MANAGING A CAREER IN A TOUGH ECONOMY: Venezuela: New Realities, New Lessons

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"I'm a 37-year old Venezuelan, who during the last 16 months has lived through the odyssey of job searching. I really don't know how many kilometers I have walked, nor résumés I've sent or applications filled. What I do know is that I'm feeling desperate and depressed. I haven't got the moral strength to face my family, more so when my son is asking me, 'dad, aren't you ever going to work again?'"

That's the story of Miguel, a public accountant with experience and lots of motivation. Like him, more that two and a half million unemployed are trying to survive and keep their careers on course. Where have the good old days gone? Venezuela [Figure 1], one of the richest countries in …