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EXHIBIT A WESLEY A. BOSC 3 M.A. 24001 Muirlands Blvd., #331 Lake Forest, CA 92630 -1717 (949) 829 -0719 wesb @simplyweb.net August 9, 2004 Judy Chen -Lee Santa Ana W /O /R /K Center 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Ms. Chen -Lee: I am writing to express my interest in the advertised position of Career Counselor consultant. I would be honored by your considerate review of my experience, skills, and training that substantiates and exemplifies my qualifications to provide Career Counseling and Mental Health services to the customers at the Santa Ana W /O /R /K Center who are in the process of becoming reemployed or retrained. Background I have enjoyed the privilege of serving in the capacity of Wellness Coordinator or Counselor at the W /O /R /K Center since October 1997. This role began with the primary responsibility to help those in need of and who desired personal counseling as they struggled with their unemployment status. Over the years, my responsibility expanded to include Vocational Assessment, Career Counseling, and Pre- employment Skills Testing. In implementing these functions, I regularly consult with appropriate Center staff when necessary and with customer consent to coordinate services and optimize success. Personal Counseling My work has involved me in consulting with customers and staff on a variety of issues and concerns relating to these areas. I have worked with and helped customers whose barriers to success have involved personal, interpersonal, or behavioral issues. Some examples include high levels of stress accompanied with disabling fear; marital conflict related to pressures of money, lack of work, or uncooperative support to provide school /training study time; depression with suicidal thoughts and feelings; profound grief; feelings of being lost, not knowing what direction to go in; feelings of being overwhelmed by a myriad of problems that their unemployment only added to; and a sense of isolation; among others. There have been occasions when evaluation revealed the need for outside healthcare services or other resources and referrals were made accordingly. Career Counseling Concerning career issues, customers have presented with complaints of not having a clear idea or goal, especially when their previous occupational field is diminishing, or recognizing that they are not progressing in life after bouncing from one unfulfilling job to another. Some of these cases have illustrated how career