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me too lol As for the OP, my company hires 50 people a week on average and all over the country. As of this summer, our default position is to be remote first so most jobs especially those not directly supporting customer contracts no longer are tied to an office. They realized productivity is up over the last year so why hold onto real estate costs when it's not required? As others have said, the timing and ability to start are a LOT of the issue. People hiring need to fill right now unless it's a new in career role. We hire a LOT of veterans too, since we're a defense contractor. Tailor your resume, make sure you mark that you have an active clearance and look at the required skills vs. title and you'll get calls back. Update your profile daily...recruiters get so many hits, they sort by those actively in the market and they can see when you last updated so they know they have someone who'll be responsive if they call/email. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Operations is what I have the most experience in. I'll be in Florida between Orlando and Jacksonville so I could commute to either location for work. _____________ | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
I'll be in Florida between Jacksonville and Orlando in order to take advantage of both markets. _____________ | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
I think I need to customize it more and break down each position I've held in the Army from executive officer to trainer to liaison officer to platoon leader, etc. I change things on the resume but likely not enough. I need to change my summary to read smoother and use more civilian terms. Thing is, I can do a lot of things. It was forced upon me by the Army to do things that weren't related to my MOS. In fact, my MOS, Field Artillery, has no real world application. But the principles of leadership apply everywhere, in my opinion.
I ultimately want to work in recruiting/HR/hiring/onboarding because I think so many companies are lacking in that department.
What are things that cause you to disqualify someone? Gaps? I need to expand my professional network. I've been using LinkedIn, probably not as much as I should but I need to jump on it ASAP.
I have never used ZipRecruiter but I set up a profile based on your advice. I will see what type of results come in.
42 but I certainly don't look 42. 
I have work experience in special education (I would never go back to it) and operations of a security camera company. I actually wouldn't mind working in home building again but I just don't want to do it in the field. It is simple work, but I don't want to look like a raisin due to getting beat on by the weather every day. I would definitely like the chance to work in finance or director of construction for a home builder. Now some say I'm not qualified to be director of construction but I've worked for a guy who didn't have a GC and never built a home in the field. Somehow he got his position. _____________ | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
I will e-mail you, PASig.
I'm trying to buy a business. Been talking to a guy about his business. Looking forward to sitting down and talking with him in the near future.
In HR, I want to really address what I believe are flaws in hiring from screening to interviewing to onboarding. What I'm gathering now is that I need to remove the Army jargon from my resume and civilianize it. I have looked at getting a professional resume writer but they're expensive at $700+. And it seems too simple. I mean, if everyone paid $700 to get a resume written, wouldn't everyone be making $100k a year?
I'm just not sure I want a government job. I can't stand the bureaucracy of government work.
I'm not sure law enforcement in general is my thing, especially in this atmosphere. Friend of mine suggested I apply to his police department in southwest Florida. I said no thanks. I already tried that route years ago and failed miserably at it. Not going to disappoint myself again. _____________ | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Unfortunately so. It didn't seem like that long ago when a company had an opening, you applied, submitted a resume and were called for an interview. Now the human element has been removed. I absolutely hate the process. _____________ | |||
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Yes, goodness, remove pretty much every bit of military and .gov jargon unless that's the job you're applying for, most rickytick... And those ideas of changing this or that about how HR is done are nice, but I'd stow most of that, too, unless by chance that's the specific job you're hired to do. You'll likely neither have the freedom nor authority to change those things and that's probably not what most companies are looking for. These people pretty much only care if you can do and are the right fit for whatever the description says. So much so that your resume needs to basically look like they (those hiring) wrote it for you. Every sentence on your resume better have some equivalent to their job posting, more or less, but somehow not lazily like a blatant copy and paste. It is tedious, time consuming, speculative work, but necessary work. The parity between words in the job description and those in your resume better line up, and well... | |||
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What kind of operations?? Manufacturing, personnel movement, logistics. "Operations" covers many fields of expertise. For example, I am in the aerospace industry and "Operations" can be anything from field (read: airfield), deployment (read: Field Service Representatives deploying to the sandbox), manufacturing of aircraft and the process/details therein, etc. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Through this whole process, you really see who keeps their word and who just blows smoke up your ass. People have referred or offered to refer me into their work places. One old MBA classmate has done so on multiple occasions. Another claims to not know who to contact to refer people in. I mean, if I really wanted to refer someone in and there was a referral bonus in it for me, I would probably start with my boss and the person who onboarded me. Like I said, I'm not a genius, but I'm smart enough to know I'm not stupid. _____________ | |||
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The Unemployment Office should have a VA Rep you should be able to talk to. Contact the one in the area you'll be locating to. ____________________________________________________ The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart. | |||
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Our GrandDaughters fiancé was laid off because of the Virus shutting down were he worked. He tried several places with no result. He was born and raised on a large local farm and was used to driving large trucks and machinery. He decided to get his CDL and go into truck driving. He went to the DMV got the manual for CDL, studied and passed the written tests, and the second time passed the driving skills test. He’s had a couple jobs so far and is moving up to a higher paying one hauling Gases to Hospitals and Industries. He done this on his own and didn’t go to a truck driving school saving him $5000. Perseverance on his part done it for him. | |||
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To the OP, after spending 13 years in the military, why do you want to leave when you're only seven years from retirement? ____________________________ NRA Life Member, Annual Member GOA, MGO Annual Member | |||
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Have a look at Andromeda Systems Inc in Jacksonville area. https://androsysinc.com/careers/ Run by a bunch of former military people who will appreciate your background and clearance. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Thank you for that lead. I found a position I'm going to be applying for. _____________ | |||
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Edmond, after reading thru it sounds like your available and have good options considering your qualifications/education. I wish you well and it sounds like your on a very positive path. My best of luck and prosperity to you. I believe you'll do very well. Regards, Will G. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Much better grasp at what I'm dealing with now that SF has parted knowledge on me. I've applied the lessons learned already by applying for a couple of jobs and making a few new LinkedIn connections. _____________ | |||
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Just saw this on the Fox Business web site not sure if you saw it. Hope this may help. Charles Payne guide to life after the military. https://www.foxbusiness.com/me...find-work-make-money The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As ratified by the States and authenticated by Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State NRA Life Member | |||
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Spot on. Not in the interview phase, not until you’re in the organization long enough to have a leg to stand on. Generally, hiring managers don’t like their new employee telling them they’re wrong when training that new employee how to do what they were hired to do. | |||
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