Eat Your Career

AUGUST 16, 2021

People had employment gaps around that 2008-2009 time period. And I think that this has been changing since about 2008, which was when we had the great recession. There was a huge economic drop that happened here in the United States and that led to a lot of job loss.

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Resume Cover Letter 2008 AT&T 306

Eat Your Career

APRIL 4, 2022

I started my business in 2009, and it’s funny how much has changed—and how much has stayed the same. I’ve been working in the professional development arena for a long time now. One thing that has always been true is this: People really mistrust Human Resources.

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Legal 2009 Management UPS 147

Eat Your Career

APRIL 2, 2012

I looked at a typical month during the high of the recession, which was April of 2009, and 4 million people found jobs that month and there were 3 million vacancies that didn’t even get filled that month. And, the corollary to that is that, in the worst of times, there are always millions of people that find jobs.

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Cover Letter Resume Interviewing 2009 100

Eat Your Career

APRIL 9, 2012

The New York Times reported that the average college debt at graduation was $24,000 in 2009. Workers with an advanced degree make an average of $74,602, and those without a high school diploma average $18,734. Fair enough. But let’s not forget that college costs money. So, the added income comes with a price tag of its own.

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Salary 2009 2010 Google 100

Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

I started this business in 2009 and truly loved every minute of it for the first two years. Beneath these highlights and lowlights, there were many, many hours spent wallowing in personal reflection, fear, anxiety, confusion, self-pity and indecisiveness. First, let’s talk work.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

I started this business in 2009 and truly loved every minute of it for the first two years. Beneath these highlights and lowlights, there were many, many hours spent wallowing in personal reflection, fear, anxiety, confusion, self-pity and indecisiveness. First, let’s talk work.

Resume 100

Resume 2014 Training 2013 100