Posts Tagged ‘veterans job search’

Transitioning Military: How to Leverage Your LinkedIn Profile for Your Civilian Job

October 3rd, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Recently, I’ve seen transitioning military members using LinkedIn for their job search, as much as a year in advance of their separation. I’m very happy to see LinkedIn participation increasing for transitioning military because LinkedIn is extremely important to 21st century job search, even if you aren’t planning to separate for 5 years.  And starting a year in advance (even a few days in advance) is an excellent idea!

However, I have seen some mistakes that are making the job search process last much longer than it needs to last.  But these mistakes are not difficult to fix, and the payoff is huge.
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New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

September 13th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight: Advertising Salespeople earn an average of $43,000/year, with expected 10-year job growth of 20%.  Advertising and sales are always in demand, even if the advertising platforms have changed a lot the last few years. If you like helping companies reach their target markets or just enjoy sales, this seems like the perfect job.  Around 56% holding bachelor’s degrees or more. Find out about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

Quote of the Week: This quote from Georgia Feiste of Lincoln, NE (GO BIG RED!) who Tweets as @fiestycoach, received the most ReTweets last week:

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. ~Babe Ruth

As usual, we also added 4 new articles to Job-Hunt last week:

Stay tuned – more next week, of coursel!

Good luck with your job search!

Top 50 Military-Friendly Employers

September 22nd, 2008 by Susan P. Joyce

HireVetsFirst.gov relased their list of the top military-friendly employers, based on a survey (not clear whether it was the employers, the employees, or both who were surveyed).  It’s an interesting collection from the BNSF Railway through USAA (not a surprise there) to General Electric and EDS.

The emphasis does seem to be on transportation companies (BNSF, J.B. Hunt, Union Pacific), retail (Lowe’s and Sears),  energy (Progress Energy, Xcel Energy, and American Electric Power),  government prime contractors (Fluor, GE, and EDS), communications (AT&T and SprintNextel), and other assorted companies like Brinks and ITT.

The current list - Top 50 Military-Friendly Employers.  The next list, scheduled for release in December, 2008, will be worth checking.  EDS (# 17 on the current list) was recengly acquired by Hewlett Packard and announced substantial layoffs, so they may drop off.