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Resume tips from The Ladders

A killer resume is a veteran job-seeker’s secret weapon. It’s your first-impression maker, the page an employer will look at for just a few seconds — amid hundreds of others — before deciding who gets a shot at that coveted job. So how do you make yours stand out? How do translate your experience from milspeak into civspeak?

Tips to stand out during a job interview

That first civilian job interview can make even the most seasoned combat veterans break out in a cold sweat. But you shouldn't worry.

Where veterans are finding jobs

First, the bad news: More than 850,000 veterans are unemployed, and more than a quarter of them are young veterans. But here’s the good news: More than 1.7 million recently separated veterans and 8.6 million other former servicemembers are collecting paychecks in the civilian workforce.

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Avoid military speak: Advice for that job interview

 

 

 


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