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Before & After: To celebrate its one-year anniversary, RichmondJobNet.com -- a website launched by the Greater Richmond Partnership to connect jobseekers to jobs in the Richmond region -- created the 'RichmondJobNet Extreme Career Makeover Contest' in February.

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[left] Buhrman confers with White. [right] After her career makeover, Buhrman was enthused with the results.

Motivated by the continued demand for jobseeker services in Greater Richmond, the contest was designed to highlight improvements to the RichmondJobNet website.

It also provided one lucky winner, LuEllen Buhrman, with a total career makeover package valued at more than $1,500.

Buhrman, a marketing professional who has been out of work for over two years, was chosen from over 100 other contest entrants as the career makeover package winner based on her need, as well as her own efforts-investing time in herself and in her education-while seeking new employment opportunities.

As the contest winner, Buhrman received career coaching and resume help from Brian D. White, SPHR, director of HR Service Delivery at Actum HR, free access to Interview Angel's Complete Interview Preparation Execution Toolkit, personal style coaching from consultant Ann Kahn, and a $250 Visa gift card for clothing and salon services.

Of her experience as the RichmondJobNet contest winner, Buhrman says, "When you've been at it for a long time, it's very easy to get discouraged and get in a rut, and it was really wonderful to have these opportunities to talk to all these great people."

Armed with an improved resume, a new professional appearance, and a fresh outlook, LuEllen feels reenergized and ready to tackle her job search anew.

RichmondJobNet continues to serve all jobseekers in the Richmond region by offering local information about networking, educational opportunities, career events, and more.

The site also provides career search tools, the career assessment tool-Career Con- course-and some new features such as RichmondJobNet Radio, which features exclusive interviews from career experts.

Jobseekers can connect with RichmondJobNet via the website, www.richmondjobnet.com, or through Twitter and Facebook.