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Work Ethics Still Apply to Work-from-Home Jobs
Deb Kloeppel, MSCCN President and CEO Work-from-home positions garner transient career possibilities to military spouses, caregivers, and war-wounded. Unfortunately, not all careers can be applied virtually, and not all spouses can serve as good virtual workers. Such jobs take extreme discipline, require higher results to account for actual work, and provide minimal training, making [...]
Dusting Off - The Old Résumé
In May 2010, in one Southeastern State, the Department of Labor reported that over 57,000 initial unemployment claims were filed (June numbers are still being gathered). If you are a statistic of unemployment, you know first-hand that the competition for placement in this labor market is tough. [...]
Military Spouse Applicants: Star Producers
by Deb Kloeppel Needing Sense of Self as a Military Spouse Applicant“When money becomes a problem in the military marriage, everything in the military marriage becomes a problem. First and foremost, the sense of self is lost,” says Deb Kloeppel, President and CEO, MSCCN. Corporate recruiters are trained to detect applicants with low self-esteem issues and [...]
Dress for Success, on a Budget
by Marian Leavitt MSCCN Operations Specialist and Program Manager We are inundated with books, articles and websites that reinforce the DRESS FOR SUCCESS mantra. Dress for the position you want, not necessarily the job you have. That’s a great concept. A concept I can embrace. But, what if the position I want pays [...]
A Military Spouse Can Do It All
by Amy Schofield MSCCN Applicant Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator Picture this… your spouse comes home from work letting you know you have just received a new set of orders. You say, “Wonderful! Does this mean you will not be going on deployment?” Not exactly. Come to find out, your spouse has been reassigned [...]