Without a way to easily transition to a new position and the lack of confidence that the next job will match their experience level (as nearly one-third of employed individuals reported to Glassdoor), optimism that the economy could turn it around is quickly turning to pessimism.

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While we were plugging numbers into her budget, I realized that she was underearning for her job title and level of experience.

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Regardless of the type or experience level of the job, a thank-you email should always be sent within 24 hours of the meeting.

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Past experience suggests the job may have fallen to lower-level career bureaucrats who give priority to maintaining good relations with their foreign "clients, " like the UAE.

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"Even though his learning curve had to be very quick given his experience level coming into this he did an amazing job, " Mozeliak said.

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