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...year-old Spanish worker and I belong to "Generation Disappointment" [July 20]. I have a badly paid job which does not fit with either my studies or my expectations. The global crisis has hit Spain especially hard but we should have seen it coming. The Spanish obsession with buying property has also helped to drive us where we are now. That is the reason why, unlike most people, my husband and I have decided to rent an apartment on the outskirts of Madrid. We are happy with our decision: it gives us more time to save for a mortgage...
When I graduated from university in 1982 most of my friends took a year or more to find a suitable job, and my own field, biology, was disastrous. So I went abroad. Back in my homeland after 18 years in three countries on three continents, I have still not reached the material level of my parents, but I have not had a boring life; I've never had to apply for unemployment benefits and my children are happy about their multicultural background. A bad situation creates wonderful chances. Benno ter Kuile, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS...
...Profile Leadership It was refreshing to read about some effective world leaders whose names are barely known to most of us [July 20]. In particular, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is rightly applauded for handling his role deftly. Forget trying to charm everyone and just get the job done. Joan Westrick, WINDSOR, CALIF...
...they want to do with their life. More important, they can favor wealthier students, who can afford to not make any money during the summer, over the less privileged. Still, with pressure increasing on students to find work, the clamor for internships is only growing. To land that first job, career advisers now say, applicants should have two or more internships under their belt. Anyone who takes a summer to simply explore might be too late...
...TIME poll also found that 56% said they approved of the job Obama is doing, and 51% said the country is heading in the right direction. An average of public polls compiled by Pollster.com shows the President's approval rating at 52%, having steadily declined from 64% at the time of Obama's Inauguration on Jan. 20. By contrast, the percentage of Americans in the Pollster.com average who see the country heading on the right track has risen from about 27% at the Inauguration to 37% today...