September 30, 2008
For Immediate Release

R3 Center Announces October Schedule of Career Workshops

          KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The R3 Center is offering numerous career development workshops and resume clinics in October 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 center's October schedule of workshops includes the following sessions. Due to the popularity of its free workshops, the R3 Center strongly encourages clients to call the center in advance, and reserve a seat.

          New Client Mondays — 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29. 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.

• Top Jobs for Your Personality — 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 2;
• Is It Time for More Training? — 6 p.m. on Oct. 7;
• Lay-Off  Survival Tips — 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 10;
• Looking for Work at 50+ — 9 a.m. on Oct. 11;
• Stand Out from the Competition — 6 p.m. on Oct. 14;
• Looking for Work with a Criminal Record — 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 16;
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator — 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 23;
• What Not to Wear: Interview Fashion — 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 24;
• Interview Techniques — 9 a.m. on Oct. 25; and
• It's Not Who You Know — It's Who You Meet! — 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 30.

          The R3 Center 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 morning sessions. Clinics will be offered at:

• 9 a.m. on Oct. 4;
• 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 9;
• 6 p.m. on Oct. 15; and
• 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 21.

          The R3 Center also will offer the "N.C. Research Campus Careers 101" workshop in October. This program will help individuals learn more about the types of jobs being created by the N.C. Research Campus and the training and education needed to qualify for such positions. Call 704-216-7201 for a complete schedule of these workshops and to reserve seats.

           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. All R3 Center services are provided free of charge. The center's office hours are: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

           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.