The best time to network is when you are not looking for a job;

和交际网内朋友联系的最好时机就是在你不找工作时。

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Potential employers could even be reading it even if you are not looking for a job.

就算你没有在找工作，潜在的雇主也可能正在阅读你的简历。

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"Keep your profile updated, even when you're not looking for a job," recommends Patrice-Anne Rutledge, author of "The Truth About Profiting from Social Networking."

“保持个人资料的及时更新，即使你现在不在找工作，”《网络社交获益之真相》的作者帕特里斯·安妮·拉特里奇推荐道。

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Discouraged workers are those who are not currently looking for a job because they feel their search would be in vain.

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Our research found that 53% of employed Americans--that is, 63.5 million people--are now open to new job prospects, even if they are not actively looking for a new job per se.

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He wound up taking the freelance job, but not liking it, and is back to looking for a job.

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