Jacey Eckhart

Jacey Eckhart MA CPCC is Military.com's Transition Master Coach. She is a Certified Professional Career Coach and military sociologist who has been designing workshops and training active duty, National Guardsmen, Reservists and military spouses for decades. She is the founder of SeniorMilitaryTransition.com and has helped hundreds of veterans get jobs by identifying the skills, secrets and strategies veterans and spouses need most. Jacey is also an Air Force brat, a Navy wife, and an Army mom. Check back regularly to get Jacey's latest career advice below and visit the Veteran Talent Pool page to sign up for exclusive FREE master classes hosted by Jacey.

Latest Articles

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Best-Kept Secrets of Beating an Internal Job Candidate

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Transition Tips for Your Personality Type

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How to Transition from the Military During the COVID-19 Pandemic

How do you get your military transition plan back on track during a time of COVID?

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How to Make Your Senior Military Transition Take Off

Senior military transition is not easy. Changing jobs and professions in your 40s or 50s can pose a real challenge especially...

How To Get Someone Else to Write Your Veteran Resume

Do you want to avoid writing your resume -- and get a good job anyway? Of course, you do. Trying to come up with the exact...

The 'Chicken Year': What You Really Need to Transition in 2023

You don't need more time to transition in 2023. You need more flexibility during your "Chicken Year," so you can leave the...

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2023 Best Veterans' Guide to Getting a Job Fast -- or FASTER

In 2023, a veteran needs an instant guide to get a job fast -- or even faster. Find our Military.com fast guide to veteran...

Why I Wish Your Spouse Would Deploy

One of the rules of military life is that you never wish a deployment on anybody. You never wish that someone else’s husband...

Holidaygasm: I'll Have What She’s Having

Jacey Eckhart talks about faking holiday spirit during a Christmas deployment -- and fooling everyone, even those closest to...

Top Ten Things MIlitary Spouses Want For Christmas

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The Cold, Hard Reality Check: Which Veteran Jobs Are Really Possible for You?

Is your post-military job hunt going nowhere? Could be you need both a dose of hope and a cold, hard reality check. Here is...

Don't Call Yourself a Senior Leader

By definition, you are a senior leader.But don't call yourself one during your transition. My transitioning military clients...

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7 Arresting Beliefs of Highly Successful Job Hunters

Military job seekers can get stuck in their career, because certain parts of the job hunt make no sense to you. Here are...

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14 Startling Signs You Need to Pay a Resume Writer

Should you pay a professional resume writer to write your resume during military transition? There are 14 signs your resume...

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