tough job

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Going back to grad school has long been the Plan B of young professionals who aspire to climb higher in their careers or struggle to get promoted in a tough job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"Who's the most likely to build a one-person company? Probably young people who face a tough job market," Xiao says.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Fiddelke has a tough job ahead of him.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

They see a second reason for the sell-off tied to an increasingly tough job of trying to value AI in public markets.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Several writers had provided stories for the ambitious outline, and William Faulkner had the tough job of smoothing out its clunky transitions and pulling the whole thing together.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein