Greensboro, NC-- As the economy continues to move at a snail's pace more families are finding themselves needing two incomes.
For women who haven't worked in while, for various reasons, it can be challenging and scary. But a program at the Women's Resource Center (WRC) aims to help get them going and ease the stress and anxiety that comes with the unknown.
New Choices is a pre-employment program for displaced homemakers. The sessions are free, but interested participants must register.
The sessions start on January 31 until February 16, from 9:30am - 2:00pm.
Contact Lucy Wellmaker at: 275-6090 Ext. 223 or email her at: lucy@womenscentergso.org, if you want to take this class or register fo any of their other New Choices programs.
Click on Women's Resource Center for more information about the center.
Lucy Wellmaker gave advice for women searching for new jobs on WFMY News 2. She said the one thing women can do that can cost them a job is not recognizing their worth.
"We have so many skills and talents that come naturally to us that we don't see as valued," said Wellmaker.
She said some sought-after skills are organization and mult-tasking. Wellmaker said women need to have the confidence men do when interviewing for a job.
"A lot of men get jobs over women simply because they sell themselves better."
Wellmaker said be prepared before you seek out a new career path.