Jacob's Ladder provides a free four-step
job readiness program.
Participants learn interview skills, practice job search strategies, and are coached on appropriate business dress and etiquette.

Things to know:

• We enroll new participants once a month, usually on the first Monday of the month.  
• Our doors open at 8:30 a.m. and programming starts promptly at 9 a.m.
• Programming runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for four weeks.
• Participants have 30 minutes for lunch, and regular breaks during the day.  
  Plan to pack your lunch and snacks for the day.
• The program is open to everyone in need of job readiness skills and proven job search strategies for entry level positions in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area.  However, DSS Work First clients must be referred and enrolled by Mecklenburg County prior to beginning class.

What we do:

• Participants work with volunteers on mock interviewing and preparing resumes.
• Participants receive help researching employers and creating a personal job search plan.
• We provide bus passes to help you get to interviews and the first days on the job.
• We provide free business dress for those who need it for interviewing & first days of employment.
• We advocate for participants with local agencies to procure childcare, housing & medical benefits.
• We provide mentors for employed participants to promote job retention.
• We network with employers who are willing to hire our participants, including ex-offenders.
• We advocate for full time work with living wages and benefits.
  

What we expect from you:

• Regular attendance and follow-up are required.
• Once enrolled, you will be expected to arrive on time, every time.
• Homework: you will be required to complete applications at local businesses when not in class.

Are you ready to work?
Give Jacob’s Ladder a chance to help you find and keep a job.

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