Author: Charlotte Works Staff

15 Apr Workforce by the Numbers: Charlotte’s fintech sector is sizzling

Posted at 15:57h in Careers by Charlotte Works Staff

Workforce by the Numbers is our monthly look at the statistics and data that are shaping the workforce in the Charlotte region. IT is hot The technology sector is growing rapidly, spurred by the needs of major firms to meet their data needs and develop solutions and...

15 Apr Employer Extra: May is Small Business Month

Posted at 15:37h in Employers by Charlotte Works Staff

For more than 50 years, the United States has recognized small businesses and their impact on the American culture and economy. 2016 will be no exception. The City of Charlotte has joined the nation in designating May as “Small Business Month.” Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts' proclamation states that...

15 Apr How to dress for an interview

Posted at 15:25h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

As a former labor, wage and compliance coordinator, I often found myself in scenarios that required me to engage job-seekers in discussions on how to dress for interviews. I sought the advice of Alison Doyle, one of the industry's most highly regarded career experts. She leads...

15 Apr Orientation: Change is good!

Posted at 15:17h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

Not the change pictured above … change to how we’re bringing you into the NCWorks program! Starting in May, your NCWorks Career Centers will be piloting a new, streamlined way of doing business that’s designed to get you the job-search help you need faster so you...

18 Mar Youth focuses on college dreams to overcome obstacles

Posted at 15:06h in Youth by Charlotte Works Staff

Twenty-year-old Shavona Mann wears a bright smile, knowing that she’s on track to achieve her goals. She wears that smile knowing the obstacles she’s overcome and the challenges that she continues to face. Her journey shows that anything is possible with focus and a support...

18 Mar CRC leads to landing

Posted at 14:55h in Success Story by Charlotte Works Staff

[caption id="attachment_3797" align="alignleft" width="170"] Oscar Spaulding earned the CRC and then earned a job at Piedmont Natural Gas.[/caption] Oscar Spaulding wanted to leave no stone unturned in his job search. After being laid off from his account manager position with a pharmaceutical distribution firm in 2012,...

18 Mar Volunteering can get you engaged, empowered, employed

Posted at 14:45h in Job-Seeker by Charlotte Works Staff

There are really three top reasons why job-seekers should volunteer, and they align nicely with Charlotte Works’s tag line: Engaged | Empowered | Employed. A government study by The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that promotes volunteerism, tracked more than 70,000 jobless...

18 Mar Library partnership increases options for job-seekers

Posted at 14:33h in CARE3 by Charlotte Works Staff

Nearly 44,000 job-seekers visited one of NCWorks’ CARE3 (Community Access to Resources that Engage, Empower and Employ) sites during the 2014-15 program year. More than half of those visits were to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main, Sugar Creek and Steele Creek branches. The library partnership began in 2011...

18 Mar Workforce by the Numbers: Charlotte Works expands data, labor market research efforts

Posted at 14:23h in News by Charlotte Works Staff

Workforce by the Numbers is our monthly look at the statistics and data that are shaping the workforce in the Charlotte region. Those in workforce development (local government, education and nonprofit leaders) have a need for accurate and current data for decision-making. And research is a major...