May 27, 2008
For Immediate Release

R3 Center Announces June Schedule of Career Workshops

             KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The R3 Center is offering numerous career development workshops and resume clinics in June for adults in Cabarrus and Rowan counties. All of the programs are provided free-of-charge.

              Located at 164 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., in Kannapolis, the R3 Center is a career development center established by Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) to assist workers who are unemployed or under-employed.

              The center's mission is built on three Rs — a refocus on individual skills and interests, retraining and further education, and partnering with other workforce development agencies to secure career-oriented re-employment.

              The June slate of workshops includes three new programs — "N.C. Research Campus Careers 101," "What NOT to Wear: Interview Fashion," and "New Client Mondays." The N.C. Research Campus workshop will help attendees get answers to the questions: "What careers will be available on the campus," "How do I fit in?" and "What is biotechnology?" The interview fashion program will help job seekers make good choices for their job interview attire. New Client Mondays is an orientation program offered for persons who have never attended an R3 Center workshop or taken advantage of its other services.
The center's June schedule of free workshops includes:

• New Client Mondays — 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. every Monday in June;
• Top Jobs for Your Personality — 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 3;
• Is It Time for More Training? — 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 4;
• The ABCs of Computer Usage — 1 to 3 p.m. on June 6;
• N.C. Research Campus Careers 101 — 9 a.m. on June 7, and 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 17;
• Interview Techniques — 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 10;
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator — 9:30 a.m. on June 12, and 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 25;
• Looking for Work With a Criminal Record — 2 p.m. on June 13;
• From Career Readiness Certification to Employment — 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 18;
• Application Assistance Lab — 1 to 3 p.m. on June 20;
• Stand Out from the Competition — 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. on June 24; and
• What NOT to Wear: Interview Fashion — 2 p.m. on June 27.

             The R3 Center also will offer a number of free resume clinics to help job searchers improve their current resume or create a new one from scratch. The resume clinic schedule includes day, evening and Saturday sessions. Clinics will be offered at:

• 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on June 5;
• 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 11;
• 9:30 a.m. on June 19; and
• 9 a.m. on June 28.

             The R3 Center helps adult workers assess and profile their skills, aptitudes, training and academic credentials, and future career interests to develop a plan for career growth.

              The center also provides Work Keys® assessment and instruction. Completion of this program will give clients Career Readiness Certification, a nationally recognized credential, validating preparedness for specific career fields. All R3 Center services are offered free of charge.

              The R3 Center partners with other workforce development agencies, including the Centralina Workforce Development Board, JobLink Career Centers of Cabarrus and Rowan counties, N.C. Employment Security Commission and other area community colleges.

             For more information about the R3 Center and its services and programs, call 704-216-7201, or visit the center's website at http://www.rowancabarrus.edu/r3center/.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.