Posted on May 26th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
Do you have “linkbait” on your Facebook page to a gross YouTube clip or, even worse, to articles affirming your stance on polarizing political issues? If so, please realize that you have a 50/50 chance of offending a potential employer. At the very least, they probably won’t find an annoying stupid human trick funny or agree [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Job Seeker Advice, Networking
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
Federal hiring reform appears to be one of the key goals of the Office of Personnel Management this year under its new leadership, Director John Berry. Promoting the use of resumes instead of knowledge, skills, and abilities essays (generally considered “cumbersome” by federal job seekers) is just one of the anticipated reforms in question. The Obama [...]
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Filed under: Federal KSA, Federal Resumes, In the News
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
The Western Regional Office of the Federal Bureau of Prisons recently reached out to Military Resumes to spread the word about job opportunities in California and Arizona. The Federal Bureau of Prisons recently activated a Federal Correction Institution in Mendota, California. This facility is in need of correctional officers and medical personnel. Opportunities are also available [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military to Civilian Career Coaching, Uncategorized
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
Two years ago, in response to claims that the military was downplaying injuries to cut costs, Congress ordered a review of disputed disability claims. Since then, according to an Associated Press article featured on msnbc.msn.com, only a small percentage of eligible veterans have applied for benefits. Here is an excerpt from the article: As of [...]
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Filed under: Federal Job (Steps to get a), Federal Resumes, In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice
Posted on March 30th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
I am proud to announce that MilitarytoCivilian.com was recently featured in a www.onlineuniversities.com article entitled ”100 Blog Posts Every Job Seeker Should Read“. This article is a great resource for anyone on the job market, including military job seekers, and offers career search advice to help you with personal branding, your military resume and military cover letter, networking and [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Job Seeker Advice
Posted on March 24th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Department of Labor are sponsoring a federal hiring event in the Washington D.C. area on April 26th, 2010 for veterans who are 30% or more disabled. Representatives from many agencies will be reviewing military resumes, which must be submitted to hiringevent@opm.gov prior to the event, and [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Job Fairs
Posted on March 16th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
CivilianJobs.com announced its 2010 finalists for the Most Valuable Employers (MVEs) for Military. Winners will be chosen and announced in honor of Armed Forces Day, May 15th. Finalists were chosen based on surveys in which companies outlined their hiring, training and retention plans for military-experienced talent. View the press release here. Ready your military resume [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military to Civilian Career Coaching
Posted on January 25th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
You may have heard that there are several resume styles from which to choose. Although technically this is true, there is one style that you should avoid at all costs, unless you want your military resume to end up in the circular file. So heed this warning before you put that pen to paper – [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Resumes
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
On November 9th, the White House announced the launch of a new initiative to transform the federal government into the top employer of America’s veterans. A press release from the Office of the Press Secretary cited “repaying our debt for [veterans'] courageous service and selfless sacrifice” and filling the ranks of the federal government with [...]
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Filed under: Federal Job (Steps to get a), Federal Resumes, In the News, Military Career Transition
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
The following military job search advice comes to us courtesy of Lt. Col. Paul Capicik (USAF Ret), a 26 years Air Force veteran, former CIO, and military program manager for American Sentinel University. He is the author of a new article series geared toward service members interested in pursuing or advancing Information Technology (IT) careers. In an [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Resumes, Military to Civilian Career Coaching
