I am proud to announce that MilitarytoCivilian.com was recently featured in a www.onlineuniversities.com article entitled “100 Blog Posts Every Job Seeker Should Read“. This article is a great resource for anyone on the job market, including military job seekers, and offers career search advice to help you with personal branding, your military resume and military cover letter, networking and… Read more »
Posts Tagged: military job search
Consider a Post-Military Journey
The following military job search advice comes to us courtesy of Lt. Col. Paul Capicik (USAF Ret), a 26 years Air Force veteran, former CIO, and military program manager for American Sentinel University. He is the author of a new article series geared toward service members interested in pursuing or advancing Information Technology (IT) careers. In an… Read more »
Ask for a Reference, Not a Job
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… Read more »
Volunteering Brings New Contacts to Military Job Seekers
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… Read more »
I’m Getting Out of the Military… Now What? (as Featured on JibberJobberUSA.com)
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 excerpt:… Read more »
Press Release: Bradley-Morris, Inc. to Help Employers Recruit Military During Q3 2009 Contingency Hiring Events
Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI), the largest military-focused recruiting firm in the U.S., announced the Q3 2009 dates for their ConferenceHire® events on June 28th. The contingency hiring events are efficient recruiting solutions for employers seeking to recruit military for civilian jobs in Management / Engineering, Technician / Supervision and Sales / Business Development. They are also… Read more »
Closing the interview
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… Read more »
An Assessment Tool for Transitioning Career Seekers
The Professional Association of Resume Writers brought a potential military job search strategy development resource to my attention in their November 2008 newsletter that I would like to share with you. In an article entitled Resources, Diane Burns of Career Marketing Techniques outlines an assessment tool available to career seekers which may be especially helpful… Read more »