Chad Grills ⋅ Potomac , MD FYIMetric ⋅ 2 years experience

Hey Dorothy,

Here are the steps to guarantee landing a great job in the Charlotte, NC area. (Tom Cal mentioned my first point)

1. Build an awesome Linkedin Profile.

2. Find the companies in the area you want to work for via Google and Linkedin.

3. Follow the companies on Linkedin, and connect over common ground or interest with leaders at the companies.

4. Email or InMail decision makers at the company and ask for advice on how you could help them/ or what they are looking for in a potential candidate.

5. Return with answers, do work, or solve problems for them for free.

6. Then apply for a job.

Give my a shout if you want a more in depth breakdown, or clarification!

-Chad

Colleen Deere ⋅ New York , NY American Corporate Partners (ACP) ⋅ 15 years experience

Hi Dorothy,

I'd encourage you to utilize the Advisor+ Directory to start a conversation with an Advisor who lives in the Charlotte, NC area. You can filter Advisors in the Advisor+ Directory by state, and send a private message to begin a dialogue about corporations in Charlotte, NC that might be hiring.

Thanks,
Colleen Deere
ACP Staff

Priya Malhotra ⋅ New York , NY MetLife ⋅ 18 years experience

Dorothy,

MetLife has a significant presence in Charlotte, and is hiring in the area. Please take a look at the website for open positions.

Thank you for your service.

Accursio Marciante ⋅ Union , NJ Standard Chartered Bank ⋅ 11 years experience

Hi Dorothy,

You can initially try national job databases for searches like monster.com and careerbuilder or one of my favorites is www.indeed.com. Also like Tom suggested above, create a profile for yourself on Linked In because recruiters also scour there as well.

Are you familiar with NC? If not then definitely do research and visit the area. Best of luck and thank you for your service.

Cheers,

Accursio

Eric Olsen ⋅ Fresno , CA Cargill ⋅ 4 years experience

Dorothy,
Post a little about your military training and experience. My company has a plant in Charolette and I can look to see if there is anything open that matches your experience.

Sandra Little ⋅ Tempe , AZ Elizabeth Arden Spas, Inc. ⋅ 25 years experience

Hi Dorothy,
There is a gal on Fox Business by the name of Cheryl Cassone http://casone.blogs.foxbusiness.com. Every week she talks about the 3 or 5 companies hiring this week. She mentions NC relatively frequently. You might be interested in checking out her site. Anyway, here is one she recently posted that you might want to look at:

METLIFE – Leading global provider of life insurance, disability income insurance, car insurance, & more.
*Hires approximately 4,500 employees each year
*Just announced it will bring 2,600 jobs to North Carolina over next 3 years. Will hire 500 in Charlotte by the end of 2013. Average salary for NC jobs is $81k
*Top Jobs: Sales & Management, Consultants, Administrative Personnel, Project Managers
*In addition to NC, is looking to expand presence in Tampa, FL, St. Louis, MO and Latham, NY.
*Has been named a Fortune’s World Most Admired Companies
*Find more information at www.MetLife.com/careers. For Charlotte jobs, go to www.jobs.metlife.com/Charlotte and for Raleigh area jobs go to www.jobs.metlife.com/Raleigh

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/2013/06/25/where-jobs-are-this-week/#ixzz2Xw8MEsYE

I don't know anything about MetLife as an employer, but this is just one example.
Hope this helps and good luck.
Sandy Little

Tom Cal, CFA ⋅ San Francisco , CA Army Veteran, Investment Manager ⋅ 25 years experience

Dorothy,
2 suggestions:
1) create and post a link to a top-notch LinkedIn profile for yourself. (If you need assistance with your LinkedIn profile and resume, feel free to request assistance in another posting. I think you'll find several Advisors willing to help.)

2) In your request for information about Job Opening, include 3 succinct bullet points that highlight what you "bring to the table" for a potential employer. (Again, if you need help wording these 3 bullet points, ask for help.)