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For military personnel either in the process of transitioning to civilian life or soon looking forward to that life change, the key is preparation, said Tom Wolfe<\/a>, a career coach and former Navy officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His book, \u201cOut of Uniform: Your Guide to Successful Military-to-Civilian Career Transition<\/a>,\u201d rereleased in April 2018, offers stories of triumph and misstep from veterans who have been there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe the book is as applicable to a civilian who has never worn the uniform as it is to my target audience \u2014 active duty, in uniform, getting ready to transition \u2014 what it does is illustrate points by telling these stories,\u201d Wolfe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan around the pandemic<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses and organizations to adjust the way they operate. This can work to a job seeker\u2019s advantage or it can hurt their chances of landing employment. Transitioning military men and women have to plan around the pandemic to make sure they\u2019re able to present themselves as the best candidate without being able to meet an employer in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany companies use phone interviews as a screening technique,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot cheaper than the money you have to pay to go eyes-on with somebody. Well, now, it\u2019s all about Zoom or an equivalent video interview. It used to be if you were preparing for a screening interview and it was not going to be in person, then you really didn\u2019t have to prepare in the same way. It didn\u2019t matter what you were wearing. It didn\u2019t matter the chair you were sitting in, so now every interview is potentially an in-person interview.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know yourself and what\u2019s important to you<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many transitioning veterans<\/a> make the mistake of not taking the time develop self-knowledge, Wolfe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe self-awareness that I understand my transition and before my job search<\/a>, understand what exactly is important to me,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cUntil you know yourself and until you know your strengths, your attributes, your weaknesses, your wants and your needs, what matters to you at the end of the day, until you\u2019ve identified that, you\u2019re putting yourself at risk that you\u2019re going to end up in a job for the wrong reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask for help<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military people tend to shy away from asking for help because \u201cyou\u2019re afraid it seems like a sign of weakness, but you need to understand that it\u2019s not weakness, it\u2019s self-knowledge,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cAsking for assistance, asking people to provide guidance — I think that\u2019s a very important step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to translate your experience to the civilian world<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military has a very unique and specific way of operating that in many cases differs drastically from how civilian businesses and organizations do. Learning how to translate your experience into skills that civilian employers understand is key to landing a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think a great source would be the veteran service organizations. The dot orgs. The ones that are not in it for profit,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cThey\u2019re in it for service. Most of them have tools that will help someone translate a military skillset. Some military skillsets have a direct civilian equivalency. Like a truck driver or a helicopter pilot. But then if you get an infantry officer, something like that, we don\u2019t have a civilian equivalency anymore. Some of these people don\u2019t think they\u2019re qualified to do anything. They just don\u2019t know how to describe what they do in terms of what civilian employers will understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find a job environment you thrive in<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want you to give me a job title. If you have one, fine, but don\u2019t tell me the title, tell me the aspects of the job,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cSay to me \u2018Tom, get me a job where I can build a team and train a team and motivate a team and take care of my people, where I can prioritize work, where I can ensure the safety of the work environment, where I can give my people the tools they need.\u2019 Describe to me an environment in which you thrive in and you\u2019re good at and then you find somebody like me or a mentor or a friend or a VSO that will then help you translate that job description into an actual job at an actual company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get good at social media<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many employers do background checks, but more of them will search a candidate\u2019s social media profiles. You can\u2019t determine what a company will see in your background investigation, but you can control your social media presence. Learn how to use social media to your advantage, Wolfe said. Be sure to scrub your social media accounts for anything you wouldn\u2019t want an employer to see. Put your best foot forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you go back 10 years ago and you had an insufficient or faulty resume, that was the kiss of death,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cYou weren\u2019t going to get a screening interview, let alone a job. Well, now, social presence is that critical. If you do not have an appropriate, powerful, applicable social media presence across the board \u2014 if there\u2019s anything missing or anything wrong \u2014 that\u2019s the new kiss of death. You\u2019ve got to be familiar with it. Social media is powerful for both the companies the organizations that are looking for people, but it\u2019s also very powerful for individuals in preparing for interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do your homework before applying and interviewing<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt used to be that if you would do insufficient preparation or research for an interview, if the interviewer liked you enough, they would overlook the fact that you didn\u2019t really do enough homework,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cThat\u2019s because homework used to be hard. Now, homework is easy. So, if you don\u2019t do your homework now, they do not forgive you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Veterans Transition Survival Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Why veterans need more than Transition Assistance Programs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hire Our Heroes: Helping veterans transition from military service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– How the stress of military transition leads to regrettable career and relationship decisions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Lawmakers seek Transition Assistance Program change to increase civilian success<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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