Beyond the service: Tips for veterans transitioning into the workforce Mark Rosen Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Adecco Group North America
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1. Beyond the service: Tips for veterans transitioning into the
workforce Mark Rosen Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
at Adecco Group North America
2. Adecco provides free temporary, contract and direct-hire
staffing services to job seekers. We offer career counseling,
resume enhancement, interview preparation, skills training and
advice about local job markets and workplace trends, as well as one
of the most comprehensive benefits programs in the industry. Please
visit us at adeccousa.com to learn more. About us
3. About our presenter
Mark Rosen
Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Adecco Group
North America
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Reserve
Over 15 years in Active Army; Ranger, Master Parachutist,
Infantryman
Recently returned from Afghanistan advising and assisting on
all aspects of counterinsurgency operations serving in the
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters
4. Translating your skills to civilian
Find equivalent civilian occupations
Explore education opportunities to extend your skills
Learn from veterans with your specialty
Apply for jobs that match your skills
Identify civilian terminology for your resume
Identify the hot career options for your specialty
5. Top jobs for veterans to pursue
Security
Federal government jobs or contract positions
Engineering
Supply chain/logistics
Healthcare
Information technology
6. Determining career paths and targeting your best civilian
job options Translate military skills and experience to comparable
civilian skills and experiences 1 Objectively assess your skill
strengths and weaknesses, your potential, your passions, and long
term career goals 2 Determine your medium and long term (5 and 10
year) career objectives based on the above assessment 3 Determine
best, immediate job and industry options that set you on the path
to realizing your medium-term career objective 4
7. Evaluate your goals
Identify the scope of your job search
Set location, skill level and salary parameters
Determine your job-seeking strengths and weaknesses
8. Narrow your search to set workable goals
Create a shortlist of attainable positions
Identify attractive companies
Utilize your network to discover potential contacts
Break down the job search into manageable segments
9. Do your homework beforehand
Start the job search process early
Effort has an effect on outcome
Research the company
Meet with former and current employees
Be ready to ask informed questions
Update your references
10. Emphasize your skills and potential on your resume
Translate your experiences to a language your potential
employers speak
Action-oriented resumes receive more attention
Focus on relevant skills
Focus on key words
Know what to leave out
Dont exaggerate
11. Pay close attention to your online profile
Think like a recruiter
Clean up all social media profiles
Check your profile regularly
Google yourself and comb through the results
12.
Block out your time into increments based on task
Strategy - unemployed vs. employed
Determine a task schedule that suits your needs
Maintain a database of professional contacts
Treat your job search like a job
13. Learn how to properly network
Step outside the internet
Reach out as far as you can imagine
Practice your elevator pitch
Strike a balance
Dont forget the little things
14. Benefits of your security clearance
Increased marketability with civilian employers that require
cleared employees
Many DoD contractors give hiring preference to ex-military
personnel with current clearances
Doubles your worth and ability to get jobs in certain sectors
that non-cleared could not get
Since employers do not have to pay your clearance application,
the money saved often goes back into employees salary
When leaving the military, you can re-activate your clearance
for up to 24 months without having to start the process over
again
15. Consider alternative solutions if you can t find your dream
job right away