Welcome to "The Hired Veteran". I write about my experience as a veteran and the job search. My hope is that my adventures in job hunting help veterans find purpose and meaningful employment after they leave the uniform. Please reach out to me and share your thoughts on what you think of the site!
Cheers,
Tommy
The job titles on your resume need to be understandable and attention-grabbing.
Many job seekers put a personal statement (aka a “career summary” or an “objective”) at the top of their resume. It's an optional thing to do, but if you do include one, you need to do it correctly.
You have six seconds to impress a recruiter with your resume. This week, we discuss what that means for veterans looking to transition into the business world.
For the next few weeks, we’re going to focus on resumes. Specifically, how veterans can write better resumes to increase their chances of securing job interviews in the business world. Before we get into the nitty gritty of content, length, style, etc., there are two key factors to consider before you even start putting words on paper.
Writing a great resume is a major factor in landing an amazing job after your military service. However, there are two suggestions I’d like to offer before we start digging into writing better resumes:
1. Before you apply for jobs, identify what you really want your new career to be.
2. Always be proud of your military service, but don’t let that pride get in the way of your search for a new career.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll offer some insight into how veterans can write better resumes to increase their chances of getting interviews in the business world. We’ll dig into how long your resumes should be and how you should format them, but the main focus will be on what information you should include in them.
After graduating with my MBA in May, I packed up and drove with my girlfriend to Vermont. We have been spending time in her house, which is close to where I went to high school. It it always nice to be back here even though this trip we have only seen the sun a couple of times in between the rain.
Later, while watching the band perform I looked out over the crowd and saw hands raised and mouths moving in unison to sing the lyrics, the crowd swaying in time to the sounds of the guitar. 3,500 people all entranced and focused on a four musicians on stage.
A few weeks ago I had two seemingly unrelated experiences that made me reconsider what it means to lead and inspire people. The first was helping with the ROTC program at my university and the second was attending a rock concert.
I held the card in my hand for a while wondering if I should toss it, hold onto it, or put it back. In the end I decided to send an email to this person.
