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A person sweeps outside the entrance of the New York State Department of Labor offices, which closed to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak in
Brooklyn on March 20. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
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Moeez Naveed, 21, of Plainview, graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in
biochemistry. Now he’s heading into the workforce as a medical scribe at a pulmonologist’s
office in Bethpage.
“COVID delayed my hiring,” he said of the job, obtained through ScribeAmerica, in which he
assists during doctor’s visits. “They had a hiring freeze. Everyone wears masks. I also wear a
gown and a face shield. There’s a substantial amount of precautions.”
While there’s no one way to describe today’s work world, it’s very different than it was just
months before. Recent college grads are entering a different economy, but also a transformed
workplace.
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