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Unlocking Success: A Veteran's Guide to Job Search 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
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 Reasons to Hire 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 Veteran 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
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
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 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
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…
Prepare to Own the Interview - Part Two
It is human to be nervous about an interview. Here is some final advice to help smooth the path from candidate to new hire…
Prepare to Own the Interview - Part One
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…
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.
Your Resume is 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 Fairs - Six Keys to Success
Learn six concrete ways to make job fairs a part of your job search strategy.
What do you do? Ugh!!!
Here is how to respond if you are unemployed, underemployed, or miserably employed.
Transition: The Roller Coaster
Transitions can be stressful - emotionally, intellectually, physically, and perhaps spiritually. It is a normal path which we all must travel.