Makeovers Bringing Confidence To Job Seekers

She gets a coupon for a free hair cut or manicure from a local beautician's school. Then she leans over boxes of makeup samples and applies enough to make her face glow. At the end, boutique coordinator Cyndi Gerst takes her photo.

"I'm going to knock them dead," Pabon declares, folding her new clothes into shopping bags. "The job is mine."

Then she looks up, as if to explain her enthusiasm: "You've got to claim the job."

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