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A LinkedIn Guide For Military Veterans
LinkedIn is a vital tool for job seekers, with 87% of recruiters using it to find or vet candidates. A well-optimized profile can significantly enhance your job prospects, showcasing your professional journey, networking opportunities, and visibility to potential employers.
Veteran Benefits You May Not Know About
Did you know Veterans have benefits that are not medical and education based? Or maybe you have only used a fraction of what you already knew about. Did you know benefits are added from time to time? Check these out!
Investing in Continuous Learning: Empowering Transitioning Service Members for Civilian Success
Investing in continuous learning does not have to mean going to school full-time to get a better job out of the service.
Unlocking Success: A Veteran Job Search Guide to Mastery
As Veterans embark on this journey, a roadmap to job search success becomes essential. Here's a comprehensive guide crafted to empower veterans in navigating their career transitions with confidence and purpose:
Avoiding Self-Sabotage: Take Charge of your Job Search with these Job Hunting Tips
Getting hired takes effort. It takes humility to admit you need a job, and confidence to ask for the job along with the compensation you deserve.
7 Benefits of Hiring Veterans
If you’re a Veteran and need help finding your best employer who makes the most of your Military Service, or if you’re an employer who’s ready to upgrade your workforce by hiring the most qualified Veterans, contact Still Serving Veterans today!
Get Ready for your Next Veterans Hiring Event
Career fairs are a great way to jump the line! Are you ready for them? Check here before you go!
Interview Prep for Veterans and Transitioning Service Members
We hear it all the time from our Veterans:
“I’m putting out lots of applications but I’m not getting called for interviews” or “I’m getting interviewed but I’m not getting called with any offers for jobs.” These are distinctly different problems.
Recommitting to the Job Search: Tips for Veterans
Are you unemployed, underemployed, miserably employed, or transitioning military and feel that you have lost your way in the job search? Here are seven concrete actions you can take to re-energize your job search!
The Quiet Job Search: How to Search for a New Job While Employed
You have made the decision to find a new job. However, you want the timing to be yours. Here are five steps to take to make this a reality - thoughtfully and professionally.
Temporary Staffing Placements Opens Doors
Current job seekers cannot let their bias about a “temp job” limit their opportunities. In fact, a temporary position has its advantages. Learn more here…
Making the Most of a Veteran Job Fair: Get In. Get out. Get Hired.
It seems like every week there is a job fair you could be attending. That’s great for you if you’re actively searching for a job, right? But are they the best investment of your time? Here’s our advice to get the best results in the least amount of time.
Top Ten Tips (plus one bonus!) on Applying through USA Jobs for Veterans
The government job search can be confusing and frustrating even if you do everything right. But the benefits of working in a government organization can be life-changing. Here is practical advice for navigating the USA Jobs process…
How to Nail a Job Interview: Preparation and Success Tips
You receive a call from a recruiter and after a few basic questions and a conversation about the position you have applied for the recruiter tells you, “we would like to schedule an interview for you”. There is an equal level of excitement and nervousness, so now what? Here are the first steps…
From Service to Success: Transitioning to the Civilian Workplace
OK, you’ve landed a post-military job. Congratulations! You are feeling a sense of relief and excitement but now apprehension is beginning to set in. How do you navigate this new terrain? Here is candid advice from other Veterans!
Recommitting to the Job Search
If you are unemployed, underemployed, or miserably-employed and have lost your way in terms of finding a new position, here are seven concrete actions you can take to refresh and re-energize your job search.
Crafting Your Veteran Resume: Telling Your Professional Story
Your resume is your professional story, or your written “Elevator speech” with one main purpose - to get someone to talk to you! Read more to learn how.
8 Phone Etiquette Tips for Job Seekers
You have spent weeks perfecting your resume, searched daily for jobs, submitted countless applications, built your LinkedIn profile and network and now you are waiting for “the call.” Are you really ready? Here are 8 practical tips for engaging an employer - professionally.
A Veteran's Guide to Making Critical Life & Career Choices
Struggling with some big life decisions? These tips will help you set yourself up to make the right choice.
Job Fair Tips - Six Keys to Success
Learn six concrete ways to make job fairs a part of your job search strategy.