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New Jersey kiosk to provide better job access

A kiosk provides access for job seekers and employers to the online Jobs 4 Jersey portal where users can create an account and search for or post jobs at no cost

August 15, 2014

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, through a partnership with Hamilton, N.J., assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo, has opened a jobs kiosks at DeAngelo's 14th Legislative Constituent Outreach Center, according to the Hamilton Observer.

The kiosk provides access for job seekers and employers to the online Jobs 4 Jersey portal where users can create an account and search for or post jobs at no cost.

"More and more businesses of all sizes are posting job openings online. Unfortunately, not all potential employees have easy accessibility to computers in order to find these opportunities, which creates a gap between an employee and potential employer. The Jobs 4 Jersey program closes that gap to find a compatible employer-employee connection," DeAngelo said in the article. "In under a half hour, a job seeker can create an online resume and begin their job search to find jobs that best suit their skill set and potential employer."

An estimated 300,000 to 400,000 jobs can be accessed online at the kiosk.

"Not a day goes by that someone does not talk to me about the difficult job market, whether it is about their efforts to find a job or a business owner struggling to find the best match for an open position. Through Jobs 4 Jersey and this kiosk in my office, both employer and employee can perhaps find it a little bit easier to connect through this easy and accessible program," DeAngelo said.