The mechanics of hiring are important in informing the type of information you are focused on in a conversation. This episode talks first about the mechanics of hiring, including some generalities on how a job requisition ("job rec") is created, and what a recruiting team vs a hiring manager may be looking for. 

This episode explored the questions about whether or not to go get an MBA or a PMP, or any other type or certification or qualification. This is a frequent question, and there are really good reasons to get (or not to get) certain qualifications.  

In general, I see that transitioning veterans think first about large companies, but that isn't always the right choice for everyone. 

There is so much information out there about resume writing. This won't go into the details you probably already know, but instead focuse4s on the top questions I get from people who have already developed their resume and are trying to make it great, and the top mistakes I see over and over on veteran resumes, both form screening them at my company and from working with hundreds and hundreds of veterans on their resumes. 

How many times have you wanted to talk about soft skills? Do you believe they are truly "soft?" I don't. And here's why....

In this episode, we discuss the trap of "I can" vs "I have." Many veterans get coaching to talk about what they can or what they could do instead of finding ways to use the experience they have to describe proof-points that they already have dome many of the elements to make them successful in the role they are applying for. We also discuss ways to use the many resources available today to come into a conversation or an interview speaking the same business language as the interviewer. In this day and age, there's no excuse for coming to an interview for a job field you want to be in without being able to speak as if you are already well attuned to the requirements and language of that role--we'll discuss how. 

The military transition space is full of people wanting to give you advice. Paradoxically, this creates a need to even have a way to sift through what type of advice you want to take as you transition. Like all things, taking bad advice can actually be worse than taking no advice at all, but taking advice and internalizing great advice and taking guidance from the people who are in positions you want to be in, or have a similar mentality in how they approached their military transition as you want is invaluable. So how do you sort through the noise? In this episode we talk through ways to sort through the advice you really need.