Why you should consider a new job, despite tough times

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With unemployment above 10 percent, it’s harder to find a job now than it has been in decades. So it might seem strange to say you should consider looking for something new … but that’s the advice of two work experts we speak to today. Takeaway contributor Beth Kobliner and Lauren McDonald, a recruiter at Intuition Co-Op, tell us why staying in a job too long can be a bad plan for the long term.

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