TAPinto Newark recently featured the story of past-WOS consultant turned Panasonic employee, Tyrell Cotten. Prior to WOS, Cotten served in the U.S. Army National Guard 6,500 miles away in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. Below is an excerpt:
When Cotten finished his tour of service with the Guard, he was placed into a program run by the non-profit Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS)...The WOS program he was in, located at Rutgers University – Newark was funded by companies that included Prudential and Panasonic. Participants receive training in technical and interpersonal skills as well as advice in boosting self-confidence.
Cotten had received top marks for skills developed in the service, so he decided to continue in IT.
“I realized I was pretty good at it and that I should keep going on this track,” Cotten said.
He came to Panasonic as a contract employee in the spring of 2014 through the WOS program and learned about project management. By October, company officials brought him on full-time.
Read Cotten's full story here.