Military service can often lead to free or reduced cost higher education, lower mortgage rates when you eventually buy a home and an increased interest
by civilian employers who appreciate your service and skills once you've left active duty.
Your unique set of skills and capabilities are desired
by the civilian employer; but only if you can clearly demonstrate how your skills relate to their organization and job requirements.
Not exact matches
«More veterans are coming back from war and getting back to work in the
civilian job force, thanks to efforts
by both
employers and the government, as well as the improving economy.»
The area's top
employer, Fort Drum, cut back its
civilian and military personnel
by 460 people from 2015 to 2016.
Over the past decade, annual wages for
civilians have increased
by 2.3 percent, while
employer health care contributions have risen
by 3.2 percent and retirement costs have increased
by 4.9 percent a year.
That study examined a natural experiment in which
civilian employees of the military were automatically enrolled in contributing 3 % of their income toward a retirement plan that would be matched
by employer contributions.
CareerBuilder and RallyPoint have teamed up to help veterans take advantage of these opportunities and overcome some of the challenges they face when transitioning into
civilian jobs
by connecting CareerBuilder's network of hundreds of thousands of
employers with RallyPoint's 1.4 million members.
You probably have many marketable skills that are in demand
by employers right now — but how can you translate your military veteran resume into a job application that's attractive in
civilian industries?
Veterans who succeed in making their military experience relevant to
civilian employers quantify their accomplishments and eschew military jargon and acronyms in favor of lay terms, often with the help of resources provided
by the 100,000 Jobs Mission (which just doubled its goal and aims to hire 200,000 veterans
by 2020), Hiring Our Heroes program, and similar organizations.
Angela Jones, owner of Haute Resume & Career Services, has been selected from among hundreds of professional resume writers across the globe to contribute samples of her work to «Military - to -
Civilian Resumes and Letters: How to Best Communicate Your Strengths to
Civilian Employers» (3rd Edition), a new book
by professional
by Carl S. Savino, Major, USAR (Ret.)
Contributor to Recently Published Resume & Cover Letter Books Military - to -
Civilian Resumes and Letters: How to Best Communicate Your Strengths to
Civilian Employers (3rd Edition)-- Carl S. Savino, Major, USAR (Retired) and Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D. Directory of Professional Resume Writers: How to Find and Work With a Pro to Accelerate Your Job Search — Louise Kursmark Step -
by - Step Cover Letters: Build a Cover Letter in 10 Easy Steps using Personal Branding — Evelyn Salvador, NCRW, JCTC Step -
by - Step Resumes: Build an Outstanding Resume in 10 Easy Steps — Evelyn Salvador, NCRW, JCTC Launchpad: Your Career Search Strategy Guide — Chris Perry Gallery of Best Resumes (5th Edition)-- David Noble
On the bright side, according to what I've read and heard in many business circles is that corporate
employers now value the tangible and intangible skills found in veterans above those possessed
by job seeking
civilians.
Communications Functions Designer / Graphic Artist / Illustrator Central Intelligence Agency... 57 Defense Security Service... 51 International Paper... 47 State Farm... 25 The McGraw - Hill Companies... 50 Vanguard... 69 Journalist PPL Corporation... 32, 33 Public Relations Specialist Boy Scouts of America... 49 Girl Scouts of the USA... 53 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 State Farm... 25 Technical Writer Boy Scouts of America... 49 Defense Security Service... 51 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 Writer / Editor Central Intelligence Agency... 57 Girl Scouts of the USA... 53 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 State Farm... 25 Vanguard... 69 Computer / Technical Functions Artificial Intelligence Specialist Air Force
Civilian Service... 10 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory... 17 Data Processor / MIS International Paper... 47 Macy's, Inc.... 13 McKesson... 19 The McGraw - Hill Companies... 50 Database Management Specialist Bell Helicopter Textron... 30 Defense Security Service... 51 Girl Scouts of the USA... 53 International Paper... 47 McKesson... 19 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 Job Choices: Diversity Edition National Association of Colleges and
Employers Hardware Designer NAVAIR - Naval Air Systems Command... 7 Information Systems Specialist Air Force
Civilian Service... 10 Central Intelligence Agency... 57 Defense Security Service... 51 International Paper... 47 McKesson... 19 Philip Morris USA, an Altria company... 1 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory... 17 The McGraw - Hill Companies... 50 Network Support / Data Communications Specialist Air Force
Civilian Service... 10 Defense Security Service... 51 Girl Scouts of the USA... 53 International Paper... 47 Macy's, Inc.... 13 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 State Farm... 25 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory... 17 The McGraw - Hill Companies... 50 Operations Analyst Defense Security Service... 51 International Paper... 47 NAVAIR - Naval Air Systems Command... 7 Programmer Girl Scouts of the USA... 53 International Paper... 47 Macy's, Inc.... 13 McKesson... 19 PPL Corporation... 32, 33 State Farm... 25 The McGraw - Hill Companies... 50 Vanguard... 69 Software Designer Macy's, Inc.... 13 NAVAIR - Naval Air Systems Command... 7 The McGraw - Hill Companies... 50 Vanguard... 69 79 Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Job Choices - February 2013 - Diversity Edition Job Choices - February 2013 Diversity Edition Contents Opportunities
by Employer / Website Index From Campus to Career Timeline: From Campus to Career Building the Skills That
Employers Want What
Employers Want Playing Fair: Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Job Seeker 10 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Job Search The Art of Writing Job - Search Letters Sample Letters A Step -
by - Step Guide to a Winning Resume Sample Resumes Are You Demonstrating These on Your Resume?
In an effort to conquer this challenge, Monster and Military.com introduced its Military Skills Translator (developed
by Military.com), to help veterans decode their military abilities into
civilian equivalents and connect them to
employers.