Free for job seekers and employers

What NeighborForge is

NeighborForge is a free community effort. We help local people who want work meet local businesses that need people, here in the Mahoning Valley and Columbiana County.

A real person, Carl Zents, reads every form. When there may be a good fit, he makes the introduction himself. We call it a handshake.

It is free

There are no fees. Job seekers do not pay. Employers do not pay.

How it works

You tell us about you. Fill out the short form for job seekers or for employers. Skip anything you like.
Carl reaches out. He reads every form and gets in touch himself, usually within a day or two.
He makes an introduction. When a job seeker and an employer may be a good fit, Carl introduces them. He shares a job seeker's resume or phone and email only if they said that is OK.
You decide. The employer and the job seeker talk and make their own choices.

What we are not

Not a staffing agency. We do not place workers or take a cut of anyone's pay.
Not an employer. We do not hire anyone. If you get a job, you work for that business, not for us.
Not a job board. We do not post ads, and no computer sorts or scores people. A person reads every form.

What we can and can't promise

We can't promise a job, an interview, or a hire. We can't promise an employer that we will find a candidate.

Employers make their own hiring decisions. Job seekers make their own choices.

What we can promise: a real person will read what you send and do his best to help.

Who is behind it

NeighborForge is supported by Shield Maiden Systems, LLC, a small business in Columbiana, Ohio.

Questions? Call or text Carl at 330-880-1190, or email [email protected].

Read our privacy notice and terms of use.

If NeighborForge helps you, pay it forward: tell a friend, share this page, or chip in someday if you're able. Never required.