Sharing Career Transition Information and Ideas
By Karin Durkee If you have a professional profile on LinkedIn but have not taken the next step in building your network, you are missing out on a valuable job search tool. Building your professional network on LinkedIn will help you find Continue reading LinkedIn: Building Your Relevant Network
Careful preparation is important before attending any Job Fair, and a virtual event is no exception. Prior planning and research will help ensure you meet with the recruiters most relevant to your job search and help you make the most Continue reading Tips for Attending a Virtual Job Fair
The best prepared candidates have the best experience at Virtual Job Fairs! You are invited to invest 30 minutes to learn the “best practices” on preparing for a Virtual Job Fair. Presented by Carl Savino, President of Corporate Gray and Continue reading Free Webinar: How to Work a Virtual Job Fair
By Lisa Carroll, SHRM-SCP The cover letter is one of the most important letters you will ever write. A prospective employer will decide whether they want to meet you based on your resume and cover letter. The resume holds the Continue reading Cover Letter Tips: Content & Format
The essential steps of the career transition process from The Military-to-Civilian Transition Guide are online here: https://www.corporategray.com/static/transition_guide/overview! This online Transition Guide takes you through nine steps to transition success: It also includes these two additional chapters: Gain Federal EmploymentStart Your Continue reading 9 Steps for a Successful Transition
Are you thinking about continuing your education as you transition from the military? There are many good resources that can help you choose an education program and school that is GI Bill eligible and right for you. Whether you are Continue reading Education Resources for Using Your GI Bill Benefits
Source: ResumeBuilder.com In order to sift through the volume of responses received for each posting, hiring managers spend an average of about seven seconds on the initial scan of a resume. They are looking for specific keywords to meet their Continue reading How to Align Your Resume with the Job Description
How do you accurately and honestly portray your military skills and experience into language which civilian hiring managers will understand? This is a difficult hurdle for military job seekers to overcome in their civilian job search. It is the job Continue reading 6 Steps to Translating Your Military Skills
Phone interviews are are often used to screen potential employees, and how well you perform on the call can determine whether you are invited to take the next step in the hiring process. Prepare for a phone interview as carefully Continue reading 10 Steps to Nailing a Phone Interview
The list of free military-to-civilian transition resources that are out there is exhaustive, so how do you know which ones to use? To save you some time, we’ve chosen our top 10 picks that we think are worth a look. Continue reading Top 10 Free Military Transition Resources