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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.
Navigating Career Transitions: What Do You Do? Ugh!!!
Here is how to respond to “what do you do” if you are unemployed, underemployed, or miserably employed.
Navigating Military Transition: A Veteran’s Journey
Transitions can be stressful - emotionally, intellectually, physically, and perhaps spiritually. It is a normal path which we all must travel.
Why Must I Tailor My Resume - Again!?!
Resumes tailored for specific employers and positions rise to the top of the stack of the hundreds of resumes submitted for the typical job. Here is advice on how to efficiently do this tailoring.
How to Fill Out Online Job Applications: Tips to Ease the Pain
Online job applications are a necessary but often frustrating part of today's job search. Here is practical advice for higher quality and less painful online job applications.
A Veterans' Guide for a Great Job Interview
Got an interview? Congratulations! You are a survivor of the first ruthless cut from perhaps hundreds of applicants to the "best qualified." Now the "real fun" begins i.e., preparing for and successfully negotiating the interview process. Here is some down-to-earth, practical advice.
Is Your e-Mail Address Hurting Your Job Search?
Employers look for experience, skills, and education, but as importantly, they look for maturity, professionalism, social awareness, and a good cultural fit. Even an email address is a discriminator. Is yours helping or hurting your job search?
What Should be my Next Career Move? Six Things to Consider
All of us find ourselves considering from time to time our next career move. Give yourself the gift of time, space, quiet, and privacy to seriously consider what you really want to do. Here is how…
Leveraging Veteran Career Fairs to Stand Out From the Herd
The Job fair season is upon us. It takes forethought and planning to stand out in the herd of job-seekers. Here is good practical advice.
‘Tis the Season to Network!
This Holiday Season, don’t look at business and social events with dread. Take advantage of the opportunity to increase your network of friends and business connections. You never know which connection will be the one that changes your life!
How to Tailor Your Resume for Each Job Application
If you keep sending resumes and not hearing back, these tips will help you target your resume for each application.