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Salary negotiation is not a part of the job that military people generally master the first time around. So our brains want to make up great reasons to run away and avoid salary negotiation completely. Overcome the money-sucking lies your brain tells with our easy negotiation plans.
Unless you’re speaking to employers with a keen understanding of military duty, it’s possible your expectations might require realignment.
Following my recent presentation at the AUSA Convention,which was hosted by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF
Getting paid what you are worth in the civilian world is hard enough without paying invisible social taxes, too. Find out how to avoid the jerk tax, the sunshine tax, the procrastinator's tax, leave tax and the poser's tax now.
Negotiating a great paycheck does not start when you get your first offer. The opportunity to negotiate a great paycheck starts right now with our FREE transition master class, "Negotiation: How to Get the Biggest Paycheck Ever."
Having a direction, a goal and pursuing personal growth toward that goal keeps us feeling alive, useful and fulfilled.
While networking might not be your favorite topic, it is critical for career success.
Informational interviews can sound so fake to military members looking for their first civilian job. With our 10 perfect questions for informational interviews, you can keep your cool and move your job hunt forward.
BELAY CEO Tricia Sciortino and CFO Lisa Zeeveld talk about how to build a remote culture, what to look for when hiring remote workers and how remote work has changed.
Tim Cruickshank founded Bonefrog Cellars and Bonefrog Coffee in 2019 with the goal of sharing the stories of those who fought and gave their lives in service to their country.
If you don’t have a goal, system, strategy and the right tactics in place, you can spend too much time on the wrong platforms and sharing the wrong content.
Job hunting for veterans and spouses can be so frustrating that in private, the f-bombs start to fly. This is a blinding signal that you have a gravity problem. Find out how to solve your most impossible problems on the job hunt with a new way to look at it.
If there's one problem veteran entrepreneurs have in getting their businesses off the ground, it's access to capital.
Who would have thought that a handful of tortilla chips, three slices of jalapeño and a cheese sauce that never congeals in defiance of nature would take the country by storm?
As a veteran, you want to be helpful and supportive of other people and may not easily recognize the one-sidedness of a situation.
Which companies in the U.S. are truly best for veterans? It’s not enough to call yourself "veteran friendly." Top veteran employers have skin in the game and work to develop a true understanding of quality veteran (and spouse!) candidates. Here are the top 10 things we are looking for from companies who want to be on our Top 25 Companies That Hire Veterans list for 2022.
Deciding to go to college as an older adult is a significant consideration for people who are further along in life.
"I've been a storyteller my whole life," Kirkpatrick says. "Working with other people, hearing their stories, that empowers me to get to know myself better."
Cover letters are not supposed to be long, drawn-out collections of long words and meaningless boasts. Instead, our four-sentence cover letter template can make this process easier than you ever dreamed possible. Use our Ultimate Guide to Easy Cover Letters to get all your cover letter questions answered.
One of the most overlooked areas of networking is the topic of professional boundaries.
Skilled trades are quickly becoming the go-to careers of the future, as the older generation retires or otherwise leaves the workforce.
Using your time to intentionally define and craft your legacy ensures you move closer to being seen for the qualities, character, contribution and impact you desire.
Here are all the steps and proper words to get you flexible work.
The HVAC industry itself, like many skilled trades, is experiencing a huge labor shortage to the tune of 122,000 skilled technicians.
In-person career fairs are making their post-pandemic comeback, and it couldn't have come at a better time.
During military transition, networking can make you feel like an alien who showed up naked on a hostile planet. It is not supposed to be that way. Networking is how the majority of Americans get their jobs. Find out how you can network without awkwardness in our new transition master class.
These days, employers aren't always looking for someone with a four-year degree or master's-level education to fill certain critical positions.
A lot of companies say they want to hire veterans, but there are some who really put the time and effort into creating a plan to attract veteran talent.
A reader wonders whether an employer's questionable practices would reflect poorly on their resume.
Joining the reserves after active duty could make transition that much easier.
