Posted on July 14th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
As a Certified Professional Resume Writer, I receive Spotlight, the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches newsletter. In July’s issue, I came across a timely article by Jay Block entitled, “Provide your Clients with an Employment GPS”. In it, Block emphasizes the necessity of a “strategic written employment plan” complete with a highly-structured [...]
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Filed under: Federal Resumes, In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Fairs, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Military to Civilian Career Coaching, Networking
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
On January 30, 2009, a veteran posted the following on the transition stories blog on www.military.com: “I ended up paying more than $400 to help find me a job and to no avail. I was now out $400 and no job. So I continued to look on my own… I received a call stating that [...]
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Filed under: Federal Resumes, Interviewing, Military Career Transition, Military Job Fairs, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Networking
Posted on December 31st, 2008 by TomWolfe
I just re-read a back issue of Civilian Job News and was impressed by the comments of George Bernloehr in his Publisher’s letter. What makes George’s comments so important is his perspective. Not only is he a veteran who went through a job search himself many years ago, but he is also the publisher of [...]
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Filed under: Federal Resumes, Military Career Transition, Military Resumes
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by JessicaRichardson
Military.com recently posted an article by Carole Martin, Monster Contributing Editor, entitled Successfully Closing the Interview. Interviewing can be an uncomfortable process for some and as far as awkwardness is concerned, closing the deal takes the cake. Ms. Martin’s take on closing an interview is particularly interesting because she walks her audience through tailoring a [...]
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Filed under: Federal Resumes, In the News, Interviewing, Military Job Seeker Advice, Networking
Posted on October 1st, 2008 by JessicaRichardson
“Who you know” does make a difference, even for federal and government contractor jobs. The first step in landing a Federal Job is networking. A supervisor in an agency of interest is the ultimate contact and here is why: He/she can tell you when they are hiring. He/she can hire you directly, if they have [...]
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Filed under: Federal Job (Steps to get a), Federal Resumes, Military Job Seeker Advice, Networking
