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		<title>30 million Americans to make restaurants part of their Thanksgiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great News for the Restaurant Industry! &#160; The National Restaurant Association estimates that 14 million Americans will visit a restaurant for a Thanksgiving meal this year, and an additional 16 million will use restaurant takeout to supplement a meal at their own or someone else’s home. In addition, 32 million Americans are expected to dine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/11/30-million-americans-to-make-restaurants-part-of-their-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>Shared space offers climate of inspiration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many franchisees at Patrice &#38; Associates are moving our of their homes into an office space. It doesn&#8217;t have to be expensive and it doesn&#8217;t have to be a fancy storefront. Just interacting with professionals and sharing ideas &#8211; getting out of the house &#8211; plays a big part in the growth of an entrepreneur.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/11/shared-space-offers-climate-of-inspiration/</link>
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		<title>Need Inspiration?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs lived an incredible life and his innovative way of thinking has affected the lives of everyone world-wide. He had struggled, been successful,been rich, failed, been fired from his own company, built another businesss,rehired by Apple and continued to take technology to limits no one else dreamed.  Some have compared him to Thomas Edison [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/11/need-inspiration/</link>
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		<title>Getting Back to &#8220;Personal&#8221; Customer Interaction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love this article and the trend where companies are moving back to the &#8220;human&#8221; personal contact with customers.  This is a direct correlation to our Mission Statement at Patrice &#38; Associates:  &#8220;Recruiting is not about money, it is about helping people find jobs.&#8221;  If all industries treated people as important customers rathern than commodities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/07/getting-back-to-personal-customer-interaction/</link>
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		<title>Relax and Calm Your Nerves Before Your Interview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many job seekers are afraid of being  rejected by potential employers. This situation can cause job interview  performance problems. In fact, pre-interview anxiety is a normal  human behavior. However, these fears can be controlled and  handled effectively before the interview takes place. Fears and Nerves before a job interview can  display in many forms: dry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/07/relax-and-calm-your-nerves-before-your-interview/</link>
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		<title>Restaurant industry sales turn positive in 2011 after three tough years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As one of the largest hospitality recruiting agencies, we have our finger on the pulse of industry trends. What we are seeing are more and more concepts opening new restaurant locations nationwide. This is great news and shows not only growth but industry stability. The nation’s 960,000 restaurants will continue to be strong contributors to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/05/restaurant-industry-sales-turn-positive-in-2011-after-three-tough-years/</link>
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		<title>Dogs Dining Out  &#8230;.  a new concept rollout?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently at the International Franchise Expo in Washington DC and there are many new concepts opening. This is yet another great sign indicating continuing growth for the hospitality industry. There were concepts from Korean Burgers to Sushi to Grilled Cheese! Does this video represent a future trend for restaurants? Two dogs waiting patiently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/04/dogs-dining-out-a-new-concept-rollout/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Cheeto&#8221; Jesus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Praise the Baby Cheezuz,&#8221; cried out the American radio presenter Toby Knapp like a voice in the darkness, wandering through the wilderness. &#8220;We have at last found our savior, the messiah has come, with artificial flavors, carbohydrates and more! Now we will find peace and love for all mankind, and Congress won&#8217;t shut the Government [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/04/cheeto-jesus/</link>
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		<title>Survey Shows Hiring Outlook Strongest in 3 Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This report is no surprise to us as we have seen an increase in companies hiring restaurant managers and opening new restaurant locationsl Nearly three-in-ten employers (28 percent) reported they hired full-time, permanent employees in the first quarter of 2011, the highest since the first quarter of 2008, according to the survey of nearly 2,800 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/04/survey-shows-hiring-outlook-strongest-in-3-years/</link>
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		<title>Career or Marriage?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This young girl is certainly determined about her future! Today, more people are waiting until they have established their careers before tying the knot. In the U.S., the average age of marriage is 27.5 for men and 25.6 for women. What do you think? Is it important to wait to establish yourself professionally before getting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.patriceandassociates.com/2011/03/career-or-marriage/</link>
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