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All posts by Kathleen Smith

• Social Media Is Not A Silver Bullet

  Should we do social recruiting in the cleared community The presentation above, which was shared at meeting our last week with key members of Booz Allen & Hamilton, inspired the following blog post: Anywhere you look these days, your inbox, newsletters websites companies are… more

• ClearedJobs.Net Kicks Off Military Spouse Appreciation Effort on Twitter

  Security cleared job board relaunches outreach to recognize military spouses for their commitment and dedication In 2009, ClearedJobs.Net initiated an effort to publicly recognize military spouses on Military Spouse Appreciation Day — a national recognition usually held … more

• HR Expert Patra Frame Shares 2 Common Pitfalls of Resume Presentation

  Here's a hint: avoid the acronym bonanza in your resume (amongst other things) ... … more

• National Defense Industrial Association to Lead US Aerospace and Defense Trade Mission to the United Arab Emirates

  The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) in conjunction with the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Trade and Commercial Office, is leading a trade mission for U.S. aerospace, defense and IT security/infrastructure companies to the … more

• Reaching Out to Former Colleagues During Your Career Search

  As part of a career search, you will obviously try to reach out to former colleagues. Recently, I was contacted by someone I had not heard from in over 20 years. We had worked in the Washington DC area in the mid-eighties in completely different fields and had both left DC for a … more