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Are Greener Pastures Calling You?
Just how exactly do you know when it is time to trade in the military lifestyle for a civilian one? There are signs. Sign #1: You just don’t feel the love from your chain of command, whether they wear uniforms or suits. No matter how long you work with an organization, you never tire of feeling [...]
Avoiding Job Scams
It would appear that desperate times call for desperate measures. At least that seems to be the case for SSG D. Pittman, a person who doesn’t really exist but who nevertheless emails me on a weekly basis. Why? He is seeking a “good partner” that can be trusted to move $19 million U.S. dollars in [...]
Hire-Worthy You
You may wear the uniform now (or be married to someone who does), but you won’t always. Just ask the federal employee or defense contractor (AKA former active duty service member) sitting next to you at the office or in the foxhole. Sooner or later, you too, are going to cross that LES line and [...]
The Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide, 2nd Edition
OK. I admit it. This is shameless advertising at its finest, but it is with merit and you’ll understand why if you are married to someone who is retiring or transitioning out the military or if that person is you. The Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide, 2nd Edition, published by Jist, Inc, will be available in October [...]
Act Two, Starring You
(adapted from content originally published in the print edition of the Stars and Stripes JobTalk column, August 2009). It’s August and the dog days of summer are square upon us. Unemployment is nearing ten percent. Recent college grads aren’t able to land decent starter jobs and if you and your spouse are contemplating a military retirement [...]