Posted on September 26th, 2008 by TJMorelli
Here are two articles that were recently posted on military.com regarding using military recruiters / headhunters. While there is some definite positive advice in there, I have a minor critique regarding the articles.
In the first article it recommends only spending 25% of your search time with military recruiters / headhunters. I can tell you from [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military to Civilian Career Coaching
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by JessicaRichardson
I receive a lot of questions regarding the placement of a security clearance on a military resume. Many separating military members gain employment in defense contracting where they can utilize their military training. These jobs typically require background checks. Therefore, a security clearance becomes a valuable asset. But increasingly, the medical, telecommunications, security, education, and financial fields [...]
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Filed under: Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Security Clearance
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by JessicaRichardson
The New York Times recently featured an article entitled, “From the Armed Forces to the Workforce” by Eilene Zimmerman, that addresses frequently asked questions regarding military to civilian job searches and resumes. For example, it answers the questions: Should you work with a recruiter? and How do you translate your military experience into terms that [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes
Posted on September 10th, 2008 by admin
Here is a good article from contributing editor Janet Farley regarding why to deal with the Cyberskeletons that might be lurking in a military job seeker’s closet.
Employers are getting much more savvy about how to search social networking sites and you would hate for a less-than-flattering picture on your myspace page to be the tie-breaker [...]
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Filed under: Military Job Seeker Advice, Military to Civilian Career Coaching
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by JessicaRichardson
Hello and welcome to the blog! If you have any questions regarding your military-to-civilian transition, resumes, or your pending civilian career, please feel free to email me and I’ll try to answer some of the questions here on the blog.
I recently guest-blogged on Resume Power. The topic was why to avoid functional resumes.
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Filed under: Military Resumes
