Bill Byrd Email & Phone Number

Bill Byrd is a Career Advisor at North Carolina Department of Commerce/NCWorks Career Center at North Carolina Department of Commerce.

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  Career Advisor

  North Carolina Department Of Commerce

  Dec 1998 - Present - Greenville, North Carolina Area

  • Assist job seekers with information about jobs, referrals, labor market information, and coordination/enrollment into training/educational opportunities that are available to them in Pitt and surrounding counties• Register customers in the workforce tracking system by collecting their basic information and ensure they are co-enrolled in the Wagner-Peyser (W-P) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs• Help clients in the unemployment process, including filing an initial claim, completing the weekly certification, and conducting the Eligibility Assessment Interview (EAI) and the Re-employment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA)• Former Offender Specialist – local office contact for the Former Offender Initiative (FOI) program which is designed to assist job seekers with criminal records by providing resources necessary to help this population overcome the barriers a criminal record may bring, including information on the Federal Bonding Program and the Workforce Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)• Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)/Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) local office representative – provide re-employment services and benefits to individuals who become unemployed because their job moved to another country or the employer’s customers began importing the product from another country• Reemployment Initiative (REI) Program Local Office Team Member – worked with other team members to develop a placement program designed to provide a way for earners to return to work earlier who became unemployed due to no fault of their own through early intervention composed of three components: Orientation, Job Seeking Skills Workshop, and Intensive Follow-up