Your Military Rank: What Does It Mean in the Civilian Workforce Not everyone you encounter will appreciate the commitment, work and sacrifice of military duty and why rank matters.
Tips for Interviewing for a Promotion Unlike your experience in the military, promotions in the private (civilian) sector can be unpredictable.
How You Can Find a Purpose-Driven Job After Leaving the Military When it comes to the civilian job search, most prior military members focus on location, salary, job responsibilities, growth...
You Hate the Unwritten Rules of the Job Hunt, So I Wrote Them Out for You Unwritten rules of the job hunt can stop any military job hunter. We go right to the unwritten rules and strategies you need...
How Being Active Online Can Help Your Job Search During a Military Transition Can you refrain from having an online presence and still find a job and grow your career? Perhaps. But you're making it much...
5 Things to Know About the Person Interviewing You Whether it’s an interview for a new job or a promotion at your current company, the person interviewing you is a vital (and...
5 Tips to Give a Good Presentation at Work Unlike a briefing you may have given in the military -- the goal of which may have been simply facts and brevity -- giving a...
Using Your GI Bill for Apprenticeships and OJT Training The following will guide you on the use of GI Bill on-the-job training and apprenticeship benefits.
Veterans Maintain Low Unemployment Rates Despite Hiring Slowdown in Weakening Economy Veterans maintained a remarkably low unemployment rate in a cooling economy Friday in the first monthly jobs report since...
Should You Reach Out to Recruiters or Wait to Be Contacted? If you sit back and wait for recruiters to find you and reach out, you could be overlooked. On the other hand, if you pursue...
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...
