Charlotte Works Staff, Author at Charlotte Works

14 Mar GM Financial “drives” a great information session

Posted at 18:11h in Workshops by Charlotte Works Staff

Have you dreamed of working for a company that is voted one of the “Best Places to Work” by readers of the Charlotte Business Journal, or wins a Sloan Award for Excellence in the Workplace for Effectiveness and Flexibility? A company doesn’t earn those accolades...

14 Mar NCWorks Online goes offline to bring you enhancements

Posted at 18:00h in News by Charlotte Works Staff

Sometimes distance really does make the heart grow fonder. The state of North Carolina hopes that an upcoming weekend shut-down of its nearly year-old NCWorks Online system and resulting re-boot with enhancements will gladden the hearts of job-seekers and employers alike. NCWorks Online will go offline on...

14 Mar The 10 Commandments of Job Search

Posted at 17:43h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

Reprinted with permission from ITintheD.org. We gave you The Ten Commandments of Networking. We even gave you The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking. After using those as the foundation for our speaking engagements over the last few years, we noticed that it was time to change things up...

17 Feb Get your job fair on!

Posted at 00:44h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

If you’re in the market for a new job, the next few weeks offer multiple opportunities for you to get face-to-face with hiring managers and other company representatives to pitch yourself for open positions. Here are the details on four upcoming job fairs: The Mayor’s Job Fair:...

15 Feb 2013 Outstanding SNAP Site of the Year: Grace-Mar Services, Inc. is taking the lead

Posted at 19:08h in SNAP Sites by Charlotte Works Staff

“I interviewed with several nonprofits and no one would give me a job,” says Kenny Smith, president and founder of Grace-Mar Services, Inc., describing the organization’s beginnings. “So I said to my wife, ‘I’ll start my own.’” A career as a top sales professional with GE...

15 Feb Four can’t-miss workshops in February! Register today!

Posted at 18:47h in Workshops by Charlotte Works Staff

There are still a few seats remaining for each of these dynamic sessions! Personal Marketing Plan and Job-Search Strategies Tuesday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Develop a job- search marketing plan that will help you in prospecting, networking, interviewing and measuring your productivity, learning what...

15 Feb Volunteer strengthens networking skills at Charlotte Works

Posted at 18:40h in Volunteers by Charlotte Works Staff

“Networking is not one of my strong suits,” says Marcus White. “I’m more of an introvert. Being here has increased my ability to reach out, because what I’ve learned is that you never know how one conversation might lead you to another conversation that might...

15 Feb Charlotte Works goes to Washington

Posted at 18:27h in Policy by Charlotte Works Staff

The last week of January proved to be a big one for those of us in the workforce development field. First, a big surprise came during the State of the Union, when President Barack Obama announced he was charging Vice President Joe Biden to lead an...

15 Feb What’s your personal brand?

Posted at 18:11h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

Whether your job-search efforts have been successful or futile, have you considered these questions: How am I going to get prospective employers to see me as the best candidate to meet their needs? How am I going to differentiate myself from the competition? How can I increase my...

17 Jan Sectors are cool: Our five interactive career paths are now live!

Posted at 22:23h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

If you’ve not checked out the Charlotte Works website lately, here’s a great reason: our new interactive career paths are now live! The pathways explore the 10-county Charlotte region’s five hottest industry sectors: advanced manufacturing, energy, healthcare, information technology and supply chain management. Each pathway highlights careers by education level and area of...

Author: Charlotte Works Staff