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All posts by Chrissa Dockendorf

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  My ATS May Not Like Your Resume

  My ATS may not like your resume. Here’s why. You might be wondering, where does my resume go when I apply to a job? Often it probably feels like it goes into a black hole and a human never even looks at it. Sometimes that is true. But most of the time once you apply to a job… more

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  Money Talk: Let’s Discuss Salary

  Talking about money is one of those things that always seems to make people uncomfortable. Whenever someone brings up the topic of money there always seems to be weird silences and stumbling sentences. Meanwhile I’m over here excited about finding a Marilyn Monroe look alike… more

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  What You Didn’t Learn in Your Military Transition Class that is Driving Me Crazy

  So you took the class “they” said you had to take to be successful as you transitioned out of the military. You sat for long hours and listened to the facilitators, employers, fashion consultants and speakers yammer on about everything you need to put your best foot forward a… more

• 3 Steps for Recruiters to Align Job Descriptions with MOS

  We discussed how transitioning military should civilianize their resumes so recruiters can better understand what they do. But what are we recruiters doing to meet them in the middle? Most of the time we ask vets and transitioning military members to come 90% of the way and th… more

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  3 Steps to Bridge the Military to Civilian Language Barrier

  Everyone is talking about the need to help veterans and transitioning military members find a job. It’s a learning process for both our service members and the recruiters looking to hire them. The number one reason I always hear mentioned for this disconnect is vets and transi… more