7 Tips That Help You Make Connections at Work and in Life Coming from the regimented base environment where your work connections are basically assigned to you, adapting to the civilian environment may take some getting used to . Work and day-to-day life are more enjoyable when you have meaningful relationships. It’s nice to […]
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Here’s how you can try to change your luck
Try these strategies and you may change your luck: Let’s face it. With your background of serving uniform, you know that success completion of the mission (your work assignment) depends less on luck (waiting for your team to figure it out) and more on taking charge and leading (doing what it takes to get the […]
You Got a Rejection Letter…Now What?
What To Do After You Receive a Job Rejection Letter Being rejected for a job stings, especially when you made it to the final round of interviews and thought you were a strong candidate. Just when you were looking forward to a job offer and picturing how your office would look, you receive an […]
Get the Job Without the Experience
The Secret to Applying for Jobs When You May Be Under-Qualified You’ve probably come across job openings that sound interesting, but you notice that you’re lacking some of the desired experience and qualifications. Is it okay to apply anyway? In most cases, it’s worth taking a chance. Of course, there are some exceptions, […]
Professional Image Can Make or Break You
Make a Bigger Impact With These Easy Professional Image Tips After active duty, you’re looking for a job, and from your time in uniform you know the importance of portraying a professional image. In the civilian world it’s a bit different, but it’s still important to take those extra steps. There are many ways […]
A Mid-Career Rut is Avoidable
Read This Before You Get Stuck in a Mid-Career Rut After you’ve been working for 20 years or more, it’s natural to assume that you know how to manage your career. However, a study by Harvard Business Review found that mid-career professionals need help if they want to avoid being undervalued and overworked. […]
Networking: An Important Piece Of the Transition Puzzle
Finding Your Next Job Can Be Easier With Successful Networking Now that you are in transition phase after serving, have you ever wondered how that friend of yours that really wasn’t qualified for a job received a better paying job with more holidays than you? You could give them the benefit of the doubt that […]
Making the Transition…But to What?
How to Figure Out What Type of Job You Really Want You’ve made a good run in uniform, and the transition to a new life looms ahead. It’s time to start considering a job in the civilian world, but you keep putting it off for one reason or another. Most often it’s our lack of […]
Civilian career advancement: Improve your chances!
Last year, last month or maybe even yesterday may have marked your last day in uniform, but you’re still keen on career advancement in the civilian world, too. Now that you’re far removed from the daily routine of active duty and following the promotion requirements for the next board, making a shift in your approach […]
How to Know If That Job Offer Is Good For You
Veterans have risked their life for country and freedom, spent years dedicating their life to a higher purpose, and now they’re finally able to settle in and return to civilian life. With government assistance and company tax breaks, veterans searching for work have many opportunities awaiting them, the matter isn’t finding the right job as […]
Stress: Managing the Transition to Civilian Life
Managing Transition Stress in the Return to Civilian Life “There’s not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.” Lord Tennyson Alfred Serving in the military isn’t a straightforward job. It’s a demanding profession and requires courage and bravery to adopt it. But are returning to civilian life also stances challenges for the lads […]
Remote Work: Are You a Good Fit?
Finding and Getting a Remote Work Position Increasingly, a larger number of jobs can be done from beyond a fixed office or other work location these days and today’s veterans are able to capitalize on this they seek work in the civilian sector. What practices should professionals make use of to locate as well […]