Tips for Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch
Mastering Your Experience Elevator Pitch Veterans seeking jobs in the civilian sector face both challenges and opportunities in terms of making the transition from a military to a civilian role—and clearly communicating their ability to do just that. One important tool to help them do that is the elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a brief, […]
Veterans Share Their Tips for Landing a Job Interview
Preparing for Your Video Interview An interview—over the phone, or in person—is generally the first positive step in a job search process. Landing an interview is a must do to move on to the next, and final phase—landing the job! Unfortunately, it can often feel like a futile effort to get an interview despite sending […]
How to Spin Lack of Experience to Your Advantage
Can Lack of Experience be an Advantage? How to Spin Lack of Experience to Your Advantage You’ve spotted your dream job but there’s just one catch. The posting says that “experience in the banking industry” is a requirement and, while you have all of the technical experience called for, you haven’t worked in banking. While […]
Creative Ways to Find Job Opportunities
Finding the Right Job Opportunity According to Pew Research Center, 79 percent of Americans looking for work have used online resources in their employment search. But, while job boards should definitely be the mainstay of your job search—especially niche boards like MilitaryHire.com, in a tight labor market it can pay to consider adding other, potentially more […]
Best Jobs For Military Veterans
Best Career Opportunities for Military Veterans Military veterans have a special set of skills that transfer well to a variety of civilian jobs. Here’s a look at the best jobs for military veterans across the country and around the world. Logistics Support Specialist A Logistics Support Specialist are instrumental is coordinating Railhead, Inc. day-to-day logistical […]
Climbing the Job Search Ladder
Tips for Job Search The job search process is like climbing a ladder. The purpose of each step on the ladder is to get you to the next step. The overall goal is to reach the top of the letter which is the job offer. Understanding the ladder including the details of each step and […]
10 Questions to Ask Before Accepting the Job
10 Questions to Ask During the Interview Congratulations! You have the job offer in hand. You have spent months perfecting your resume, honing your interview skills, searching and applying for jobs online, and now you have the offer. But should you accept it? You’ve spent so much time and energy pursuing the job offer, but […]
Real Life Job Hunting: The Story of One Veteran’s Career Transition
What to Expect with Your job Hunt We all (myself included when I was in the job market) would like to have an easy job hunt: go to a website, post a resume online, get numerous calls from employers, go on several interviews with at least two job offers to choose from–all within a month […]
The Young Veteran’s Special: The Key To Getting Hired
Tips for Young Veteran Job Seekers To begin a quick and successful job search, young veterans must do four things in the following order: (1) they must make a realistic review of their job skills; (2) determine what kind of jobs they are qualified for based on employer hiring standards; (3) write their resume targeted […]
Are Your Salary Expectations In Line With Reality?
Make Sure Your Salary Expectations Are Realistic by Randall Scasny An Army retiree sent me these emails after being offered a job as a technical writer for helicopter training by a U.S. defense contractor: Army Retiree: “Randall, they offered me $62K. The benefit package is awesome! The salary is good, but the position states “Senior […]