Hassibullah had been in the States for three months before he was referred to Puget Sound Training Center by a friend. On his first appointment with the Employment Case Manager, Hassibullah was enrolled in the LEP pathway program and an employment assessment plan was constructed for him in order to address his main barriers. Hassibullah spoke good English; however, he didn’t have any work experience in America or possessed any employable skills.
Fortunately, Puget Sound Training Center was offering a three month (October 2014- December 2014) long Pilot Program that consisted of forklift, warehouse, computer and job readiness training. It required dedication and consistency. While enrolled in the Pilot program, Hassibullah was hired part time at FedEx Smartpost as a Parcel Assistant. This allowed him to put into practice the warehouse training he received at PSTC.
On December 29th, 2014 Hassibullah had great attendance and completed the Pilot program receiving his warehouse, forklift and computer certifications. The Pilot Program had increased his employability. So with the assistance of an Employment Case Manager at PSTC his resume was updated to illustrate his new skills and experiences, his cover letter was modified to emphasize his plans to find employment in the warehouse industry and he received one-on-one job search assistance so he could get help with his online job applications. In order to make Hassibullah an active participant in finding a job, he was provided with information about companies that were doing open interviews and accepting in-person job applications so he could use his job readiness skills and improve his interview skills.
By January 2015, Hassibullah was going through two interview process with Food Services of America for full time Order Selector position that paid $15.00 and with Bartell Drugs for a full time Warehouse Staff position that paid $13.50. Hassibullah was successful in his interview process and both companies offered him a job. Hassibullah professionally declined the job offer from Bartell Drugs and the manager at Bartell Drugs warehouse told Hassibullah that if anything changes he is more than welcome to come back. After working for Food Services of America for a month, Hassibullah was unable to continue working due to health reasons. He once again conducted himself professionally well resigning. Once again, Hassibullah returned to PSTC and he was advised to contact Bartell Drugs and see if the warehouse staff position was available and luckily it was. More importantly, the manager at Bartell Drugs warehouse was more than happy to have a skilled and dedicated worker like Hassibullah working for him. Since, February 25th, 2015 Hassibullah has been happily employed with Bartell Drugs and plans to take part time college courses during the summer.