Archive for the 'Resumes' Category

How do I determine my value for the civilian market?

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Everyone knows that buying alcohol (and other items) on base is cheaper than buying it in a civilian neighborhood…but is everything on a military base cheaper? What about you?
I’m talking in the sense of job skills. When you’re in the military, you don’t have the same experiences as a civilian (that might be the understatement […]

Is my military training transferrable?

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

…of course it is! Your military training is the first step to getting that job interview. However, if you want to make the most of your military training on your professional resume, there are a few key characteristics you should be sure to highlight:

Leadership: While in the military, you’ve probably been in charge of a […]

No time for college in the military

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Thousands of people every year opt for training with the military instead of college. If you’ve traveled this course, it doesn’t make you a bad person, but it might make it harder for you to get a job after college. And, as unfair as you feel it may be, there is a cause for […]

I think my resume is great…

Friday, May 25th, 2007

…so where are the phone calls?
The scenario is more common that you’d imagine–man (or woman) is discharged from the military, man has major life experiences under his belt, man gets no calls about jobs. It’s frustrating and makes the military transition to civilian life even harder than it already is! However, what many people fail […]