Republished with permission from LiveCareer.com By Donald Sjoerdsma Career Advice Expert Millions of the COVID unemployed were once optimistic about finding work, returning to their old jobs in the same industry and landing positions with higher wages than they were earning before they were sidelined. But eight months after an unprecedented economic shutdown millions of those workers hardest...Continue Reading

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