Issue link: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/354830
AUGUST 2014 | BRAVAMAGAZINE.COM 15 f! everything you love over 35 stores and restaurants www.greenwayshopping.com THISSUMMER*TmSˬPROBLEMTHOUSˬNDS OF8ISCONSINITESHˬVEBEENFˬCINGSINCE THEECONOMICCOLLˬPSEIN4TEˬDILY DECREˬSING THE STˬTEmS UNEMPLOYMENT RˬTEǠNˬLLYDROPPEDBELOWSIXPERCENT THISYEˬR 8ˬNTINGTOKEEPHERSPIRITSUP8ˬHL BERGGOTCREˬTIVE5OSTˬYENGˬGEDˬND CONNECTED THE YEˬROLD TOOK ON SHORTTERMPˬRTTIMEWORKLIKETEˬCH ING68.INI$OURSESˬNDDIRECTINGTHE 8ISCONSIN:OUTH$OMPˬNYSTˬGEˬTTHE .ˬDISON ,IDS &XPO 5O MˬNˬGE THESE PROJECTSSHECREˬTEDHEROWNBUSINESS IMˬGIN$3"'5 ˬ MOVE THˬT SHOWED INITIˬTIVE TO POTENTIˬL EMPLOYERS 4HE BOOSTEDHERQUˬLIǠCˬTIONSBYǠNISHINGˬ CERTIǠCˬTEPROGRˬMINFUNDRˬISINGMˬN ˬGEMENT "TTENDING CONFERENCES ˬND NETWORKINGEVENTSBECˬMEˬWEEKLYROU TINE%URINGTHISTIME8ˬHLBERGSIGNED UPFORUNEMPLOYMENTBENEǠTSTHROUGH THE %ˬNE $OUNTY +OB $ENTER 8HILE GRˬTEFULFORTHEHELPITMEˬNTSHEWˬS REQUIREDTOSENDINˬCERTˬINNUMBEROF ˬPPLICˬTIONSPERWEEKEVENTHOUGHˬSˬ HIGHLEVELPROFESSIONˬLSHEWOULDMORE LIKELY LˬND ˬ GIG THROUGH NETWORKING nŀˬTmSTHE$ˬTCHTHˬTUNEMPLOYMENT CREˬTESoSHESˬYS 4HERELIEDONHELPFROMOTHERSWHENSHE COULDNmTPˬYFORFOODORRENTn*TmSHˬRD TOˬSKFORHELPBUTYOUNEEDTOBEHUMBLE ENOUGHTOˬCCEPTITˬNDSˬYTHˬNKYOUo SHESˬYS8ˬHLBERGˬLSOTURNEDTOMEDI TˬTIONˬNDJOURNˬLINGTOLESSENHERˬNXI ETYˬNDSOMETIMESJUSTˬLLOWEDHERSELFTO RˬNTn*THINKITmSIMPORTˬNTTOGIVEYOUR SELFPERMISSIONTOEXPRESSTHOSEHIGHSˬND LOWSoSHESˬYSnBUTTHENTOMOVEONˬND NOTGETSTUCKo ,EEPINGHERCONǠDENCEUPˬNDSTˬYING RELEVˬNTTHROUGHNETWORKINGˬNDPROJ ECTSEVENTUˬLLYPˬIDOFFWHENSHELˬNDED ˬPOSITIONˬTTHE8ISCONSIN&CONOMIC %EVELOPMENT$ORPORˬTIONˬDMINISTERING GRˬNTSˬIMEDˬTHELPINGSMˬLLBUSINESSES EXPORTINTERNˬTIONˬLLY#UTSHEHˬSNmT FORGOTTENTHELESSONSOFPˬTIENCEGRˬTI TUDEˬNDDETERMINˬTIONTHˬTTWOYEˬRSOF JOBLESSNESSTˬUGHTHER n%ONmT PIGEONHOLE YOURSELF INTO THE POSITIONSYOUmVEDONEINTHEPˬST-OOK ˬTYOURSKILLSETSINTERESTSˬNDPˬSSIONS ˬNDSEEWHERETHˬTMIGHTGOoSHESˬYS "NDˬBOVEˬLLNEVERLETUNEMPLOYMENT MˬKEYOUDOUBTYOURSELFWORTHn*KNEW *HˬDVˬLUE*JUSTNEEDEDTOǠNDˬPLˬCE THˬTRECOGNIZESTHˬTo For a guide to local classes and resources that boost your job savvy, visit BRAVAmagazine.com.