Career Advice & Resources for Job Seekers

What Job Should I Actually Be Looking For? A Guide by MOS

5/13/2026 2:44:14 PM

A friend from school once asked me what civilian jobs made sense for his background. I started pulling threads, and I realized: yes, there are common buckets where I see the highest probability of success.

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PMP, Six Sigma, and the Certification Question

5/6/2026 10:38:08 AM

Certifications are like currency. The question is not whether to get one — it's whether the job you want takes the currency you're trying to earn. The PMP (Project Management Professional) is one of the most commonly asked-about certs in my conversations with transitioning officers. And it is also one of the most commonly misunderstood.

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The Resume Jargon Conversion Guide

4/29/2026 10:36:03 AM

I recently worked with a candidate who had copy-pasted lines directly from his evaluations as his resume bullet points. Eval billet accomplishments are a great starting point, but they cannot transfer over directly. A hiring manager reading your eval language will not understand it — and what they don't understand, they skip.

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LinkedIn Done Right: How to Build a Profile That Gets You Found

4/22/2026 9:27:20 AM

Your LinkedIn profile is often your first impression with a military recruiter. And I have seen enough profiles in this job to tell you, there’s is a right way and a wrong way. The examples below are all real and they work.

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Great Expectations — The Mindset That Will Make or Break Your Transition

4/15/2026 9:26:00 AM

I thought I was a straight shot for a Director-level role. Operations management, am I right? I told my girlfriend at the time — now my wife — as much, and she quietly let it slip by as a misinformed passing comment. She was a Supply Chain Manager at one of the largest medical device companies in southern California at the time, and her Director-level report was two levels above her. She knew I was not a Director. I learned the same fact on my own after about a dozen unanswered applications.

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Correctional Medicine: Find Your Calling Inside the Walls

4/8/2026 8:40:01 AM

On a crisp fall afternoon, I sat in my six-year-old son’s classroom as he proudly told his classmates what he wanted to be when he grew up. “A developer,” he said with absolute certainty.

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Myth #8: Your Resume Speaks for Itself

4/1/2026 10:16:11 AM

Many transitioning service members and military spouses assume that a solid career history will naturally stand out. Years of leadership, operational responsibility, technical skill, and accountability should be enough to generate interest.

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From the Marine Corps to Emergency Medical Services: Why AmeriPro Health is Investing in Veteran Talent

3/19/2026 9:42:26 AM

For AmeriPro Health, hiring veterans isn’t just a recruiting strategy. It’s part of the company’s DNA. Founded by Larry Richardson, Marine Corps veteran and CEO of AmeriPro Health, the company has grown from a small operation with 10 ambulances into a multi-state emergency medical services provider serving more than three million people across the United States.

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Myth #7: Degrees Automatically Lead to Higher Pay

3/18/2026 2:53:15 PM

Many transitioning service members believe that earning a degree will automatically result in a higher starting salary. While education can certainly expand career options, the labor market does not reward degrees themselves.

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Myth #6 - Companies Are Lined Up Waiting to Hire You

3/11/2026 9:46:38 AM

Transitioning service members often hear an encouraging message as they prepare to enter the civilian workforce: companies want veterans. Organizations respect military service. Opportunities will be abundant. There is truth in that, as many employers actively seek military talent because they recognize the discipline, accountability, technical competence, and leadership developed through service.

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