{"id":2409,"date":"2013-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/a-job-that-matters\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:02:51","slug":"a-job-that-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/a-job-that-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"A Job That Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph Carmines, of Petaluma, worked formerly as a civil engineer, but found his positions \u0093mostly without fun or redeeming qualities beyond a wage\u0094. Determined to find meaningful employment, he began volunteering with GRID and credits his experience working alongside one of our Solar Installation Supervisors, Ron Griffin, for his new solar career.<\/p>\n<p>\u0093I must tell you how much Ron Griffin has helped me to get a solar installation job. I would have told you sooner, but I&#8217;ve been so busy working I&#8217;ve hardly had a chance to look back,\u0094 Ralph wrote to us recently. \u0093I&#8217;ve worked numerous GRID Alternatives installs with Ron. He&#8217;s taught me much about the whole process, both details and the big picture. He saw the value I could add to an installation crew and used his contacts in the industry to connect me with an excellent small company expanding in the Bay Area.\u0094<\/p>\n<p>With more than 120,000 people employed in the solar industry, solar jobs are as hot as the sun itself. But many industry employers require experience in installation, a reality that presents a challenge for classroom educated job-trainees to connect to real employment opportunities. GRID Alternatives provides the needed hands-on experience to bridge this gap. 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