Posted on Oct 17, 2017
Did you promote faster in the military or as a civilian?
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In the beginning, your first (and possibly second) promotion may feel like it was earned because you had a pulse. It could have been earned meritoriously. In general, there is a natural progression whereas a civilian career can lead to a lot of lateral moves, career changes, etc. I want to know about your experience.
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As a Civilian and as a Recruiter, I have noticed that military resumes do not show growth or promotions as clearly as civilian resumes. Having an extra bullet point that explains your military career progression goes along way when your resume is being looked at by civilians. Ex: "Promoted to X based on my leadership, attention to detail and multi-tasking skills."
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Military by design is "up or out" on the AD and RES side. There isn't a civilian equivalent generally. So my Civil Service promotions were more drawn out. Capped both as I didn't want to chase flag and didn't want to chase the SES thing. So in the first case, chasing promotions is a career survival thing and the later case making decisions that put you where you choose, good, bad, or indifferent.
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