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One of my clients related to me an incomprehensible scenario from an interview she snagged after a dry spell of several months. The woman interviewer asked her why she hadn’t worked in over a year.&lt;p&gt;Duh!&lt;p&gt;Mam, haven’t you read the newspapers? Turned on a television? Opened up Yahoo? Hello…are you living on the same planet? Like maybe your applicant in front of you couldn’t find a job in all this time? Perhaps this employer’s reality is not the frustrating one of millions of people worldwide who finds themselves depending on a government check each week to pay the rent. Perhaps because the recession hasn’t affected this employer’s business and she hasn’t been hurt personally. Perhaps because she has a job, she cannot relate to the realities of daily life in the business world across the country. &lt;b&gt;[Read More]&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;--Posted by The Job Goddess Who Won’t Rest Till Everyone Is Put To Work! The 405 Club&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Previously:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Day Work Ethic Changed.

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