Upon retirement, what was your number one source for reemployment (network of peers, social media sights, career fairs, hiring events)?

Georgeann Carter — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:51:50 -0400

Response by MSgt Danny Hope made Oct 11 at 2017 10:20 AM

MSgt Danny Hope — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:20:58 -0400

Peers

Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Oct 11 at 2017 10:38 AM

SMSgt Thor Merich — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:38:23 -0400

Peers

Response by SGT Frank Pritchett made Oct 11 at 2017 11:10 AM

SGT Frank Pritchett — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:10:02 -0400

Don't wait upon retirement to plan your retirement, I started five years out and made sure all my bills were paid and my finances were in order. It was a smooth transition except for a few minor hiccups from my Chain of Command.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Oct 11 at 2017 11:10 AM

SrA Edward Vong — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:10:55 -0400

I didn't retire, however LinkedIn was my source for employment. I like to think of employment more as career though.

Response by SFC Adam Potter made Oct 11 at 2017 11:11 AM

SFC Adam Potter — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:11:10 -0400

Social Media (LinkedIn), and job search pages were my primary source.

Response by Maj John Bell made Oct 11 at 2017 11:42 AM

Maj John Bell — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:42:42 -0400

Self-employment

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Oct 11 at 2017 12:04 PM

PO1 Brian Austin — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:04:14 -0400

IntelligenceCareers.com, Indeed and company websites. I found Career Fairs/Hiring events to be a waste of time.

Response by MSgt John McGowan made Oct 11 at 2017 1:11 PM

MSgt John McGowan — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:11:47 -0400

Trade school to get more education in the field I wanted. They made it easy, the large tire company came to schools giving interviews and tests. Job search came to me. Stayed 18.5 years and retired again.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Oct 11 at 2017 1:40 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:40:34 -0400

My sister in law found all kinds of jobs for me to review/apply for. I was on linked in, glass door, indeed, and USAjobs every night

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Oct 11 at 2017 2:25 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:25:03 -0400

Networking of sorts. Applied to companies I had worked with while on active duty.

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Oct 11 at 2017 4:05 PM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:05:19 -0400

I used networking, both professional and personal, in order to find the jobs that I worked after I got out. I think that a big part of finding employment is not necessarily the experience that you have, because everyone can be trained for entry level and a little higher positions, but rather who you know in order to get your foot in the door.

Response by SFC Dennis A. made Oct 11 at 2017 5:36 PM

SFC Dennis A. — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:36:44 -0400

When I retired I moved to a rural area so it came down to knocking on doors, family and friends.

Response by PO1 Jotham Anderson made Oct 12 at 2017 8:50 AM

PO1 Jotham Anderson — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:50:06 -0400

I used all of them even a few hiring conferences hosted by veteran recruiting companies ( Orion, Bradley Morris are a couple). Went to a conference Bradley Morris was hosting in Atlanta and was eventually hired by the Toyota plant in Mississippi for a maintenance position. Still there 4 years later. Closest job I could find to working on the flight deck. I still look forward to going to work

Response by SMSgt Todd Grebel made Oct 13 at 2017 10:21 AM

SMSgt Todd Grebel — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:21:11 -0400

My wife was still active-duty when I retired. We PCS'd twice and I had to job hunt twice. Both times I got hired from companies I found at job fairs. In fact, from the second job fair, I had multiple interview opportunities.