CVOS Season 4 | Episode 9: Preparing for Employment: Essential Steps for Success w/ Sheila Darden

Episode: Preparing for Employment: Essential Steps for Success
Guest: Sheila Darden (NCWorks NextGen)

We dug into practical, back-to-basics job readiness for youth and young adults. Sheila shared how NextGen (ages 16–24, out of school) helps participants with GED support, tuition/books/fees, resume building, mock interviews, financial literacy (with local bank partners), entrepreneurship exposure, and paid work experience by partnering with employers.

Eligibility focuses on youth with barriers (low income/skills deficient, SNAP recipients, justice-involved, parenting youth, homeless, foster care, runaway). We also talked interview fundamentals—first impressions, hygiene, eye contact, confident answers, clear follow-ups, and using local resources (Salvation Army clothing vouchers, libraries, NCWorks). Big reminder: humble beginnings build skills—learn to work for others so you can one day work for yourself.

Local Action Items (Jacksonville, NC):

NextGen Open House: Nov 14 & Nov 21, 12–1 PM

Location: NCWorks Career Center, 461 Western Blvd, Suite 106

Ask about remote roles, computer access options, and paid work experience placements.

Thank you to our co-hosts and to all who joined. Happy Veterans Day to all who serve and have served! 🇺🇸

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