

David

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I attended a resume writing seminar & conducted mock phone interviews with a Microtrain career counselor. These two activities gave me a leg up on distinguishing myself from all the other people looking for work. Since the career counselor's at Microtrain had a track record of getting people hired, their insight and positive past experiences helped me tremendously in getting hired with a Cisco Voice Systems Integrator in the Chicago area. I was hired as a Cisco Voice Tech Engineer with a starting salary of $65,000 / year with a Cisco voice systems reseller located in the Chicagoland area. Microtrain was very instramental in making this a reality. From expediting my WIA grant, to providing excellent hands-on training from knowledgable instructors I was able to achieve becoming certified with my CCNP. Microtrain's career services was the final catalyst in connecting me with this company by communicating with them on my behalf and with me in setting up the interview. One week later and I was hired. No joke. Thanks Microtrain!

Christopher Fowler

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Very thorough, good mix of lecture and lab work. Al is great! Keeps classes interesting and supplements required test material with need-to-know items from real world experience.

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