by CareerSource NEFL | May 4, 2026 | Success Stories
(Left to right) Operation Lifeline Executive Director Erick Saks, CareerSource NEFL Apprentice Manager Doreen Lund and Youth Services Manager Atheia Gillespie and Florida Department of Education Apprenticeship Training Representative Julie Nichols, on site at one of...
by CareerSource NEFL | Feb 18, 2026 | Success Stories
Racheal Neal had worked for Flowers Bakery in the Grant Park area of Jacksonville for 20 years, primarily as a machine operator in shipping and receiving, when she was laid off by the company along with several others – including her husband Willie, who had 30 years...
by CareerSource NEFL | Aug 12, 2025 | Success Stories
After the death of her husband and putting her career on hiatus for three years, Verda Smith credits the guidance and comfort provided by the team at CareerSource NEFL in resuming a new career. Smith spent 20 years working as a physician assistant – but all that...
by CareerSource NEFL | Aug 5, 2025 | Success Stories
Success Story – John Jones CareerSource NEFL recently connected job seeker John Jones with a new position as a correctional officer at the Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida just southwest of Jacksonville. Jones, who moved to the area from north Atlanta in 2002...
by CareerSource NEFL | Jul 29, 2025 | Success Stories
As the owner of a multi-million dollar company with more than 100 employees providing stucco and stonework statewide, Palatka, Florida resident Johnathan (Jody) Strange never envisioned he would ever be receiving reemployment benefits.But hiring issues with some of...
by CareerSource NEFL | Feb 15, 2025 | Success Stories
Charles Wilson was newly unemployed and filling out his weekly information on his job search at the career center on Beach Boulevard when he was told about a Recruitment Wednesday hiring fair taking place there later in the week – and made the decision to attend and...
