How and When to Begin Networking for Your Post-Military Career Being proactive about networking is a good practice before you find your first post-military job and throughout your career.
How to Handle Your Own Confirmation Bias During Military Transition Confirmation bias is the tendency to view all new evidence as confirming your existing beliefs.
How to Get Someone to Read Your Resume (and Hire You!) Does it feel like no one is reading your resume? Does it feel like you are not even getting a chance to get an interview? It...
How to Get a Job Right Now in the COVID Economy It's time to reevaluate your skills to see whether they fit the new marketplace.
How to Explain Why You Left a Toxic Workplace Without Bashing Your Old Boss Explaining why you left a previous employer without having a new job in place, without giving two weeks’ notice or leaving an...
How to Evaluate Offers, Get More $$$ and Avoid a Bridge Job After the Military How to evaluate your job offer is a key skill of the job hunt in military transition. Avoid the horrors of a bridge job by...
Top 10 Treacherous Traps to Federal Employment for Veterans and Spouses Here are the top 10 traps that might be knocking you off the employment path before you ever get to the federal job you want.
How Asking for Help Could Save a Veteran's Career In work-related situations, it's not only OK to ask for help when needed; it's a sign of strength.
How to Ask for Feedback After Being Turned Down for a Job Learning about potential mistakes can help you prepare for the next interview.
How to Answer the Timeless Interview Question: ‘What Is Your Biggest Weakness?’ It's a common job interview question that every candidate should be prepared to answer.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...