Shameika Rhymes, Author at Charlotte Works

24 Apr Press Release: Seventh “Job Fair of the Carolinas” set for May 6th at Carowinds

Posted at 15:26h in News by Shameika Rhymes

Press Release: Seventh “Job Fair of the Carolinas” set for May 6th at Carowinds In a regional job market, businesses recruit across county and state lines, and jobseekers travel across those same lines to find job opportunities. The greater Charlotte area is a prime example of...

10 Apr Press Release: Job Fair of the Carolinas Set For April 26th at Carowinds

Posted at 14:11h in News by Shameika Rhymes

To make a talent connection today, businesses frequently recruit across various county and state lines, and jobseekers often travel across those same lines to find work. Nowhere is a regional job market more evident than in the greater Charlotte area. To meet the needs of...

13 Feb Program Year 2021 Annual Report

Posted at 14:35h in News by Shameika Rhymes

Read about Charlotte Works’ accomplishments and successes in Program Year 2021 here! ...

31 Jan Stories of Inspiration: Caroline Mensa Finds a New Career After 50

Posted at 12:53h in Career-Seeker, Job-Seeker, NCWorks Career Center, News, Success Story by Shameika Rhymes

After many years with the same company, Caroline Mensa was part of a workplace downsizing that left her in a mid-life career transition. On August 16, 2022, she realized that her previous job search method, which included applying for a job she had heard about...

22 Jun Charlotte Works and Goodwill Partner to Elevate the Needs of Working Parents

Posted at 10:58h in Career-Seeker, Community Partners, Data, Job-Seeker, News by Shameika Rhymes

WORKING PARENTS SURVEY In the spring of 2022, Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont and Charlotte Works conducted a survey of working parents in the greater Charlotte region to better understand how to support working parents in their return to the workforce after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic....

23 May NCWorks Career Centers in Mecklenburg County to Consolidate in June

Posted at 14:52h in NCWorks Career Center, News by Shameika Rhymes

On July 1, 2022, the NCWorks Career Center will consolidate its services in Mecklenburg County to its location at 8601 McAlpine Park Drive, Suite 110, in Charlotte. After June 24, 2022, the location at 7140 Forest Point Blvd. in Charlotte will no longer be operational,...

06 Jan Press Mentions

Posted at 09:42h in Media, News by Shameika Rhymes

Carolina Impact: Worker Shortage and Social Media, WTVI Forward Together: Mecklenburg County fueling region's growth, Charlotte Business Journal County works to help tent city residents find jobs and permanent housing, WSOC-TV Charlotte agencies help unemployed find work during pandemic, WSOC-TV The Ongoing Plague of Unemployment, WFAE Charlotte Talks Need Help...

19 Nov NextGen Young Adult Reaches Her Goals and Lands a Job in Healthcare

Posted at 11:51h in NextGen, Success Story by Shameika Rhymes

Our NextGen program continues to help young adults reach their goals. Merary Lopez, a mother of one, started working with NextGen Youth Business Solutions Consultant Doneisha Wilson in November 2019. Lopez’s goal was to work at Atrium Health. Through our partnership with Central Piedmont, she...

09 Jun June 2020 NCWorks Virtual Workshops

Posted at 11:33h in Career-Seeker, Careers, Events, Job-Seeker, NCWorks Career Center, Workshops by Shameika Rhymes

NCWorks Navigation English and Spanish available (Monday and Wednesday- 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m./Spanish available Tuesday and Thursday-1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.) Do you need help creating your NCWorks profile? Would you like to learn how to search for your new career online? If you answered YES, then please join...

09 Jun Our Commitment

Posted at 10:51h in News by Shameika Rhymes

Hi, everyone: The last two weeks have brought a great deal of pain, hurt, anger, frustration, and even death. Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic of systemic racism has been with us for centuries and has most recently claimed three more lives - Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor...

Author: Shameika Rhymes