PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sal DeRosalia on Civil Service Opportunities
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Sal DeRosalia, a 45-year-old resident of Long Island City, shared his personal experience and challenges in trying to enter the city government workforce. He expressed appreciation for the work being done to create pathways into civil service careers while highlighting the difficulties he has faced in breaking through.
- Recently moved back to New York and reenrolled in school
- Has attended job fairs and various events to seek opportunities
- Emphasized the need for better promotion of opportunities and increased accessibility for willing and able candidates
Sal DeRosalia
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I'm Salvador Joseline.
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I live in Long Island City.
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So I was literally just on a tour here, and I happen to scan the code and sit down.
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And I really love what I hear, so I appreciate it.
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Thank you, everybody, for being here and doing these jobs.
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I think it's really important.
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My my short personal story is I just moved back to New York a couple of years ago to help take care of my father, my mother.
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I have kind of reentered the workforce a little.
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I'm reenrolled in school.
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I just moved to the city a couple months ago, and I just I I love city government.
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I love the city in general, and I find it really hard to break through.
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It is it is challenging at best.
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I've been to job fairs.
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I've been to just a lot of different things and and I'm learning and I'm I'm, you know, following the path, but sitting back there and hearing it, I thought those were very good questions about how to promote it more, how to increase the opportunities for people there.
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I appreciate the 311 and how many qualified people can get in.
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But, yeah, I just I just found myself sitting in that chair.
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I'm forty five years old too, not that matters, but just to give you a little time stamp.
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I wanna be a part of, I wanna contribute.
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And so and and I know there should be a bar to get in there.
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But at the same time, I feel like there should also be ushering of people who are ready, willing, and able.
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And so whatever you all can help to do that, I appreciate it.
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That's it.
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Thank you very much.
Carmen De La Rosa
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Thank you so much for being here, coming over, and participating.
