Deena Eber, Financial Recruiter

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A self-described “late bloomer,” Deena originally studied Philosophy at UC Berkley in the 60’s. She dropped out, sewed beads on moccasins for a while and then moved to the east coast, holding a series of small bookkeeping jobs for four years before deciding to go back to school at age 32. She won a $500 award from Kenneth Leventhal & Company (now Ernst & Young) in her sophomore year at Cal State Northridge, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Accounting.

“I was so unprepared for my first interview that I drove over to my mother’s house to find something to wear because she had better clothes,” Deena recalls laughing. “I mean I had open-toed shoes.” For those of you too young to remember, one of the biggest books on the best seller lists at the time was John T. Molloy’s, Dress For Success, open toed shoes, plunging necklines and short skirts were taboo if you were trying to make it in the corporate world. The same holds true today. “The people who don’t come in for an interview professionally dressed, it’s a sign to me that they don’t have a clue,” says Deena.

After twenty years of sending people out on interviews, Deena’s been auditioning for a new part-time role of her own: as an actress. A small part in a community theater production of “Rumors” led to another role as a principal member of the cast in the Lighthouse Theater production “Rule of Thumb,” currently touring Western Washington. She’s also pitched in as a Sound Technician in “I Hate Hamlet.”