The Military Wallet » Civilian Life http://themilitarywallet.com Personal finance for military, veterans, and their families Tue, 15 May 2012 04:36:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 I’m a Qualified Veteran, Why Can’t I Find a Job? http://themilitarywallet.com/qualified-veteran-cant-find-job/ http://themilitarywallet.com/qualified-veteran-cant-find-job/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:15:54 +0000 Ryan Guina http://themilitarywallet.com/?p=2420

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I've been using LinkedIn a lot more frequently lately. It's a great place to connect with people, offer advice, and ask for assistance if you need it. If you are on LInkedIn, I recommend joining some of the many veterans groups on there, which offer a lot of great support and advice for finding a [...]


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I've been using LinkedIn a lot more frequently lately. It's a great place to connect with people, offer advice, and ask for assistance if you need it. If you are on LInkedIn, I recommend joining some of the many veterans groups on there, which offer a lot of great support and advice for finding a job. I was scanning through one of the veterans groups last week and I read ...

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Civilian clothing - it’s not exactly a pressing issue for service members. As a matter of fact, it’s rarely a point of contention at all while on active duty. But once an Airman, soldier, sailor, guardsman, or marine transitions to the private sector, the art of civilian dress can seem extremely difficult. Gleaning uniform regulations [...]


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Civilian clothing - it’s not exactly a pressing issue for service members. As a matter of fact, it’s rarely a point of contention at all while on active duty. But once an Airman, soldier, sailor, guardsman, or marine transitions to the private sector, the art of civilian dress can seem extremely difficult. Gleaning uniform regulations from fiery-eyed drill instructors, a new recruit becomes well versed in the military dress code ...

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The military equips its personnel to handle a variety of situations. It's not uncommon to see a junior military member managing millions of dollars worth of equipment, or making life and death decisions. In many ways, military members handle decisions and responsibilities of a far greater magnitude than their peers in the corporate world. But [...]


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The military equips its personnel to handle a variety of situations. It's not uncommon to see a junior military member managing millions of dollars worth of equipment, or making life and death decisions. In many ways, military members handle decisions and responsibilities of a far greater magnitude than their peers in the corporate world. But how to do you get that across in a resume? Translation is the Key Times are tough. ...

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]]> http://themilitarywallet.com/military-to-civilian-resume/feed/ 0 Veterans Jobs Corps Initiative – Creating Public Service Jobs for Vets http://themilitarywallet.com/veterans-jobs-corps/ http://themilitarywallet.com/veterans-jobs-corps/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:58:16 +0000 Ryan Guina http://themilitarywallet.com/?p=2215

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President Obama recently announced the Veterans Job Corps, a new jobs initiative for US Military veterans which is designed to create jobs for military veterans. This proposed $5B initiative is designed to help military veterans find jobs at the local, state, and federal level, primarily in jobs which the president believes would be a good [...]


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President Obama recently announced the Veterans Job Corps, a new jobs initiative for US Military veterans which is designed to create jobs for military veterans. This proposed $5B initiative is designed to help military veterans find jobs at the local, state, and federal level, primarily in jobs which the president believes would be a good fit for military veterans. Let's take a look at the President's proposal, then we'll dive ...

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]]> http://themilitarywallet.com/veterans-jobs-corps/feed/ 2 Translating Military Experience to Civilian Terms http://themilitarywallet.com/translate-military-experience-to-civilian-terms/ http://themilitarywallet.com/translate-military-experience-to-civilian-terms/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:53:55 +0000 Chris Mandia http://themilitarywallet.com/?p=2059

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High-stress situations. Quick decision making. Teamwork. You make a fist; thrust your hand up high, and dozen a United States Marines snap to attention behind you. Reacting accordingly, the squad makes for cover, concealment. Moments later you’re on the “comm,” summoning the local Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, and posting security… Members of the United States [...]


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High-stress situations. Quick decision making. Teamwork. You make a fist; thrust your hand up high, and dozen a United States Marines snap to attention behind you. Reacting accordingly, the squad makes for cover, concealment. Moments later you’re on the “comm,” summoning the local Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, and posting security… Members of the United States Armed Forces encounter situations like these on a daily basis. The adroit leadership, stony nerve, strong interpersonal ...

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As an Active-Duty service member, we tend to take things for granted – food, shelter, and even that direct deposit on the 1st /15th. When things are suddenly wrenched away from us – for whatever reason, it can come off as a stiff punch to the gut. Leaving many wondering how they’ll survive in the [...]


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As an Active-Duty service member, we tend to take things for granted – food, shelter, and even that direct deposit on the 1st /15th. When things are suddenly wrenched away from us – for whatever reason, it can come off as a stiff punch to the gut. Leaving many wondering how they’ll survive in the “real world,” and questioning the rationale behind their departure. But the fact remains, as a ...

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I'm speaking from personal experience when I say that finding work after separating from the military can be a difficult endeavor. It took me six months to land my first post-military job. Thankfully unemployment benefits helped bridge the income gap while I was searching for work. Unfortunately, the overall economy is in poor shape right [...]


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I'm speaking from personal experience when I say that finding work after separating from the military can be a difficult endeavor. It took me six months to land my first post-military job. Thankfully unemployment benefits helped bridge the income gap while I was searching for work. Unfortunately, the overall economy is in poor shape right now and many veterans are facing an uncertain employment landscape and are finding it increasingly ...

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Did you know that many military veterans are eligible to receive unemployment benefits when they separate from the military? Transitioning from a military career to a civilian career is a big step. Not all jobs transfer over from the military and it can be difficult for civilians to understand how much military members bring to [...]


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Did you know that many military veterans are eligible to receive unemployment benefits when they separate from the military? Transitioning from a military career to a civilian career is a big step. Not all jobs transfer over from the military and it can be difficult for civilians to understand how much military members bring to the table in terms of experience, leadership and many other attributes. It is not uncommon for ...

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If you look closely, you will notice that Military Finance Network has a new author listed for all of the articles. What's going on, you might ask? Well, we're having an unofficial change of command ceremony. It's unofficial because the author is actually the same person that has been here all along. For the last [...]


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If you look closely, you will notice that Military Finance Network has a new author listed for all of the articles. What's going on, you might ask? Well, we're having an unofficial change of command ceremony. It's unofficial because the author is actually the same person that has been here all along. For the last few years I have been using my middle name as an online pseudonym for my ...

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Earlier this week I wrote about a post-military employment survey I recently participated in. The survey is designed to help the VA provide better veterans services by better understanding the employment experiences of recently separated service members. My post-military employment history has been very successful by my standards, even if it did take me 6 [...]


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Earlier this week I wrote about a post-military employment survey I recently participated in. The survey is designed to help the VA provide better veterans services by better understanding the employment experiences of recently separated service members. My post-military employment history has been very successful by my standards, even if it did take me 6 months to find work after I separated from the USAF. Many readers here may not be ...

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