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  • Mentioning your reserve service in an interview
    When Mark Godsey goes on a job interview, he's happy to talk about his former military work, serving last in 1994 as a petty officer third class handling cargo on a Navy supply ship. He's also happy...
    Posted Friday Mar 1, 2013 14:00:24 EST
  • Top contractor recruiters answer vet questions
    Various estimates put federal spending between $400 billion and $500 billion a year in the private sector.
    Posted Friday Mar 1, 2013 14:00:16 EST
  • The best sources for résumé help
    When it comes to looking for résumé advice, don't buy a book by its cover.
    Posted Thursday Jan 31, 2013 15:46:24 EST
  • Prove your worth: 5 steps to getting a raise
    These days, most employees are feeling lucky just to have a job, so the prospect of asking for a raise may seem like pure chutzpah at best and career suicide at worst. But that's not quite true. Even...
    Posted Friday Nov 2, 2012 12:17:46 EDT
  • Employers say they look up job candidates online
    While most employers and recruiters rely on outside sources to do routine criminal history screenings, many also explore social media sites to investigate job candidates.
    Posted Thursday Oct 4, 2012 18:15:04 EDT
  • Young workers benefit from international experience
    For many young people, the economic downturn has been especially difficult because they're often competing with more seasoned professionals for jobs once reserved for the less experienced.
    Posted Friday Sep 21, 2012 12:40:59 EDT
  • Keeping up during downtime
    Watching the paint dry. That's very well what you might be doing for your first year out of uniform. The average out-of-work veteran drew 21 weeks of unemployment benefits last year, according to the...
    Posted Monday Jun 4, 2012 13:43:35 EDT
  • Rescue your résumé: 6 places to get help
    If anyone is a subject matter expert on your skills and experience, it's you. So why is it so hard to write a résumé that conveys those abilities?
    Posted Monday Jun 27, 2011 13:53:37 EDT
  • It’s not about you
    Beginnings are important — especially in your very first contact with someone about a job. The cover letter you send with your résumé can make or break your chances of getting to the...
    Posted Wednesday Oct 27, 2010 12:24:22 EDT
  • Word it right
    When Army Capt. Carolina Gonzalez-Prats left the service in 2004, she was proud of the work she had done as a supply and logistics officer. "I was really pumped up in terms of all the experience I...
    Posted Thursday Jun 3, 2010 16:47:23 EDT
  • Beyond a paper résumé
    Fill-in-the-blank job applications and wordy cover letters weren't doing it for Sgt. 1st Class Steve Gilland. The Army National Guardsman, a union carpenter looking for work since coming off orders...
    Posted Monday Apr 12, 2010 10:34:41 EDT
  • Hiring a résumé writer
    The unemployment rate is high, and the competition for jobs is fierce. To stand out from the crowd — and to ensure your military experience makes sense to civilian employers — you might...
    Posted Friday Oct 16, 2009 19:25:41 EDT

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