Client Spotlight: Christian Cicirale

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.