Local Agency Helps Laid-off Workers Find New Opportunities

17 Nov 2025

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Notice of mass layoffs often times hit the news but not all layoffs become common knowledge. Career Solutions of St. Cloud is a workforce development agency. They help people 14 and up get back into the workforce after a layoff. Career Solutions can help people get retrained or resume' help to get them back in the workforce. Career Solutions Executive Director Tammy Stark joined me on WJON. She says they are seeing an uptick of people coming in looking for services.

Dislocated Worker Program

The dislocated worker program through Career Solutions helps people, who were laid off, get back into the workforce in the same place or a better place than what they left. Stark says they helped 500 of the 800 people laid off from Electrolux with a customized pathway. She says people can get additional training, resume assistance and job interview help.

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