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The conventional job-search wisdom used to be that, if you weren’t hired by late October, you were out of luck until after the first of the year.

But times have changed.

Today, there are plenty of jobs to be had between Thanksgiving and the middle of January, according to human resource expert Susan M. Heathfield. “During the holiday season, you enjoy reduced competition for jobs and easier access to decision makers who are actually in the office,” says Heathfield.

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