Job seeker for dummies should be the best selling book out there - topping charts year after year. Because when you think you have this whole 'job seeking' thing down, you usually end up finding out that you didn't have it at all.

It seems many of my friends are out hunting for new jobs lately and they are reminding me of the time when I was looking for my current job in this career-driven world. Thinking back I realize what a truly stressful, unnerving time it really can be.

Job seeking, or finding a new job in this life should actually be footnotes that fall under a title called 'the zone for the unknown,' or 'uncharted shark infested waters ahead,' or even better 'this is as good as it gets until your 60.'

Finding a job is like gambling, but more un-interesting and hard. It's kind of like having your teeth pulled, or worse, giving blood. It's a slow, painful, long drawn out process and by the time you do actually land a job, you're so tired you need a vacation.

So much time and dedication is put towards finding work that it feels like you are actually at a job, just without a paycheck. But what is worst of all is the waiting, and the lack of non-call backs. My favorite is the rejection letters that come so easily and quickly in such large quantities into your small mailbox. The words 'denied', 'unwanted,' 'not at this time' and 'you don't have enough experience' seem to set the mood to the next few months of your life. And you begin to think you must be unworthy of actually landing a job, or too under-qualified you'd better go back to school. At this critical point in the stages, one must remember that they are not a complete reject to society or themselves, just a reject in the employment world - now if that doesn't make you feel accomplished...

I must say when job seeking I've never gotten so many rejection letters saying that I wasn't needed at that time. The amount of paper I have filed away that is stamped 'rejected' could probably be half a mountain worth of trees.

My favorite is when a company has a job posted in the ad section of the paper and you apply for it. Then later, get a thank you letter in the mail telling you that you are not needed at this time, only to see the same job posting re-ran the next day.

If all else fails, find a recruiter, someone who is qualified to search out a job for you. If you can't seem to do it on your own, bring in the professionals. Just keep in mind, that they may not always be the 'go get em' kind, but at least you're making some kind of progress by seeking help. If you find yourself in a few months still sitting at the same dead-end job, or you have to begin buying non-perishable food items, then you need to find yourself a different recruiter.

Nowadays they have specialized internet sites like Monster, Career Builder, Jobseeker, and more, but even those don't always seal the deal. Resume after resume and still no answer. It's a crapshoot, a gamble but not a very comfortable one, I know. So let me ask this, where does one go to find a job in Denver? What are the 'hot spots' that one might seek help in to guide them through this shaky time in their lives?

I feel like finding a job is kind of like trying to fit into an old pair of sneakers. They may not be the most comfortable pair you own, or you may not even fit in them at all, but at least you have shoes on your feet.

As for College kids just graduating, I don't believe this whole being a successful career person hits until late summer right after college graduation, or like me the first day of actual work. Picture this, I'm driving to work, I realize that I use to be so thankful I wasn't a part of the early morning traffic jams on the highways that I would usually see on TV while getting ready for school. Then, all of a sudden out of the blue, there I am! I am the morning traffic report, I am the car on your television screen, I am the small tan Saturn in the 90-minute traffic jam you hear about on KOA, for I am there, and I will sit there at C-470 and Bowels every morning.

After that there was no real turning back, and slowly you adjust to this new founded lifestyle.

So current job seekers be off, go on your unending quest. Chins up, head held high and just remember you are not a complete reject.