Posted on Sep 23, 2015
Are Veterans being recognized as major contributor to companies with hiring needs?
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For 3+ years I struggled looking for work. Countless applications, constantly changing me resume to fit the job description, "match those key words".
Now employed and working with companies looking to add talent to their companies, I see more and more companies looking at the veteran population to help fill those needs. The Myth about Veteran is being looked at by hiring managers. Can a veteran be a major contributor to this company? The answers is an obvious YES.
Pick an industry and you will find a veteran that can fall right in and lead, contribute, manage, help grow, build effective team, resolve issue, and drop the occasional "F bomb" when needed. Seriously, Veterans can be a problem solver for a hiring manager, and statistics prove the "We" veterans can and will be that person to consider for the job.
Happy hunting, and remember NO is not the answer you are looking for when looking for a career.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-l-gordon-iii/debunking-the-myths-of-ve_b_8033594.html?mc_cid=d5ce1fcc58&mc_eid=931b1340ba
Now employed and working with companies looking to add talent to their companies, I see more and more companies looking at the veteran population to help fill those needs. The Myth about Veteran is being looked at by hiring managers. Can a veteran be a major contributor to this company? The answers is an obvious YES.
Pick an industry and you will find a veteran that can fall right in and lead, contribute, manage, help grow, build effective team, resolve issue, and drop the occasional "F bomb" when needed. Seriously, Veterans can be a problem solver for a hiring manager, and statistics prove the "We" veterans can and will be that person to consider for the job.
Happy hunting, and remember NO is not the answer you are looking for when looking for a career.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-l-gordon-iii/debunking-the-myths-of-ve_b_8033594.html?mc_cid=d5ce1fcc58&mc_eid=931b1340ba
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Posted 9 y ago
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I would say we are our own worst enemies. We think that based on the duties and scope I had in the military it should equate to CEO, CIO, CFO, or C-something, and the minimum pay I should get has to start at the $1,000,000 range with full benefits and stock options. How do I know this, I googled my job title and compared it to others in the civilian field. Well my reality check now; I'm only as good as I can translate my military background into civi-speak. S3 NCOIC WTF does that mean? Team Sergeant for ETT in Afghanistan; who cares....but they know what operations specialist is. The know senior enlisted leader in forward austere environment mentoring the Afghan Border Police is. We need to get away from who we are to become who we need to be. With help I ended up arguing over and over again with those smarter than me on how to phrase things and NOW I GET IT. And thanks to service members (esp Air Force those guys are DEADLY with word play), I got a job. It's not glamorous, but I'm in the system and being productive. And it beats out my CEO of 2nd Floor Latrine with my massive pay decrease of $0 with no benefits other than being able to use the crapper when I wanted to.
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I think vets can be a good employee. I have been for 9 and 1\4 years. I have 2 others that have been for 16 years and 1 year. We make solutions to problems. There are no problems in life just solutions.
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I found that renaming the organization to Department of the Army and focusing my resume on duties and accomplishments that would be clearly understood by civilians tends to help. If you read my resume, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between my military time and my civil service time. I focused a lot of my military time on my leadership and team building skills as well as logistical concepts. My first 3 years as 11B do not translate well so I do not list anything associated with that. My 9 years of active duty was rolled up into one entry with my highest position held and last duty station as the location. My resume would be well over 20 pages if I itemized everything.
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