News @ The Works: Career-seeker success, new career ladders & more!

Update: Extended hours

Our NCWorks Career Center at 5601 Executive Center Drive will begin extended hours on Tuesday, April 3.

The center will be open every 1st and 3rd Tuesday until 7 p.m.

Career-seeker proves there's more than one way to success

Anthany Watson spent nine years in his upper management human resources position when things came to a screeching halt. After the unexpected change in plans, Watson visited the local NCWorks Career Center* seeking help and says it’s the best thing he could have done. Attending multiple training programs at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) helped him get back into the workforce after being laid off.

“My job kind of dissipated, and they reorganized the organization. I wanted to get away from that field,” he explained. “I wanted to go into hotel management. I wanted to get away from the human services part. It can burn you out.”

Charlotte Works' Career Ladders: What they are and how to use them

T he 2018 career ladders are here!

Career ladders are a popular tool we’ve designed as a resource for career navigation; a visual representation of possible pathways for upward career growth. Each ladder consists of a group of closely related jobs that depict a path from entry-level occupations to those that require advanced skills or education. The ladders also show the average wages and the combined number of job opportunities.

We’ve created career ladders for some of Charlotte’s largest industries including health care, manufacturing, information technology, hospitality and transportation and logistics. In addition to these five ladders, Charlotte Works is launching two new career ladders in construction and real estate and finance and insurance.

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U.S. employers added 313,000 jobs in February, Wall Street Journal

Addressing unemployment, the new segregation, Pride Magazine

Top 10 reasons to move to Charlotte , WSOC-TV

Upcoming Events

Grant Info Session for Career-Seekers

March 29, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

NCWorks Career Center

5601 Executive Center Dr., Suite 100 [ map ]

Re-branding Your Skills

April 3, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

NCWorks Career Center

5601 Executive Center Dr., Suite 100 [ map ]

Expungement Webinar

April 3, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

NCWorks Career Center

7140 Forest Point Blvd., Suite A [ map ]

Toastmasters Club

April 6, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

NCWorks Career Center

7140 Forest Point Blvd., Suite A [ map ]

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