By Jesse Bedayn, Cal Matters, August 3, 2021
Before COVID-19 swept the state, people on unemployment needed to prove they were looking for work to receive the payments. That requirement was lifted during the pandemic but was recently reinstated.
If you don’t know where to start to find work, California’s Employment Development Department is offering resources for job-seekers, along with the criteria to prove you’re trying to find a job.
But your job-hunting skills may be rusty. We spoke with Adrian Vasquez, employment coordinator for Sacred Heart Community Service which offers career services to low-income individuals, and Dr. Justin Rietz, an assistant professor of economics at San Jose State University who runs a Covid-19 Economic Dashboard for Silicon Valley, about the state of the job market and how to find work.
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