WEBVTT - Express Services Presents: Objective Unlocked!

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio, Hey listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>The following is a bite sized version of an episode

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<v Speaker 1>of On the Job, a podcast from Express Employment Professionals

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<v Speaker 1>that shares the experiences of everyday Americans finding their life's work.

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<v Speaker 1>These clips can be humorous and heartwarming, sometimes both at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, and they're always insightful.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoy Welcome back to On the Job. Can you believe

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<v Speaker 2>we're at episode seven already? Where does the time go? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>after all these wonderful profiles of people in the midst

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<v Speaker 2>of their careers, we thought we'd switch things up just

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<v Speaker 2>a bit for this episode and take a look at

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<v Speaker 2>the challenges that many of us face one looking for

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<v Speaker 2>a job. So today we're going to hear about one

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<v Speaker 2>man's search for work and how that path to employment

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<v Speaker 2>helped him to discover a whole new approach to life.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's face it, looking for a job sucks. It does.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a painful experience in so many ways. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>moment of humility, of anxiety, and depending on how much

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<v Speaker 2>money you have saved from the last time you worked,

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<v Speaker 2>oftentimes it's a moment of sheer desperation. Whether you're searching

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<v Speaker 2>online or in the newspaper, or driving around town looking

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<v Speaker 2>for now hiring signs and handing out resumes. Searching for

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<v Speaker 2>a job literally begins to feel like a job itself,

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<v Speaker 2>and one man who knows exactly how that goes is

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<v Speaker 2>Leon Albritton.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a job, looking for a job.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're like Leon who doesn't live in a

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<v Speaker 2>big city, your options are that much harder because.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to go real far to get something you

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<v Speaker 3>know in that way gains it.

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<v Speaker 2>And then even if you get lucky and find a

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<v Speaker 2>gig that sounds of interest, you've got to go through

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<v Speaker 2>the whole application process, which means updating your resume, writing

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<v Speaker 2>a cover letter, reaching out to the hiring person, and

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<v Speaker 2>half the time, maybe way more than half the time,

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<v Speaker 2>after all that work, nothing, and you can't help but

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<v Speaker 2>think that maybe that application you've just spent all that

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<v Speaker 2>time working on wasn't even red. But fortunately there are

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<v Speaker 2>places like Express and people like Olivia Merhrifeld.

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<v Speaker 4>And I am the operations manager for the Vaporaiso Indiana

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<v Speaker 4>and Shareable Indiana Express offices, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Olivia totally knows how hard it is to get a

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<v Speaker 2>job because prior to working at Express, she was in

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<v Speaker 2>the exact same position that Leon was in.

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<v Speaker 4>And you get so caught up in applying for jobs

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<v Speaker 4>online or using those different avenues you so many times

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<v Speaker 4>don't ever get to speak to a real person. You're

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<v Speaker 4>submitting resume after resume after resume.

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<v Speaker 2>But fortunately for both Leon and Olivia, they called their

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<v Speaker 2>local Express office.

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<v Speaker 4>I came into Express, had my interview. They ended up

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<v Speaker 4>placing me at a property management company where I was

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<v Speaker 4>the leasing agent, and I was there about five years.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Olivia got lucky with that first job. Leon was

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<v Speaker 2>having a harder go of it. How many different jobs

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<v Speaker 2>did they try to get you in? It? Over a dozen?

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<v Speaker 3>Right? What on that? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you ever get discouraged going after all these different

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<v Speaker 2>jobs and them not working out?

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<v Speaker 3>It was some days, man, I was I was feeling

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<v Speaker 3>just like you said too. It was heultlessly. It was stressful, man.

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<v Speaker 2>Leon was definitely willing to put in the effort. He

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<v Speaker 2>went to job after job, showing up ready to work.

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<v Speaker 4>He was always willing to go and always willing to

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<v Speaker 4>try something new, even if he was going into something

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<v Speaker 4>that he had never done before, he was always willing

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<v Speaker 4>to give it a shot.

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<v Speaker 3>He wasn't easy sewing up job man, they just send

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<v Speaker 3>me too.

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<v Speaker 2>Leon acknowledges that they were hard jobs, but if we're

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<v Speaker 2>being honest here, he puts the blame mostly on himself

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<v Speaker 2>because at that time in his life, Leon turned to alcohol.

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<v Speaker 2>But after all the jobs that didn't work out, Leon

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<v Speaker 2>has finally found the job for him. Working in the

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<v Speaker 2>industrial industry for the last seven months has given Leon

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<v Speaker 2>not only an income, but a healthy routine and a

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<v Speaker 2>sense of purpose. Like all of us, he has his days,

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<v Speaker 2>has afternoons when the clock drags, and mornings when he

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<v Speaker 2>just doesn't want to get out of bed. But then

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<v Speaker 2>he reminds himself how far he's come and how hard

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<v Speaker 2>he and the folks that Express have worked to get

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<v Speaker 2>him where he is today.

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<v Speaker 3>Express ball feedback and still a human again. That's the

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<v Speaker 3>way I'm gonna put it. They gave him my life back.

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<v Speaker 2>For on the job. I'm Avery Thompson.

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<v Speaker 5>A strong work ethic, takes pride in a job well done.

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<v Speaker 5>This is the kind of person you need. Express Employment

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<v Speaker 5>professionals can help because in good times or bad, we

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<v Speaker 5>understand how critical it is to manage your business for

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<v Speaker 5>today with the right workforce, we offer hiring solutions to

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<v Speaker 5>fit changing demands. Express knows jobs. Get to know Express.

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<v Speaker 5>Go to expresspros dot com to find a location near you.