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The New Skills Mismatch? An Examination of Urban Employers' Perceptions About Public Job Training Participants as Prospective Employees.

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The New Skills Mismatch? An Examination of Urban Employers' Perceptions About Public Job Training Participants as Prospective Employees. / Lundgren, Lena; Cohen, Iris.
In: Journal of Social Service Research, Vol. 25, No. 1 & 2, 12.1998, p. 109-124.

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Lundgren, L & Cohen, I 1998, 'The New Skills Mismatch? An Examination of Urban Employers' Perceptions About Public Job Training Participants as Prospective Employees.', Journal of Social Service Research, vol. 25, no. 1 & 2, pp. 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1300/J079v25n01_06

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Lundgren, L., & Cohen, I. (1998). The New Skills Mismatch? An Examination of Urban Employers' Perceptions About Public Job Training Participants as Prospective Employees. Journal of Social Service Research, 25(1 & 2), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1300/J079v25n01_06

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Lundgren L, Cohen I. The New Skills Mismatch? An Examination of Urban Employers' Perceptions About Public Job Training Participants as Prospective Employees. Journal of Social Service Research. 1998 Dec;25(1 & 2):109-124. doi: 10.1300/J079v25n01_06

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Lundgren, Lena ; Cohen, Iris. / The New Skills Mismatch? An Examination of Urban Employers' Perceptions About Public Job Training Participants as Prospective Employees. In: Journal of Social Service Research. 1998 ; Vol. 25, No. 1 & 2. pp. 109-124.

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