With that you are lying to yourself. The numbers are real unemployment is really down, and real wages are really up. Not in all sectors or areas but in aggregate across the nation.

The only time I ever got a job using a resume and filling out applications was for my first post graduate job. After that it was always from a referral by an associate. It really is who you know not what you know. Yes, I still had to submit a resume and fill out an application but that was just Pro Forma, it was the referral that got me the job. The one thing extra special about the referral is, you know the job is real not just a listing.

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