Posted on July 28th, 2009 by admin
I recently stumbled upon a Yahoo! Hotjobs blog post by Liz Ryan, a 25-year HR veteran and former Fortune 500 VP, entitled, “10 Boilerplate Phrases that Kill Resumes”. In it she explains that one of the biggest shifts in the job market from years gone by is what constitutes an attention-grabbing resume. The following is [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes
Posted on July 17th, 2009 by admin
Recently, the Fist Full of Talent blog posted a topic on “How Recruiters Can Get Comfortable in Interviews with Veterans”. I found it extremely interesting that a blog for “Recruiters, HR, Consultants, and Corporate Types” offered advice to interviewers on how to properly interpret military bearing. The following is an excerpt: “The problem is that [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Interviewing, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Military to Civilian Career Coaching
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by admin
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 July 9th, 2009 by admin
I recently had another opportunity to “guest blog” about military job search tips and resources, this time for Puget Sound area veterans and Seattle-bound military experienced job seekers on “The Hire Ground”, as seen on nwsource.com – a Seattle Times company. Read the post via permalink. The Hire Ground offers valuable advice to job seekers of [...]
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Filed under: Federal Job (Steps to get a), In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by admin
Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI), the largest military-focused recruiting firm in the U.S., announced the Q3 2009 dates for their ConferenceHire® events on June 28th. The contingency hiring events are efficient recruiting solutions for employers seeking to recruit military for civilian jobs in Management / Engineering, Technician / Supervision and Sales / Business Development. They are also [...]
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Filed under: In the News
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by admin
I recently had the opportunity to “guest blog” about the challenges that military job seekers face and how to overcome them on the popular Internet resource for job seekers - www.careerealism.com. Check out the post via permalink. Careerealism is technically a blog, but offers an array of learning tools including electronic newsletters, twitter updates, expert advice, live broadcasts, [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes
Posted on June 11th, 2009 by admin
Questions regarding religion, race, sexual preference, age, children, and disability should be off the table when it comes to interviewing in corporate America. Some government job openings may prohibit the hiring of certain persons based on gender, age, and disability, but chances are you will not make it to the interview process if you fall [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Interviewing, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Networking
Posted on May 12th, 2009 by admin
CivilianJobs.com, a company helping employers recruit military and military connect with civilian careers, announced the winners of the 2009 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military™ today in honor of Armed Forces Day, May 16th, 2009. View the press release here. The winning companies are: BNSF Railway Company CACI International, Inc. Consolidated Edison, Inc. CSX Corporation [...]
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Filed under: In the News
Posted on April 29th, 2009 by admin
On Tuesday, April 14th, ABC’s The View hosted these guests: Andrew Serwer – Managing Editor of Fortune Magazine Marcus Buckingham – Career expert, and author of The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success, Tory Johnson – Author of Will Work From Home: Earn Cash Without the Commute. Each guest espoused excellent advice on how [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes
Posted on March 18th, 2009 by admin
On March 12, 2009, CivilianJobs.com announced the finalists for the 2009 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military™. CivilianJobs.com is a company helping employers hire military talent through a military job board, military job fairs, and employer advertising in their military base newspaper, Civilian Job News. Their recognition of these employers is certainly something to consider [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Job Seeker Advice
