Realtors, recruiters get busy in Washington
Every two years in Washington, someone wakes up without a job they thought they had. This year, many more than usual might feel that way.
Ron Bonjean is a veteran former GOP staffer. He’s worked for rank-and-file members for the Majority Leader, even for the Speaker of the House. He’s won big, and he’s lost big. Usually, Bonjean says, smart staffers see a loss coming.
House aids have 75 days until the paychecks stop; Senate staff get a little more breathing room.
Bonjean: "Your desk turns into a resume work station. You are no longer required to perform your regular office functions because it doesn’t matte anymore — your boss has lost. Your job is to find a new job.
In a presidential election year, transition is everywhere in Washington. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson has been talking to some exerts on the front lines — namely, realtors.
In an embattled market, a new administration may seem like an automatic shot in the arm; not exactly says Donna Evers, President and owner of real estate company, Evers and Company: "Sellers will always say to me … I’m going to wait till after the election to put my house on the market cause then there will be all these new buyers coming in to the market."
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