Foundations for a Successful Transition
Tool used to highlight your skills and experiences relevant to the job.
What is a resume?
Identifying transferable skills
What is the first step in preparing for a civilian career after military service?
These words are spoken when meeting someone who wants to know more about you.
What is professional introduction or 30 second elevator speech?
Some occupations require workers to obtain this in order to hold a job in that field.
What is a license?
These styles help you organize the information on your resume.
What are chronological, functional and combination?
Social media professional networking platform for transitioning veterans to connect with civilian employers and professionals.
What is LinkedIn?
This term is defines the steps you took or the approach you used to complete the task?
What is Action?
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.
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
This document lists and completely describes all of your work experience, accomplishments, and training -- all in one place.
What is a Master Resume?
Common mistake when transitioning to a civilian career.
What is using military jargon?
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?
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
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?
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?
I am informal and roughly 65-70% of employers look into personal, social, business or professional networks, or by asking their current employees for referrals for current and future opening.
What are unadvertised employment opportunities?
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 Vocation Track or C2E?
This assessment was designed to assess an individual's vocational interests.
What is O*NET Interest Profiler?
This initiative promotes the civilian job training authority available for transitioning Service members.
What is DoD Skillbridge?
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?
This concept helps you Think Like an Employer, Develop Your Brand and Maximize Your Resources; Have A Plan
What are the four concepts for career transition?
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?
Provides resources, training, and counseling to help TSM prepare for civilian life, including finding employment, accessing education, and understanding their benefits and entitlements.
What is TAP? Transition Assistance Program
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?
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?