Question: I am at my wits end trying to find a job and I am in dire financial straits. I have received UE and TANF and the workforce resources have not been helpful. I am a professional in finance and insurance and I want to transfer my skills to a marketing position. I have had…
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Break the Bad-For-You Job Cycle
Question: When I was reading through your website and found this: “I just left a horrible corporate situation where I felt targeted and bullied. I am resisting jumping back into my job search because I’m afraid this will happen again.” You absolutely nailed the torment I feel right now! That is how I have felt…
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Landing a Great Rental is Like Landing a Great Job
LIKE MANY PLACES IN THE COUNTRY, THE DENVER RENTAL MARKET IS HOT... THE JOB MARKET IS NOT! I had a real a-ha moment today about how landing a job is similar to landing a great rental. My husband and I own a duplex in Congress Park and are spending our Sunday night discussing the virtues…
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Personalities
EXTROVERTS ROCK INTERVIEWS!! INTROVERTS SUCK!! Introverts approach the interview like an interrogation prior to torture. Many of the discouraged unemployed seek interview coaching because they are unbearably shy and are terrified of tooting their own horn. They show little personality and give wooden answers that project little pizzazz or insight. They fumble when asked, “Why…
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