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At some point in your life, you have likely heard the phrase, "You can't go home again." However, as popular as the saying may be, it's entirely wrong: Millions of young adults are moving back home to live with their parents, sometimes with children of their own. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center Report, the country is now experiencing "the largest increase in the number of Americans
As the daughter of a career counselor, the importance of the perfect job interview was pounded into my head since I was 15 and applied for my first job as a night receptionist. We've seen a lot of bad interviewers in the family biz, and more often than not, the best advice provided wasn't a list of things to do or say, but rather a list of faux pas to avoid. However, today's job landscape
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