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Despite more than 14 years of experience, Steve Carpinelli recently lost out on a Washington, D.C., public-

relations job to someone with five years of experience. ‘I definitely got the impression that I’d priced myself out,’

says the 45-year-old. PHOTO: KHUE BUI FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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