After graduating from Iona College, Michael held several part-time clerical jobs, but he wanted a full- time career and a better lifestyle: his own apartment, a car, travel, a social life.His ACCES-VR Counselor, Sandy Gold, referred Michael to the Center where he quickly earned his Microsoft Office Certifications in Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as improving his keyboarding, presentation and teaching skills.Soon thereafter, he landed a job with a national Real Estate Firm in data gathering and analytics, paying over 30k and only ten minutes from his house!