I moved to Europe thinking living and working there would be a dream come true. I wasn't prepared for the loneliness.

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When Kate Bettes went freelance, she wasn't prepare for how lonely she'd be.

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I moved from San Francisco to Singapore. It's so much cleaner and safer, and I can't imagine returning home.

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Nick Burns moved to Singapore in early 2020 and plans to stay.

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I'm the global director of talent acquisition at Ancestry. Here's how I use AI and other tools to diversify the workforce.

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Ancestry's global director of talent is dedicated to making the company's hiring more inclusive.

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I'm a former Amazon VP who once laid off a third of a startup I had helped build. Here's what I learned about handling layoffs.

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Ethan Evans writes that if you get the sense that a layoff is coming, you want to try to be a part of that process so you can influence the outcome.

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I live off the grid in a yurt on land I inherited. There's nothing I miss — life is ridiculously peaceful.

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Cami Ostman lives part time in a yurt in eastern Washington.

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I quit my job as a lawyer after 14 years to become a matchmaker. Law was a dark world to live in, and I'm forever glad I switched careers.

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Ann Parnes is the founder of After Hello Matchmaking in New Orleans.

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I spent 3 days in the American Dream mall, the continent's 2nd largest. Malls are coming back — take a look inside this one.

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Jenny Powers said she ended up doing more shopping than planned when she visited the parks at American Dream mall.

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I moved to Japan having never visited. Here are the 7 things I found surprising after living there for 17 years.

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Kyoto, Japan.

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Why don't many executives take pay cuts to avoid layoffs? An ex-Microsoft HR VP explains.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right).

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I'm an ex-Google recruiter. Here are my top 4 daily recruiting priorities and how I spent each day.

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Nolan Church, a former Google recruiter said he'd always review people who applied directly to the job first.
Nolan Church, a former Google recruiter said he'd always review people who applied directly to the job first.

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