After a series of layoffs, for example, the director of client services at a strategic-consulting firm was finding it difficult to staff engagements.

举个例子，经过一系列的裁员，某家战略咨询公司客户服务部门的总监发现很难让员工投入工作。

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Andy Cheng, 37, turned to one of the new counselors when he lost his job as director of client services at the graphics firm Barker Blue Digital Inc. in San Mateo, Calif.

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