Although the title is a bit misleading, this article has some great points for our brothers and sisters making the transition.
http://www.businessinsider.com/hiring-veterans-tips-2014-1
http://www.businessinsider.com/hiring-veterans-tips-2014-1
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For those looking at transition in the next 3-5 years, I found two articles interesting in beginning the discussion on reflecting, "what is it that you want to do?" The first article, "Now Here Are 9 Reasons Why I Won't Hire You," delivers a fresh dose of reality…from the willingness to learn and start something new, to the use of social media and preparing for an interview. After reading the article, a couple of questions for you:
a. Why do military folk think getting a job on the outside seems easy (points 1, 2, & 9)?
b. With the growth of pay scales over the past decade, do military folk transitioning have high civilian pay expectations?
On a positive note, I read another article on 15 traits employers look for when hiring and believe it describes the perfect military veteran transitioning who has deployed is adaptive, flexible and a people person.
a. How can you apply the 15 traits to your past experiences to describe to a prospective civilian employer your unique ability to adapt and apply creative solutions to a complex problem? How does this translate into success in a civilian job?
Have you answered the question, "what is it that you want to do?"
Definitely open to your thoughts,
COL Vince Lindenmeyer
The more of these traits you have, the stronger your chances of being a sought-after job applicant.
Use these to figure out what you may be doing wrong in your job search.
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