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• Professionalism — Critical for Job Seekers

  Recently, the Herman Trend Alert reported on a poll of professionalism and how critical it was in getting hired.  Here is an excerpt: ”HR pros and business leaders polled identified five primary characteristics of professionalism: 1) personal interaction skills, inc… more

• 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

• 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

• Security Cleared Job Seekers: Remember HAM Principle on Social Networks

  Honesty, accuracy and mitigation. This trio makes up the "HAM" principles which, according to FederalTimes.com's Greg Rinkey, security cleared individuals need to adhere to when participating in social networks: "If you hold a security clearance or if you ever want to apply for o… more