Lies They Tell Transitioning Veterans: A Passive Network Is Effective. Few military separation classes effectively communicate that networking is hard and active work.
Lies They Tell Transitioning Vets: Vet Hiring 'Propaganda' When I was a young Marine officer during the mid-1980s, we used to joke that every "threat briefing" would depict the Soviets...
Lies They Tell Transitioning Vets: Senior Officers Transition Easier. As we have explored previously, veterans are similar to all groups of job seekers in that they often think they have it...
Lies They Tell Transitioning Vets: Secret Formula for Success While there is no one-size-fits-all formula for civilian success, there are four key drivers of its achievement.
Lies They Tell Transitioning Vets: More Schooling to Advance Career In America, we believe that education is the key to getting ahead. Everyone is encouraged to finish high school and many are...
Lies They Tell Transitioning Vets: Hiring Managers Appreciate Service. When I write that civilian employers don’t appreciate veterans, I don’t mean it in the “thanks for your service” gratitude...
Lies They Tell Transitioning Veterans: You Are a Hero. You Are a Loser. When I was a young Marine officer during the mid-1980s, we used to joke that every "threat briefing" would depict the Soviets...
Lies They Tell Transitioning Veterans: Your MOS Is Your Destiny Veterans spend too much time focused on their MOS skills and become restricted in what they think they are qualified to do.
Lies They Tell Transitioning Veterans: Helping Fellow Veterans There are a lot of good-hearted and patriotic Americans who want to help veterans with their employment, health, social, and...
Lies They Tell Transitioning Veterans: Job Postings Alone Lead to Jobs Of all the many myths that attend the veteran job-search process, perhaps one of the most widespread is the belief that...