Established in response to the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Community sought to provide job seekers with a virtual community where they could access job search resources, connect with peers, and share materials and tools designed to assist with emotional well-being during the job search.
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New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community
Strategically Virtual: Lessons Learned from the New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community
Researchers were able to ascertain a clearer picture of the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned from local workforce development professionals trying to simultaneously help people in need and personally and professionally stay above water in an extremely new and stressful environment.