Boxelder Job Corps Student Spotlight: Meet Jessica Dillon

Hometown: Aberdeen, SD

Trade: Business Technology

Jessica learned about Job Corps while she was studying to get her GED at the Career Learning Center in Aberdeen. She enrolled at the Boxelder Job Corps when she was 19, and spent a year and a half in the program. Not only did she successfully earn her high school diploma and complete the Business Technology trade, but she applied and was admitted to the Job Corps TCU Advanced Training Program in Excelsior Springs, MO!

Jessica's graduation from the Boxelder Job Corps is bittersweet; she's excited to continue her training but is going to miss her friends and instructors. Jessica says her biggest challenge at Job Corps was learning to be self-reliant, but she met that challenge head-on. She became a student intern, worked in the student clinic, and assisted with grading papers for business students. After completing her advanced training Jessica hopes to further pursue higher education.

To learn more about Jessica's advanced FREE training through Job Corps, visit http://tcu.jobcorps.gov/index.htm

Congratulations Jessica on a job well done!

Are YOU Ready for Job Corps? Answering the following questions may help you to decide!

Do I really want to change my life?
Am I willing to give up my present social life for 12 months or more?
Am I willing to be separated from my family, girlfriend or boyfriend for 12 months or more?
Can I face being lonely sometimes?
Am I willing to live closely with strangers, including people from a different race in dormitories?
Am I willing to accept helpful criticism to correct my faults?
Am I willing to change my sleeping habits?
Am I willing to stay committed, until my education and trade are completed?
Am I willing to follow strict rules and regulations?
Am I willing to accept no tolerance to drugs, alcohol and violence?
Am I willing to work harder than I ever have in my life?

Check out South Dakota Job Corps on Facebook!

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Spotlight on C.N.A!

Are you the kind of person who likes to help other people?

Do you want to work in the medical field, with different kinds of patients in different kinds of situations?

Are you looking for a job where your skills and services are in high demand?

A career as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) might be just right for you! As a CNA, you would work in direct contact with patients, often one-on-one with them. You could be involved in helping them with their daily needs such as feeding, showering, etc.

Another benefit of becoming a CNA is that it can be the first step to becoming an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) or an RN (Registered Nurse). It helps you move up the job ladder.

Speaking of the job ladder, becoming a CNA through Job Corps is a great way to start your career. Not only will you get job training at no cost to you, but Job Corps' career counselors have awesome contacts with CNA employers across the state of South Dakota.

In fact, our career counselors have an oustanding opportunity waiting for you right now. They have a large healthcare employer with locations across South Dakota, that is willing to hire our graduates as soon as they come out of Job Corps!

If becoming a CNA and starting an exciting job in the healthcare field sounds good to you, contact us today!

You can reach our admissions counselors by e-mail with the addresses posted at the right, or you can always call our 800 number at 1-800-733-JOBS. Don't wait--do it today!