As the manager for a military resume writing service, I come across thousands of resumes from a variety of fields and backgrounds. After seeing so many military personnel continue to make some of these avoidable errors on civilian resumes, I decided to share a list of the more common mistakes, as well as practical solutions [...]
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MilitaryResumes.com and Bradley-Morris, Inc. (“BMI”) were recently featured on MilitaryTimesEdge.com. “Rescue your résumé: 6 places to get help” by Adam Stone identifies 6 resources vets can leverage to pull together interview winning military résumés, including Military Resumes and BMI. Here is the article in its entirety: Rescue your résumé: 6 places to get help by [...]
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by Carolyn Heinze As silly as it sounds, resumes are a bit like fashion: there are many different styles, many different designers, and even more opinions on what’s in and what’s out. While there is no secret format that guarantees landing a position (or even just an interview), there are a number of elements that [...]
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Studies have shown veterans to be overrepresented not only among the ranks of leading CEOs, but also able to survive almost twice as long on the job and outperform the stock market’s main benchmark index. It’s no wonder companies with a military hiring program have a significant competitive advantage. Despite the nation’s economic outlook (which [...]
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Presenting another article from famed guest blogger, Judy Navarette, SPHR. Judy is passionate about sharing her insight into corporate America to arm veterans with the knowledge necessary to make sound decisions regarding their military-to-civilian transition. Heeding the following advice is especially critical to a successful job search considering the saturation level of today’s job market. [...]
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If you have been at the job search game for a while, there is a good chance that the résumé you submitted for at least one online job opportunity is still floating around in space. Military job seekers are frequently thwarted by furtive Applicant Tracing Systems. So what are they? The official definition of an [...]
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I proudly present another article from MilitarytoCivilian.com’s wildly popular guest writer, Judy Navarrete, SPHR. Judy is an accomplished HR professional who first contacted me at Military Resumes to express her interest in sharing her vast human resources and operations management experience and insight into the business world with military job seekers. Her observations are food for [...]
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There exists a good recruiter who loves a bad résumé… who gets up every morning to feed his unicorn… Doesn’t sound plausible does it? At least, that’s what I thought before reading recruiter Scott McKearney’s rant about the ever-growing emphasis corporate recruiters place on finding the “perfect” resume. Here is an exceprt from his article, [...]
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Translating military experience into not only relatable, but hotly-pursued skill sets is the perpetual challenge faced by military job seekers across the globe. MilitarytoCivilian.com has featured articles on this topic, but it doesn’t hurt to revisit such a widely contemplated and often frustrating topic. In “Word it right: How to craft a résumé recruiters will [...]
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These were the top 100 terms (aka “keywords”) used by recruiters to find the candidates they were searching for on a leading, management-focused job board during a 6-month period in 2009. Incorporate as many as you can (honestly of course) into your military resume, or contact the military resume writing professionals at Military Resumes, to [...]
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