Working It Out Columnist

Lauren Sveen

Lauren Sveen is owner of Talent ReDefined, a talent strategy firm that helps independent professionals connect with fast-growing businesses. She is a speaker on workplace strategy, personal rebranding and work-life integration.

Broaden your network and spend time talking with others about what they do and gather their perspectives on opportunities. Who better – or less intimidating – to start with than the friends and family you will be talking with at various holidays gatherings?

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Use holiday gatherings to fire up your job search and build confidence

November 26, 2017 at 12:02 a.m.

Broaden your network and spend time talking with others about what they do and gather their perspectives on opportunities. Who better – or less intimidating – to start with than...

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Unemployment is low in Colorado but good jobs can be hard to land. Develop a strategy.

October 22, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

There is a huge ongoing need – yes, even in this low unemployment environment -- for individuals to consider how they "go to market" when looking for work.

Arming oneself with a more robust understanding of how talent acquisition works can allow both employer and employee to greatly improve their odds of finding one another.

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Making a match: Avoid the common mistakes that employers and job seekers make

September 24, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

Arming oneself with a more robust understanding of how talent acquisition works can allow both employer and employee to greatly improve their odds of finding one another.

Flexibility has become a common practice among companies of all sizes. but a shift is taking place and fewer big businesses are promoting full-time working from home.

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Companies move away from work-at-home arrangements, emphasizing communication, “water-cooler time”

August 27, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

Flexibility has become a common practice among companies of all sizes. but a shift is taking place and fewer big businesses are promoting full-time working from home.

There are ways for both employers and job seekers to take advantage of the summer doldrums. Denver Post columnist Lauren Sveen looks at strategies to beat the summer blues and achieve long-term goals.

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Working it Out: Capitalize on the summer slump

July 2, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

There are ways for both employers and job seekers to take advantage of the summer doldrums. Denver Post columnist Lauren Sveen looks at strategies to beat the summer blues and...

Whether you’re a recent graduate or the parent of a college student who will be navigating the job market in the near future, these strategies will help navigate a successful job hunt.

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College graduate? Here’s how to find the right first job.

May 28, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

Whether you’re a recent graduate or the parent of a college student who will be navigating the job market in the near future, these strategies will help navigate a successful...

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Working It Out: Think twice about job-hopping and how you’ll explain it to potential employers

May 18, 2017 at 3:28 p.m.

With 45 percent of professionals planning to stay at their current employer less than two years (according to a recent CareerBuilder survey), I think it’s well worth discussing job-hopping and...

There are 65 million Gen Xers -- generally defined as people born between 1965 and 1980 -- in the workforce, increasingly poised to inherit key leadership roles from retiring boomers. In fact, Gen Xers already are leading some of the nation’s top Fortune 500 companies, including Google, Dell and Sprint.

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Work it Out: Generation X – the forgotten middle children (and why they shouldn’t be)

April 2, 2017 at 5:59 a.m.

There are 65 million Gen Xers -- generally defined as people born between 1965 and 1980 -- in the workforce, increasingly poised to inherit key leadership roles from retiring boomers....

Recruiting new team members is one area in which business owners usually benefit by outsourcing the task to a professional.

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Working it Out: The art of recruiting: Is it worth your time?

April 11, 2017 at 12:22 p.m.

Recruiting new team members is one area in which business owners usually benefit by outsourcing the task to a professional.

I’ve spent a lot of time writing about how to attract, retain, manage and motivate millennials in the last few years. Yet I still hear clients talk about being baffled and frustrated by this generation.

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Working It Out: The making of a successful millennial integration strategy

January 25, 2017 at 12:57 p.m.

I’ve spent a lot of time writing about how to attract, retain, manage and motivate millennials in the last few years. Yet I still hear clients talk about being baffled...

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