There are six different types of job interviews … and anyone can master all of them. Ford R. Myers, career coach, speaker and author of “Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring,” highlights the six specific interview types to maximize your success. “Interviewing is best described as two-way storytelling. You need to provide …
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The most asked interview question is also one of the most difficult interview questions to answer because it is an open-ended question which leaves interviewees either sharing too much or not enough. With a little preparation and practice, you will be able to answer the question, “Can you tell me about yourself?” with ease, and …
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You pulled it off! You scoured the job boards and company websites, continuously polished and tweaked your resume, submitted applications to multiple job postings, got the calls, got the interviews…and, at long last, have landed the civilian job you wanted! Now what? How many years did you spend in the military? How much of that culture …
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Chris Preffer leverages military and teaching experience to lead at UPMC Health Plan. Air Force veteran Chris Preffer started his career teaching high school, an experience that serves him well in his current role in healthcare. In between he served six years on active duty. “I started my career as a history and math teacher, …
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Shannon Kelly had to have confidence in herself as a Navy pilot. Lives depended on it. Transitioning to the civilian workforce, though, left her feeling a little less sure. She worried about finding a job with purpose, and when she did she struggled to learn a new way of communicating. “There’s not a lot of …
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Navy veteran and Maxar CEO explains why the world’s largest commercial satellite manufacturer hires military. Dan Jablonsky is the president and chief executive officer of Maxar Technologies, one of those really cool tech space companies that builds and flies satellites. If you’ve been down range, Maxar satellites kept you connected. If you listen to Sirius …
Unfortunately, all too often I am asked what members should do if they are discharged with something besides an honorable discharge (like general, other-than-honorable, etc.). First, let us address the different types of discharges: Honorable Discharge If a military service member received a good or excellent rating for their service time, they will be discharged …
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In the Army, everything was decided for Kimberly An. As her ETS approached, she realized each move was up to her. “I realized that I had to figure out what I wanted to do, where I wanted to live, along with all the other aspects that the military used to take care of for me, …
Meet Randall Stremmel, a Marine veteran who owns one of many companies that are recruiting from the military. There are many ways transitioning service members and veterans can find rewarding careers in the oil and gas industry. For Randall Stremmel, his path from the Marine Corps led to inspections. Certified by the American Petroleum Institute, …
Imagine if you could transition from the military into a civilian career that still allows you to defend against bad guys and pays really well. That’s what Air Force veteran Rob Smith did. Smith leads a team at USAA* in San Antonio that conducts vulnerability and security configurations assessments across the company’s network. It pays …
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