But what happens to the salary of the persons that work less hours, so that the unemployed can find work?

但是，工作更少时间的人员的薪水发生什么样的变化，失业者才能重新找到工作呢？

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For a while he had looked for similar work but discovered that in a recession no one wants to pay an unemployed 56-year-old a six-figure salary to work in marketing.

有一阵子他一直想找类似的工作，但他发现，在经济衰退期间，没人想给一位56岁的失业者发放6位数年薪，做市场营销。

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Some unemployed job hunters also hurt their chances by volunteering to take a significantly lower salary than what they earned in their last job.

一些失业的求职者会主动表示可以接受较前份工作低很多的薪酬，这种做法很可能会让你功亏一篑。

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It pays the unemployed up to 96% of the salary they received in work.

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If you stay unemployed too long hoping to match that former salary that is now further and further into your past, you put yourself in a precarious situation that may force you to take far worse than a 50% pay cut.

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