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What everyone knows is wrong.

Sometimes employers say it to your face; other times you feel it lurking behind every interview question.

The numbers are staggering: 78 percent of the jobs lost since 2007 were held by men, leaving one out of every five working age men out of work.

It’s your worst job interview fear: They’ll ask you some absurdly hard question and instead of being the genius you sometimes think you are — you choke.

Will be responsible for generating story ideas and writing/editing articles for the website,
e-newsletters, publications and marketing/communications materials. Must have interviewing experience. Must be highly detail-oriented and able to proof own work with a high level of accuracy.

As the economy heats up, it’s getting harder for companies to find software developers, particularly those with skills in cutting-edge areas like mobile applications.

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Nina Johal, Microsoft’s worldwide HR staffing director, discusses what hiring managers look for in software engineers, amid competition for top Silicon Valley talent.

In fact, it seems like most people find it nerve-racking to walk into a room full of strangers and start a conversation. (Or is that just us?)

The inability to confront the structural-unemployment question is a greater threat to future prosperity than high unemployment itself.