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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

• 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

• 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

• 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