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Surviving in a tough job market
The United States had recently ended an armed conflict with Iraq, and the economy had yet to emerge from a recession. Joblessness was on the rise.
No, I'm not referring to the present. This was early in 1992. I had just finished a master's degree in business administration and was hoping to get into a junior executive training program with a large company—but there were not many such programs to be found. I attended a job fair. Another dead end—there were many more applicants than offers.
Then a new mall opened near where I lived, so I took a retail position there in a luggage store at a low hourly wage. While I was pleased to have a job, it was less than I'd hoped for coming out of graduate school. In addition, I was only the third-level manager for the store. The assistant manager was a few years younger than I and had no more than a high-school graduation equivalent.
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Eric Nager is an investment advisor representative. He lives in Daphne, Alabama.
July 7, 2003 issue
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A special kind of grace
Jewel Simmons
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letters
with contributions from Robert Shamleffer, Sara Santos, Marie Bisconer, Susan Omar, Laurel G. Bracey
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items of interest
with contributions from Doug Mandelaro, Susan L. Taylor
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God, grace, and you
By Walt Rodgers
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The transforming power of God's GRACE
By Joan Wattam
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Enlightened shades of grace
By Gloria Harrison
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The enemy within
Pam Chance
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NEWS break
By Sarah C. Nelson
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Surviving in a tough job market
By Eric Nager
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Loving the prodigal
By Kathryn Dunton
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Poised to play well
By Susie Rynerson
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The Way Home—from Seoul and back again
By Bettie Gray Staff Editor
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Finding graciousness in airports
By Margarita Thatcher
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Heart trouble healed spiritually
Gretchen Hennecke
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Finally free of chronic headaches
Carole Poindexter
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Numerous blessings
Irma M. Machado da Luz