The night before an important interview, I desperately researched all the latest news in the company’s industry. I tried to...
Within two weeks of moving to New York City, I found myself sitting in a room at the Y. Around...
Eight months after leaving active duty, I still hadn’t started a salaried job. I was working two internships and a...
After five years in the Army, I learned pretty quickly that the job hunt is chaotic. You have to create...
I’d wager that almost every vet (well, at least those who served in the Army), have a better understanding of...
There are plenty of routes to go once you leave the military. For many, it means going back to school....
As someone who is on almost every veteran job listserv in my local area, I can tell you one of...
Unlike some civilian career fields, human resources (HR) is found in all branches of the military. For me in the...
One of my old bosses was smart about his Army exit. He used the days between transitioning his duties to...
Here’s a career truth I didn’t believe until I experienced it myself: Quantity will not help you get a job....
Many of the Department of the Army civilians I had worked with and a large number of my veteran friends...
When I was a staff officer in the Army, once a quarter we’d meet for a day of the most...
Say you’re at a dinner party. Sitting next to you is a petrochemical engineer. When you ask what she does...
When I first started telling people I was leaving the Army, I didn’t have an elevator pitch ready to trot...
Most of us can thank the military for instilling some valuable behaviors in us. For me, it’s always being on...
The concept of “coffee meetings” and the phrase “informational meeting” was foreign when I was in the Army. My unit’s...
