Budding cook, Carl, is not letting anything, including his visual impairment, stand in his way of achieving his goals to find paid employment. Having applied for hundreds of jobs, hand-delivering CVs and chasing leads, Carl approached ADTRAC for help.
Qualified in hospitality and catering, it has been seven years since Carl last had a job. Undeterred, he has thrown himself into the quest for employment with boundless energy. The former Llandrillo College student volunteers his time to work in a children’s charity shop and a plant shop in his home town. However, it is working in the hospitality industry where Carl feels he will be happiest.
Carl’s determined approach has also extended to his own health and well-being. He’s lost over 7 stone in weight to increase his energy levels and doesn’t let a visual impairment stand in his way. ADTRAC have sourced a Customer Service Course for Carl to enhance his skills, which he enjoyed and feels will give him transferable skills to take into the work place in the future.
Carl said: “I have tunnel vision but, once I am familiar with my surroundings, it’s not a problem. Losing weight has given me more energy to look for work and in carrying out my volunteering. ADTRAC has been really very helpful. They have given me a whole package of support. I would love to work in a café where I assist to prepare food and engage with customers. It’s great knowing that ADTRAC is there to help me and that I’m not on my own. I’d like to have my own restaurant one day and I’m confident I’ll get there.”
His Outreach and Engagement officer said: “Carl is so very determined to get into paid employment and he puts a huge amount of proactive effort into finding a job, which is something we ask the people we work with to do. We’re helping Carl to develop his CV and making sure it appeals to potential employers. “We identify and work through job applications with Carl, helping him to prepare covering letters and send off applications. Having been unemployed for some time, it is also important Carl can demonstrate his hospitality and customer skills to employers. So, we’re looking to find suitable placements for him, so he can build his experience and add that to his CV.”
ADTRAC have recently funded a Level 2 Food and Hygiene Course for Carl which he has successfully completed he hopes will give him meet the criteria to secure him his dream Job. Carl will stay with ADTRAC until he finds a position which best serves his needs.
“I’ve always had the mentality that working is important. Working with customers is something I’m looking for in a job. I enjoy interacting with people, talking to and helping them. I’ve applied for hundreds of jobs, taken CVs to businesses in person, followed each one up, but nothing. I just want to have a chance to prove myself so came to ADTRAC for help,” said Carl.
