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Regaining Control in a Safe Environment
Laurie had multiple barriers to employment when she came to JobWave. She had low self-esteem, was having difficulties with her common-law partner, did not have childcare and was facing an eviction from her apartment...
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New Communications Skills Open Doors
When Sharon first came to JobWave, she was suffering from a variety of physical issues and feelings of isolation and despondency. She had little energy and initially found it very difficult to attend weekly appointments at JobWave...
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An Indomitable Spirit
Brandi is one of those people whose courage, resilience and life spirit inspire us every day. Despite major physical barriers, including complications from diabetes, suffering a heart attack while involved with JobWave and undergoing open heart surgery, Brandi stayed committed to
improving her family’s quality of life...
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Commitment and Hard Work Pay Off
When Jennifer walked through the doors of the JobWave office, she was eager to get started with her search for employment. With the support of her JobWave team, Jennifer updated her résumé, created a versatile cover letter and pursued job leads with great enthusiasm...
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Painting a Path to Success
With the help of the JobWave team, Terry found full-time employment as a painter and now earns well over the minimum wage at $14.00/hr. When he started the JobWave program, Terry had been on and off income assistance for years and lacked the self-confidence to pursue employment...
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Driving Is Just the Ticket
“Tattoo Rob” (as he likes to be called) came to the JobWave office in Kamloops in November of 2006. At the time, he felt frustrated about his experience with job placement programs, and was reluctant to become involved in the process...
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Making it Happen
Laurie is a single mother of four who moved to British Columbia from Ontario several months ago. She found employment fairly quickly at a large supermarket, but was unable to work the shifts she was given due to conflicts with childcare, lack of transportation and the disruption of
several moves required to find affordable housing in Westbank...
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A Secure Future of Financial Independence
To say that Valerie’s plate is full, that she is determined to improve her family’s quality of life and that she perseveres when faced with challenges is an understatement. As a single mother, Valerie is taking the steps to “generate financial independence, a sense of pride, confidence, and a better way to bring up my young son.”
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Beaming with Pride
Jim came to the Kelowna JobWave office on December 13th, 2006. During the intake process, he expressed a sincere interest in secure, sustainable employment. Jim was delivering papers for a large newspaper firm in Kelowna, but was struggling to earn a living and required income assistance to make ends meet...
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Moving along the Employment Continuum
When Brian first came to JobWave, he was quite shy and quiet and lacked self confidence. In order to move along the employment continuum, Brian took a number of workshops, including Career Exploration, Self Esteem Leads to Self Confidence, Time Management, Problem Solving,
Goal Setting, Handling Conflict and Assertiveness Training...
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Certification a Step in the Right Direction
Jessie had been out of the workforce due to a medical condition and was eager to find a job when he came to JobWave. From the beginning, he was committed to the process and motivated to move forward in his life. He was diligent about coming to the JobWave Centre three times a
week to prepare for his job search and work on updating his expired certifications...
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Marketing a Unique Skill
When James first came to JobWave, he was looking for employment as a general labourer. His Case Coordinator Lory assisted him to create a résumé and coached him on job search skills. In addition, James received supports for a haircut and the costs of repairing a used bicycle that he
had acquired...
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From the Home to the Workplace
When Rene came to JobWave, she had been a single, stay-at-home mother for 10 years, raising three children. When she was accepted into the program, she felt she had nothing to offer an employer. She didn’t realize how many transferable skills she had developed in order to take care
of her family!
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