KANNAPOLIS — The R3 Center is offering numerous career development workshops and resume clinics in October for adults in Rowan and Cabarrus counties. All of the programs are provided free-of-charge.
R3 Career Services is a career development operation established by Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to assist displaced workers, those who are unemployed or under-employed. R3 Career Services has three exciting new workshops this month:
• Meet the Employer – Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m. This workshop will feature a panel of local business and human resource representatives ready to advise you in your work search.
• Learning About Financial Aid – Oct. 22, 1 p.m. Applying for financial aid can be a confusing and difficult process. Join representatives from the Rowan-Cabarrus financial aid department and learn how to navigate the application process smoothly.
• Employer Spotlight – Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m. In the “Employer Spotlight” workshop, a guest employer will share information about his or her business, what he or she is looking for in potential employees and how to apply for available positions. In October, the guest employer is Western & Southern Life. Attend this workshop to learn more about their company and employment opportunities.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s Employability Lab is now available at R3 Career Services in Kannapolis. The lab will be open Monday through Thursday noon until 4 p.m. and walk-ins are welcome.
“The Employability Lab is a great edition to R3, because our clients will be able to work with an instructor on tools they are learning in R3 workshops and their individual coaching sessions,” said Keri Allman, director of R3 Career Services. “In the lab, clients will also be able to work on a certification that helps recognize an individual’s current skill set called Career Readiness Certification.”
Each Wednesday in October, the R3 Career Services will have “R3 Clinics” available at the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions/JobLink Career Centers in both Rowan and Cabarrus counties. The clinics will feature New Client Launch Appointments, Resume Screening, Career Coaching and R3 Workshops. Clients wanting to attend an R3 Clinic are asked to call 704-216-3664 to schedule an appointment. The workshop schedule for October will be:·Oct. 9 — Looking for Work at 50+; Oct. 23 — Interview Techniques; Oct. 30 — Identifying Your Career Options.
Salisbury location: DWS/JobLink Center, 1904 S. Main St., Salisbury;
Concord location: DWS/JobLink Center, 2275 Kannapolis Hwy., Concord.
For those looking to attend workshops onsite at the R3 Career Center, services are offered at 200 West Ave., in Kannapolis.
The center’s October schedule of workshops includes the following sessions. Due to the popularity of its free sessions, R3 Career Services strongly encourages clients to call in advance to reserve a place — 704-216-7201.
New Client Launch is an orientation workshop for persons who have never attended an R3 workshop or taken advantage of its other services. New Client Launch appointments are available Monday-Friday and can be made by calling 704-216-7201.
The calendar also includes the following workshops:
• Identifying Your Career Options – 9:30 a.m., Oct. 17;
• Interview Techniques – 9:30 a.m., Oct. 15;
• Networking Methods – 11 a.m., Oct. 31;
• Stand Out from the Competition – 9:30 a.m., Oct. 31; and 2 p.m., Oct. 15;
• Looking for Work at 50+ – 9:30 a.m., Oct. 24;
• Looking for Work with a Criminal Record –11 a.m., Oct. 17;
• Letter Writing for the Job Seeker – 11 a.m., Oct. 24;
• Online Job Hunting Beginners – 11 a.m., Oct. 8;
• Online Job Hunting Advanced – 2 p.m., Oct. 10;
• Looking for Work as a 20-Something – 9:30 a.m., Oct. 8.
R3 Career Services also will offer multiple resume clinics to help job searchers improve their current resume or create a new one from start to finish. Please call to reserve a seat. The resume clinics are scheduled for: 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10; 11 a.m. Oct. 15 and 29; 2 p.m. Oct. 24.
All R3 Center services are provided free-of-charge. The center’s normal office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
R3 Career Services partners with other workforce development agencies, including the Centralina Workforce Development Board, JobLink Career Centers of Cabarrus and Rowan counties, N.C. Department of Commerce- Division of Workforce Solutions, and other area community colleges.
For more information about the R3 Career Services and its services and programs, please call 704-216-7201, or visit the center’s website at www.rccc.edu/r3/.