Foundations for a Successful Transition
Identify Your Skills and Values
Identify Employment Opportunities
Focus Your Search
Market Yourself
100

Name four items in a military operation?

What are determine the mission, gather intelligence,  determine logistics and resources requirements, identify resources and shortfalls, develop primary and alternate plans, integrate assets, establish timelines and conduct rehearsals. 

100

I am interpersonal and can include things like: communication, empathy, leadership, adapt to change, good listener

What are soft skills?

100

These words are spoken when meeting someone who wants to know more about you.

What is professional introduction or 30 second elevator speech?

100

Some occupations require workers to obtain this in order to hold a job in that field.

What is a license?

100

These styles help you organize the information on your resume.

What are chronological, functional and combination?

200

These are the ways civilian organizations are structured.

What are functional, divisions and matrix?

200

This term is defines the steps you took or the approach you used to complete the task?

What is Action?

200

This online tool will assist you to translate military occupational codes into civilian skill equivalents and learn about related civilian career paths.

What is Military Occupational Code (MOC) Crosswalk.

200

This agency has 2,500 offices throughout the country.  What is the address for the AJC located in Killeen, TX?

300 Cheyenne Dr, Killeen, TX 76542

200

This document lists and completely describes all of your work experience, accomplishments, and training -- all in one place. 

What is a Master Resume?

300

These individuals benefit from the tasks you perform, from products or services you provide, or other information your produce and deliver.

Who are customers?

300

The comprehensive list of every job you have ever worked and includes only job titles , the employer and the dates that you held that job.  This list is also the basis for your Master Resume.

What is an Employment History Outline?

300

Name three websites that provide average salaries or salary ranges for particular jobs and locations

What are salary.com, salaryexpert.com, glassdoor.com, Career One Stop, My Next Move (Vets), LinkedIn

300

Service members have the opportunity to work with American Job Centers prior to separation.  However, after separation, they should ensure they bring this document when they come back for help.

What is a DD-214?

300

This section of the resume provides details of what you did in your job and it is where you need to use company information and key words  from the job description that relate directly to the position and/or company.

What is the Experiences/Accomplishments section?

400

I am informal and roughly 65-70% of employers look into personal, social, business or professional networks, or by asking their current employees and other people they know to recommend people for an opening

 What are unadvertised employment opportunities?

400

This two day optional class provides individuals with three assessments to help them navigate and explore career recommendations based off the results of the assessments.

What is the Career Exploration and Planning Track or CEPT?

400

This assessment was designed to assess an individual's vocational interests.

What is O*NET Interest Profiler?

400

This initiative promotes the civilian job training authority available for transitioning Service members.

What is DoD Skillbridge?

400

This document introduces you and convinces the employer how well your skills, abilities and attributes match the organization's needs.

What is a Cover Letter?

500

This concept helps you Think like an employer, Identify skills, Discover research and connect; and Develop and deliver self-marketing messages.

What are the four principles of getting a job?

500

A method that helps describe skills in terms an employer will understand and appreciate and describes how you have used skills to deliver results.

What is the STAR Method?

500

This tool is used to establish a professional presence online.

What is LinkedIn?

500

According to the Department of Labor there are over 400,000 in nearly 1,200 occupations and the average starting salary is above $65K after completion for this path to employment.

What are apprenticeships?

500

This document focuses on a specific job opening and shows your relevant skills and experiences.  This document allows employers to quickly see how you can contribute to their workplace. 

What is a target resume?


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