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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
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