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• 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

• From Military to Civilian – A Careers Journey #1

  Currently there is a lot of attention on the employment of military vets.  But your challenge is to figure out what you want to do, what organizations interest you, and how to make the transition. There have always been companies which sought out veterans.  And the federal gov… more