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+9	Time to Pivot	2	10mo
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+14	Year 13 student looking for work experience in Finance in London	4	10mo
+12	Failed to get Junior Summer SA. Now what?	1	10mo
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+9	Is the grass greener - med to finance/corporate in UK?	3	10mo
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