{"id":13907,"date":"2020-12-09T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my-life.lu\/?p=13907"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:38:50","slug":"breaking-into-the-world-of-work-51044","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-life.lu\/en\/breaking-into-the-world-of-work-51044\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking into the world of work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"playht-iframe-wrapper\" style=\"max-height: 210px !important;\">\n\t<iframe\n\tscrolling=\"no\"\n\tclass=\"playht-iframe-player\"\n\tid=\"playht-iframe-player\"\n\theight=\"90px\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\tstyle=\"max-height: 90px; height: 90px !important;\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.ht\/embed\/?article_url=https:\/\/my-life.lu\/en\/?p=13907&voice=en-GB-Standard-C&appId=fiFJxxWiUV3tImG&trans_id=-MO5wigcJ8qY2JSc6KhC\"\n\tdata-voice=\"en-GB-Standard-C\"\n\tarticle-url=\"https:\/\/my-life.lu\/en\/?p=13907\"\n\tdata-appId=\"fiFJxxWiUV3tImG\"\n\tallowfullscreen=\"\">\n\t<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"entete\">What was your biggest challenge when you got your first job? 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