Posted on January 6th, 2010 by JessicaRichardson
Like it or not, 2010 is here. Whether you’ve been pounding the job search pavement for months or your military retirement looms on the distant horizon, there is no better time to rethink, or start thinking about, your job search strategy and military resume. Make it your New Year’s resolution to establish an up-to-date job [...]
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Filed under: Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Networking
Posted on October 29th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
Avoid the awkwardness of asking a network contact for a job by asking them for a reference instead. It’s tempting for military job seekers preparing for the military to civilian transition to employ a script similar to the following:
“Hello Joe. I am getting out of the military soon… Are you hiring?”
The only thing more awkward than [...]
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Filed under: Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Networking
Posted on August 17th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
Volunteering brings new contacts, skill sets, and opportunities for work experience to transitioning military job seekers. If you’re looking for work, consider volunteering as an integral part of your job-search strategy.
Consider the benefits:
Volunteering looks great on a military resume. It compensates for gaps in your work history while you are transitioning from the military into [...]
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Filed under: Interviewing, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Life, Military Resumes, Networking
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
I recently wrote an article for JibberJobberUSA entitled, “I’m Getting Out of the Military… Now What?” It features advice to help military job seekers transition into real jobs, specifically translating military experience, structuring a job search plan of attack, and taking advantage of free military job search assistance and resources. The following is an [...]
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Filed under: In the News, Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Networking
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 June 11th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
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 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 [a [...]
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Filed under: Federal Resumes, Interviewing, Military Career Transition, Military Job Fairs, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military Resumes, Networking
Posted on January 8th, 2009 by JessicaRichardson
The letter of offer is the final step in the interview process. It follows compensation negotiations and signals to both the company and the new employee to cease searching. You can also think of the letter as a tangible form of trust designed to lay out the ground rules and prevent distractions during the pivotal [...]
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Filed under: Interviewing, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military to Civilian Career Coaching, Networking
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 December 18th, 2008 by JessicaRichardson
If you are interviewing for a job, chances are your references will be called upon to testify to your work performance before an offer is made. On average, employers check three references per candidate, so have at least that many ready and willing to vouch for you.
But who should you ask? Generally speaking, the more [...]
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Filed under: Military Career Transition, Military Job Seeker Advice, Military to Civilian Career Coaching, Networking
