Jacey Eckhart

Jacey Eckhart MA CPCC is Military.com's Transition Master Coach. She is a Certified Professional Career Coach and military sociologist who has been designing workshops and training active duty, National Guardsmen, Reservists and military spouses for decades. She is the founder of SeniorMilitaryTransition.com and has helped hundreds of veterans get jobs by identifying the skills, secrets and strategies veterans and spouses need most. Jacey is also an Air Force brat, a Navy wife, and an Army mom. Check back regularly to get Jacey's latest career advice below and visit the Veteran Talent Pool page to sign up for exclusive FREE master classes hosted by Jacey.

Latest Articles

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How Introverted Veterans Can Beat Extroverts to the Job Offer

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6 Inescapable Realities of the Veteran Job Hunt (and How to Escape Them)

For veterans and spouses, the message that the job hunt should be easy is so loud that when you run into difficulties, you...

5 Cool LinkedIn Skills Every Veteran Must Know to Get a Job

To really get a job using LinkedIn, you need cool skills and insider knowledge. How do you get those skills without looking...

5 Resumes You'll Meet in Heaven

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The Truth About How LinkedIn Really Works for Veterans and Spouses

LinkedIn is designed to help everyone connect with their next job. For veterans and spouses, however, LinkedIn works a little...

Zoom Background or 'I Love Me’ Wall: What Is Your Video Background Saying About You?

Active-duty military and veterans often have an I-Love-Me wall in view of their computer's camera. Does this collection of...

When an interviewer asks you to tell them about yourself, they're not looking for dirty little secrets.

Veteran Job Hunters: Tell Me About Your 'Sordid Past'

Does a job interview make you think you should confess every detail about your "sordid" past before the interviewer asks you...

Dear 'Bitter About Your Career': What I Would Say to Military Spouses

As an active-duty military spouse, I confess I have often been bitter about my career. Twenty moves, eight deployments, three...

How to Use the '5 Things Strategy' to Power Up Your Resume

You think your resume is full of the most important information ever. After looking at thousands of resumes, I can tell you...

Can You Answer the Hardest Interview Question of the Year?

The hardest interview questions of the year concern diversity, inclusion and equality on the job. With practice, you can...

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Mid-Career Transition: The Trouble with Leather Pants

Getting out of the military mid-career as an E-5, E-6, W-1, W-2 or O-4 brings its own set of challenges. Each mid-career...

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Like Guacamole, Federal Resumes Have a Key Ingredient. Find Out What It Is.

Writing a federal resume is like making guacamole. Just like you can't make guacamole without avocados, you can't make a...

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Junior Officers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

As a junior military officer, no one tells you whether you should stay in the military or move on to your civilian career.

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Junior Enlisted Jobs: Hot or Not?

Some junior enlisted jobs are hot; they lead straight to the best-paying civilian jobs. Some junior enlisted rates, military...

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Job Search Rejection: How to Move on When You Didn’t Get the Job

Moving forward after a job search rejection is one of the tasks of military transition. Use these tips to renew your...

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