Posted on Jul 30, 2018
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SGT Tony Clifford
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The real trick is writing the resume is to break down your military career into terms a civilian can digest. Give a job title you've held like squad leader. Include a brief summary of the job then state how many people you supervised, and the equipment you were responsible for in a dollar amount, and finally mention the mentorship you provided to subordinates and subordinate leaders. Typically as a squad leader you had anywhere from $1,000,000 to $6,000,000 worth of equipment for your squad. You were ultimately responsible for the equipment, so include it. Lastly, tailor your resume to the business or position your applying. If it's managerial, talk up your experience with leadership and accountability. If manufacturing, talk up your experience with maintenance and equipment safety. I say, build a template and adjust it from there.
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Awesome. Thank you.
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SGT Breck Wilson
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That is a great explanation of the most important aspects
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SGT Joseph Gunderson
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I don't know any sites but if you need some help with writing up a resume just let me know. Civilian resumes aren't too bad but federal format resumes can be quite annoying.
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Absolutely. Been keeping an eye for fed jobs as well, I will let you know if I need help thank you.
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I wish the military had a system of building resumes for all of our troops and past veterans instead of them going on line and spending $100 to $300 on some crappie resume someone built for them. The online site are not worth your time because there are plenty of people here on RP that will help if you ask them to. Lots of personal help on here military and civilian. Do let soldier who got out who work for these scam companies try to bring you in. If you can't sit down and create a draft resume you should not be working for the company you want to work for. Go work at MCDs.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I know several people who like this one. Remember if you are applying to a specific job, tailor your resume to the job specifications. Include those key words in your resume.
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Thank you very much.
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