Working in luxury retail can mean changing jobs occasionally. Salesman Paul Couvertier figured he might need a half hour to prepare a resume when he stopped in one day at Aguilar Library. However, by the time he was finished, he had spent two hours getting all the forms together for his application. Fortunately, library staff accommodated his needs and gave him encouragement, as well as training to improve his computer skills. Since then, Paul has returned multiple times to take advantage of the services, and the friendships, he found at the library branch, and always gets the job.

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