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• What Do You Really Want to Do Next

  At every ClearedJobs.Net Cleared Job Fair as well as other events, I talk with transitioning military folks who do not really know what they want to do next. Many have some idea, some have very specific plans -- but a large number do not have a clear, specific focus.  Certain… more

• Interviews are two-way streets

  Good candidates, preparing for an interview,  focus mainly on learning about the company and the people they will interview with.  Really good candidates also focus on what is important to them and how they will learn about those key issues during the intervi… more

• Say Thank You

  Your Momma told you the importance of saying thank you from an early age. Yet too many folks forget to say "Thanks!" along their job search road. Recently I spoke to an old friend and mentor, now a senior executive in a major corporation, and discovered that this person who h… more

• Job Search Tools: Susan Ireland’s book and blog

  I just got Susan Ireland's new book: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume"  --  she does a great job covering a lot of job search info simply and concisely. Among her excellent "Resume Commandments", I especially want you to think about these two: Thou shalt… more

• Transition Journey: Lingo

  Every group has its own lingo. Remember when you joined the service and hardly understood what everyone was talking about? Now you need to 'learn the lingo' for your target jobs!   An easy first step is to pick out a couple of the words that describe what you want to do in yo… more