{"id":5051060,"date":"2021-03-05T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malatinonews.com\/?p=5051060"},"modified":"2021-03-05T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T15:18:20","slug":"maln-opinion-alice-sweeney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2021\/03\/05\/maln-opinion-alice-sweeney\/","title":{"rendered":"MALN Opinion+: Alice Sweeney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MALN Opinion+: Alice Sweeney\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_BBgM27Cr3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to another episode of MALN Opinion+! We are excited to have a weekly program dedicated to discussing the concerns and opinions of Massachusetts\u2019s Latino community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spoke with Alice Sweeney, director of the MA Department of Career Services, about the pandemic\u2019s impacts on the state\u2019s job market, resources for local Latinx or Hispanic workers, along with the department\u2019s biggest goals for this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director Sweeney shared that the COVID-19 recession has several unique trends compared to past U.S. recessions. Historically, recessions majorly impacted male workers but the current recession has disproportionately affected <em>women <\/em>employees\u2014especially those of color. Learn more about the Department of Career Services\u2019 work and its variety of resources in this week\u2019s interview.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources mentioned in the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MassHire Department of Career Services (MDCS) website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/orgs\/masshire-department-of-career-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/orgs\/masshire-department-of-career-services<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Access MDCS Multilingual Services at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/mdcs-multilingual-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/mdcs-multilingual-services<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Start your next job search with MassHire JobQuest: <a href=\"https:\/\/jobquest.dcs.eol.mass.gov\/jobquest\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/jobquest.dcs.eol.mass.gov\/jobquest\/Default.aspx<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>The Career Center Seminar:&nbsp;<ul><li>Learn more about it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/career-center-seminar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/career-center-seminar<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Register here: https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/how-to\/register-for-a-career-center-seminar-ccs&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The director of the MA Department of Career Services discusses the pandemic\u2019s impact on the state\u2019s job 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