I’m used to moving all over the place depending on my charge and the mission to which I am assigned.  I’ve viewed a number of military, government and civilian positions that say under relocation package: “Household effects only” - what all does that include?

I just got nixxed….  I was attempting to apply for a specific vacancy announcement.  When I went to set up my account I found out that it took three days to get into the system and so I missed the deadline by one day.  My advise to all, plan ahead and don’t wait until the […]

When I was looking at opportunities within a military or federal agency, I knew what I was worth, I knew my classification, I knew what my salary would be (give or take the range offered with experience) - I spent almost four weeks trying ti figure out what that translated into within a corporate pay […]

One of the things that I noticed when I made the transition out of the military into a civilian-type career was the ‘fear of change’.
I had spent 20 years in a very structured environment, everything was clearly articulated for me and expectations were clear on every level.  There was some real fear when I realized […]