The Classifieds Lead Red Cross Volunteer to Her First Paying Job (Part 3)
Posted Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 4:22 PM by Melissa Hunsberger
Recently, I sat down with Alicia Layman, current SEPA Chapter Volunteer, to talk about her experience as a Red Cross Volunteer in Portugal. Read Part 3 of her story here.
This time is was Jacksonville, Florida. After living in Puerto Rico for the past three years and before that Portugal, the Layman family was again moving to a new city. The dentist she had been volunteering for in Puerto Rico would write her a letter of recommendation, which would later prove to be quite valuable.
Once in Jacksonville, Alicia and her husband decided she would need to begin working in order to help put their two children through school. Alicia didn’t know what kind of job to look for, as all she knew was dentistry. And so she began searching through the classified ads in the newspaper where she came across an opening at an oral surgeon‘s office. Alicia again believes that God guided her to this doctor and his practice. It turned out to be one of the most prestigious dental practices in the state. In fact the surgeon was president of the Florida Dental Association, a title he retained for many years.
Alicia had her first paying job in the United States as a dental assistant. The woman who trained her was selfless and gave away her knowledge freely. “All the knowledge that she had she wanted to pass on to another person,” says Alicia. Thanks to the letter of recommendation from the dentist in Puerto Rico and the fact that Alicia already knew the basics, she began to training as a surgical dental assistant.
As the training began, Alicia explained that she was somewhat hesitant because she disliked the sight of blood. The woman commented that most people felt the same way and they would give her three months to get over her fear. Alicia did just that and became a surgical dental assistant lending a hand with implants, biopsies, and wisdom teeth extractions.
Alicia and her family lived in Jacksonville for six years before moving to Horsham, Pennsylvania where she would begin her job search a new. Back to the classified ads she went, though with little success. She again turned to prayer regarding her situation and while searching through the phone directory she came across the name of an oral surgeon from Holy Redeemer Hospital. She picked up the telephone and before long Alicia had a new job. In each of these instances, Alicia partially credits the Red Cross with her success in finding a job.
Unfortunately, due to Alicia’s health, she would be unable to work for the next five years. However, once her health improved she began job searching again and just as before she prayed for guidance. While searching through the phone directory she again came across the name of an oral surgeon and phoned the office to see if there might be an opening. The surgeon’s wife answered the phone and stated the office was in search of a dental assistant. The woman was so impressed with Alicia’s knowledge and experience that she hired her over the phone. Alicia would go one to work for eleven years with the chief oral surgeon at Abington Hospital.
Thanks to the Red Cross Alicia was afforded many opportunities along with those other women who went through the same training program so many years ago in Portugal. Because of the success of her dental career, Alicia knew that one day when she retired she wanted to do something to give back to the Red Cross.
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