Will Obama’s Job Search Be Harder Than Yours?
Have you ever felt like your work experience was so specialized or your job title so high level that they were holding you back from exploring new opportunities? It’s not an illusion. Highly specialized work experience (like military service) can be hard to spin for hiring managers in different fields. Education has the same boon/bane […]
Create a Military to Civilian Employment Timeline
Are you considering leaving the military within the next few years? Transitioning from military to civilian employment isn’t easy, but a good plan will make it much easier. Create a Military to Civilian Employment Timeline Take the time to compile a checklist, to expedite your transition strategically from military service to “civvie street.” The 18 […]
Get Hired Faster With a Job Search Log
Looking for a job can feel like screaming into a windstorm while getting pelted by debris. You’re sending out applications and not hearing back. When you do hear back, it’s “good, but not good enough.” Meanwhile, people around you are getting lucrative new gigs or finally finding their dream jobs. It’s not that you’re literally […]
You Are in Control of Your Professional Destiny
My acquaintance sent an update last night in our private Facebook chat informing her that her skills will no longer be required at the start of the year. At her job, she was no longer required as of January 1, 2017. She informed me that she will be required to work extensively during the upcoming […]
Four Invaluable Tips to Job Search Less And Interview More
Just how tiring is to have to start all over again and dive into the atrocious process that is job searching and interviews? There have been no official surveys or research to conclude this with any official data, but I reckon it’s an experience that can be paralleled to the feeling of spring finals approaching […]
Diving into Job Applications
Job applications are arguably the most challenging and frustrating thing that many of us have to deal with in our professional careers. Without the right formula we may send out hundreds of applications without more than a couple responses. As the number of applications sent out pile up, our efforts can feel increasingly arbitrary. Diving […]
