Nationwide — A Black-owned moving and logistics service company called College Dudes Help U Move Inc. is adding 50 jobs to the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Many of the available positions will go to support underserved communities.The company is already hiring account managers, foremen, and professional movers for its corporate office in uptown Charlotte. Job candidates receive eight weeks of paid on-the-job training, and have plenty of room for advancement and upward mobility as the company is one of the fastest-growing moving companies in the state of North Carolina.
The pay for experienced professional movers will start at $15 an hour, with the opportunity for tips and a bonus. The pay for experienced foremen will start at around $16-$18 an hour with opportunities for tips and bonuses. The pay for account managers will start around $36,000 to $65,000/year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas in over a decade.
Abraham Cannon, President and CEO of the company, says that as a Black entrepreneur, he is committed to working hard to provide good-paying job opportunities at a wage that will have an actual impact on people’s lives and the communities in which they live.
He comments, “It is our goal to provide equal employment opportunities for all people regardless of the community in which they live. Unemployment has become an epidemic in Charlotte as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and we are trying to do our part to provide stable jobs and opportunities to help those individuals who are looking for an opportunity to work and advance their careers. With the housing boom showing no signs of slowing down, we will continue to hire and bring good-paying jobs to Charlotte and the markets that we serve throughout the state of North Carolina.”
College Dudes Help U Move, Inc., was founded in 2019 and is a Black and minority-owned company that has quickly become one of the largest residential and commercial movers in the state of North Carolina. The company was able to expand from Charlotte to Greensboro and Raleigh in less than two years, with plans to open offices in Greenville South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina, and Tennessee.
“Charlotte is our home and we feel a responsibility to give back to the community that has given us so much by investing in jobs and opportunities for residents in our community,” Cannon says. “We are showing that as a minority company, we can make an impact on the communities that we serve-change starts with us!”
Learn more about the company at CollegeDudesHelpMove.com
For press inquiries, contact acannon@collegedudeshelpumove.com or 704-266-1393 ext 101.