Getting Started With Your Military Transition!
Personal Assessment
Take stock of minimal living expense per week. Do a financial assessment.
Take a look at next 6 months of bills and expenses (everything, gas, school
etc.)
Skills Assessment
Make a list of the work environments you wish to work in and then the
environment that is ok to work in. (outside with tools, inside office and
paperwork, etc…)
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Do a KSAO Assessment test. (Knowledge Skills Ability and
Others)
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Go to the
O*Net site for a workable
list detailing your past jobs and skills.
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Look at the industry/job you wish to work in and see if it fits the data you
have collected (above list) so far. Use the O*Net site for this.
Master Resume
Build a master resume containing all the skill sets identified by the assessment
above.
Stop by the local
WorkSource for help with:
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Job Counseling
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Training & Re-Training Services
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Labor Market Information
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Internet Access
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Unemployment Insurance
Services
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Translation Services
Start work on a resume.
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Use the
WinWay
Resume program at your local
WorkSource center or templates located on this site. It will
help you with knowledge/skills in the field of your choice.
Also make a complete resume; list jobs present to past and under each job lists
all your accomplishments, awards, detail job functions and big picture
achievements. Spend hours on this one because this is your template.
WinWay
allows you to format your resume in many styles:
Job Search
Do a general job search on the industry you want to work in.
Look/Focus on the words used in the posting (lingo).
When modifying your resume, use similar words. Use the
WinWay
Resume program. Demilitarize your resume (i.e. RPG, MAST, C10, OPS, SAM etc…)
civilians may not understand what they mean.