Civilian compensation is very different from military pay and benefits. Thus it is important that you learn what to expect in your chosen field. Many transitioning military assume civilian pay is always higher but that day is long gone.
What do you want?
Your chosen field plays a big role in your pay. Those fields where […]
If you have spent a long career in the military or government, the change to the civilian world is often even larger than you expect. Week after week I see people who were accomplished pilots, program managers, XO’s, SMEs, — and who are truly floundering.
Many have unrealistic expectations. For example, senior federal retirees often […]
Every day I see bright, competent, experienced professionals who sabotage their job search.
Often the mistakes they make are with simple aspects of their job hunt.
Whether transitioning from the military or a veteran looking for a new job, you can maximize your success by avoiding these common errors.
Fortunately, much of your military training and experience […]
If you want a job, vets are highly successful in corporate America. For many the transition is not so easy, but success comes rapidly once they find the right opportunity.
Success Tactic 1. Join a job club
Job clubs offer you an opportunity to talk with, learn from, help, and find support with other job seekers. […]
You read about “Brand You,” “You as a Product” and the use of social media to “Build Your Brand” … but do you really think that way?
One of the harder aspects of a great job search is learning to think about yourself in terms of what an employer wants. That is what it really […]
Decades of HR work and I still am regularly amazed at those people who:
Think that their security clearance or some bundle of skills or being a vet or an academy graduate alone will get them a job.
Believe that just putting out their resume via job boards will result in a good job.
Have never thought […]
Have you ever thought of starting and running a business? Vets do so at much higher rates than civilians. And veterans start businesses that become successful at a very high rate, too.
Do you know vets are twice as likely to be successful entrepreneurs as civilians?
Whether your interest is in being a successful solopreneur or […]
I recently have begun hearing again that some employment counselors are telling transitioning military folks to omit their military service information and/or titles. Instead they suggest one use words like “major international organization vice-president.” This was a sad trend after the Vietnam war, driven by popular talk that all vets were psychotic. Do you really need a […]
The first gift is time.
Sure, we all have the same hours in each day. But you know folks who do an amazing amount with their 24 hours and others who seem unable to do much in theirs.
Take one hour of your time each week to make the rest of your time better. There is no […]
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