At 63-years-old, Cynthia Roberts arrived at a crossroads.
The office building where she worked in Calgary had burned down and staff were laid off, but she wasn91裸聊视频檛 ready to retire. She could find another admin job and work there until she turned 65 or take a chance at one more fresh start.
Roberts chose adventure.
She loaded her life into her van, got in the driver91裸聊视频檚 seat, and never looked back.
91裸聊视频淚 knew I didn91裸聊视频檛 want to be in Calgary when I retired,91裸聊视频� Roberts says. 91裸聊视频淚 had been travelling all over Alberta and decided to come back to the Okanagan where I was born and raised. I chose to go where I wanted to retire.91裸聊视频�
Living a comfortable life in her van, Roberts spent afternoons at the Okanagan Regional Library in Vernon looking for work. After a few weeks, the weather started getting colder. She found a comfortable place to live and continued her job search.
91裸聊视频淚 was using the computers at the library when someone said to me, 91裸聊视频業f you go to WorkBC, they have job support there and will help you do your resume,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Roberts says. 91裸聊视频淚 went to WorkBC, and they were so welcoming. I was with them every day and they were always so sweet.91裸聊视频�
Located on the first floor of WorkBC91裸聊视频檚 building in downtown Vernon, the centre is open to anyone looking for a quiet place for career exploration. The centre also provides access to the tools required for an independent or supported job search.
When Roberts went into the centre, she knew exactly what kind of employer she was looking for: a small business with people that have a positive attitude and a great atmosphere where she91裸聊视频檇 be happy to work until retirement.
Roberts spent weeks at the centre using the computers to fine-tune her resum茅, connecting with the team and browsing the job boards for the right fit. And, finally, she got the call she had been waiting for 91裸聊视频� a local alarm company was looking for a secretary.
Months after landing the job at Hewberry Alarms, Roberts says she91裸聊视频檚 in heaven. She91裸聊视频檚 living in the community where she dreams of retiring and is working for a company that cares about its people.
91裸聊视频淗ewberry Alarms is such a nice place to work. I love small businesses. I love the atmosphere and the attitude,91裸聊视频� Roberts says. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e such nice people and are amazing to work for.91裸聊视频�
With her own desk in the alarm company91裸聊视频檚 quiet office building near downtown, Roberts spends her mornings answering phones, walking customers through how to operate their alarm systems, coordinating customer appointments and managing accounts receivable.
It91裸聊视频檚 going so well, she says, that she91裸聊视频檚 already thinking about how she might stay on part-time when it91裸聊视频檚 time for retirement in a few short years.
And it91裸聊视频檚 a job that Roberts says was only possible thanks to the help of WorkBC.
91裸聊视频淭he WorkBC team is so positive and informative. They91裸聊视频檙e willing to walk over and show you what they think you91裸聊视频檇 be good at and read your resume over. They91裸聊视频檙e just really good partners in getting you a job. They really care,91裸聊视频� she says.
91裸聊视频�I would definitely recommend that people go and use WorkBC. I91裸聊视频檝e been doing this for many years, and I91裸聊视频檝e done many things. I91裸聊视频檝e driven a bus, been a cleaner, done admin work. You name it, I91裸聊视频檝e done it. But if it hadn91裸聊视频檛 been for WorkBC, I may not have found the perfect job.91裸聊视频�
For more information about the WorkBC Centre in Vernon and its resources for an independent job search, call
roger@vernonmorningstar.com
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