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| Vet Job Hunting Update 01 ► Some Strategies to Help Your Job Search
In 21-year Air Force Veteran Sonya Harris-Ladjevich's two years as an employment specialist for the VA, she has helped hundreds of Veterans and transitioning Servicemembers find jobs in the federal government as well as the private and nonprofit sectors. From mentor to career counselor to employment-resource provider, she has worn many hats in her role helping Veterans navigate their professional crises. Recently, she was the Veteran in need of employment support. Due to an organizational restructure, she found herself in the same space as many of those she has helped. So what did she do? She took her own advice and exercised some of the strategies and tactics that she encourages Veterans to use when conducting a job search. From updating her résumé, to tapping her personal and professional networks for job leads, she used a multi-pronged approach to quickly find a new position, so she wouldn’t become an unemployment statistic. More than five years ago, the overall rate for Veteran unemployment was over 8 percent. To address those concerning statistics, the White House launched an initiative to improve employment opportunities for transitioning and disabled Veterans within the federal government. Current numbers prove the effort worked. According to December statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, the Veteran unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, down from 4.8 percent a year ago, and the lowest since May 2016. But if you’re a Veteran facing unemployment, those favorable numbers mean little if you can’t pay the bills. So, here are some strategies to help your job search: 
Update your resume. Tailor your résumé to include some of the language from the job to which you are applying. Don’t do a word-for-word cut and paste from the job description to your résumé. It will turn off most hiring managers, and may even hurt your chances of being hired. Instead, tweak your résumé to include some of the key words from the job description. Network, network, network. Reach out to everyone you know personally and professionally and let them know you are in the market for a new job. I contacted recruiters, employment specialists, friends, and even family members to ask for job leads. Apply for the job. This may sound simple, but you have to go beyond reviewing the job, talking about the job to others and actually apply for the job. Sonyo dedicated herself to applying for at least five jobs per week. Some weeks she missed this mark; others, she exceeded the goal. She spent many late nights tailoring her résumé for each job to which she applied. She even applied for jobs she was not 100 percent sure she wanted, but her goal was to create as many options as possible for herself. Clean up your social media accounts. We leave a digital footprint each time we post content to a social media site, so present your best online image to a prospective employer. Remove inappropriate content that could negatively impact your hiring prospects, and share subjects that show your professional expertise. Many companies use social networking sites to research job candidates as well as to query your mutual online connections about your background. Take care of yourself. A job loss is a professional crisis, but it can affect your overall wellbeing, so look for ways to maintain your health — physically, emotionally and mentally. In Sonyo's case, she exercised a little more, ate healthier meals and reached out to friends and family to provide comfort and encouragement. Tap all of your resources. A multitude of online resources offer career advice, lists of job fairs and tips to find employment. Here are a few that she used in her job search: www.usajobs.gov; http://vaforvets.va.gov; https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/index.aspx ; https://www.dol.gov/vets ; https://recruitmilitary.com ; https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/events/hiringfairs ; and https://www.dol.gov/vets . [Source: VAntage Point| January 17, 2016 ++] ***************************** Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2017 2017 -> Leadership ohio 2017 -> Ascension Lutheran Church Counter’s Schedule January to December 2017 2017 -> Board of directors juanita Gibbons-Delaney, mha, rn president 390 Stone Castle Pass Atlanta, ga 30331 2017 -> Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 January Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U. S. military involvement or impacted in some way on U. S military operations or American interests 2017 -> The Or Shalom Cemetery Community Teaching on related issues of Integral 2017 -> Ford onthult samenwerking met Amazon Alexa en introduceert nieuwe navigatiemogelijkheden van Ford sync® 3 met Applink 2017 -> Start Learn and Increase gk. Question (1) Name the term used for talking on internet with the help of text messege? 2017 -> Press release from 24. 03. 2017 From a Charleston Car to a Mafia Sedan 2017 -> Tage Participants 2017 -> Citi Chicago Debate Championship Varsity and jv previews Download 7 Mb. Share with your friends:
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