Careers After the Armed Forces (Army Career Change): How to Decide on the Right Career and Make a Successful Transition (Army Career Change)

Every year 250,000 men and women leave the US military for other work. This book offers career answers to servicemen and -women doing just that. Author Jon Mitchell, a job recruiter who specializes in job placement for military veterans, offers exercises, tools, case studies, and tips designed to ease the transition from active duty to the civilian workforce. The book includes advice on resume preparation, interview techniques, working with job recruiters, and evaluating job offers. Copyright ......Page 5 Table of contents ......Page 6 Foreword......Page 10 About the author......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Part 1: Evaluating your current career situation......Page 20 How to use the charts......Page 22 Key questions to ask yourself......Page 23 Analysing the Work and Life Charts......Page 25 2 Evaluating yourcurrent work/life balance......Page 26 3 Possible reasons to consider leaving the Armed Forces......Page 31 Part 2: Deciding on the right career......Page 34 Ideal working environment......Page 36 Professional strengths......Page 40 Your personality type......Page 43 Your core values......Page 46 Life goals......Page 47 Setting up your Careers Bank......Page 52 How to analyse your Careers Bank......Page 57 The ‘reality handbrake’......Page 64 Part 3: Making a successful transition out of the Armed Forces......Page 68 New occupation, new industry......Page 70 Networking......Page 74 Gaining work experience......Page 77 Comprehensive career change strategy......Page 78 Action plans and goal-setting......Page 79 Financial......Page 87 Emotional challenges......Page 89 Influencers......Page 92 Risk......Page 93 Time......Page 95 Self-awareness......Page 98 Self-belief......Page 99 Self-confidence and courage......Page 100 Determination, determination, determination......Page 101 Positivity......Page 102 What is your target?......Page 104 Imagine a different future......Page 106 Listen to your intuition......Page 107 Think of yourself!......Page 108 Learn from your mistakes......Page 109 Don’t give up......Page 110 Self-employment......Page 112 Employment by an organization......Page 113 Obtaining contact details......Page 114 CV format......Page 116 What to include in your CV......Page 118 What NOT to include in your CV......Page 119 How to approach companies direct......Page 121 Key considerations......Page 123 14 Effective use of recruitment consultants......Page 124 How to approach Recruitment Consultancies......Page 125 Key questions to ask......Page 126 Making and maintaining contact......Page 127 Invitation to interviews......Page 129 16 Interview questions: how to handle them......Page 132 17 Following up on job interviews......Page 142 Reaffirm what you are looking for......Page 144 Some caveats......Page 147 Background......Page 150 What to expect......Page 151 Choosing the right Career Coach......Page 152 Conclusion......Page 153 Armed Forces resources......Page 155 General resources......Page 156 Industry sectors popular with Forces leavers......Page 158 References......Page 160 Further reading......Page 161 Notes......Page 165 A large number of people are deciding to leave the army, both in the UK and abroad. They often don't know what they are qualified to do, which transferable skills they have and how long it will take them to get a job. If you are looking to leave the Army you need to do some long hard thinking in terms of what's important to you and what makes you tick, then apply specific career ideas to that. Careers after the Armed Forces will guide you through this process, with tips on how to make a smooth and successful transition out of the forces, exercises to help you identify your ideal career, real life case studies and advice on CV preparation, interview techniques, working with recruitment consultants and evaluating job offers. Careers After the Armed Forces is written with a focus on people within the commissioned ranks as well as the middle to senior non-commissioned ranks but it is useful for anyone who is considering leaving the Armed Forces, helping you to answer fundamental questions and get the right job. Career and life health check Evaluate your current work/life balance Possible reasons to consider leaving the Armed Forces Key work considerations Key life considerations Careers Bank Considerations when changing career Challenges you may face Qualities you will need Rising to the challenge Developing the right approach CV/resume considerations Effective letter-writing Effective use of recruitment consultants Interviewing preparing effectively Interview questions : how to handle them Following up on job interviews Evaluating job offers Negotiating your salary What is career coaching?.

Every year 250,000 men and women leave the US military for other work.  This book offers career answers to servicemen and -women doing just that.  Author Jon Mitchell, a job recruiter who specializes in job placement for military veterans, offers exercises, tools, case studies, and tips designed to ease the transition from active duty to the civilian workforce.  The book includes advice on resume preparation, interview techniques, working with job recruiters, and evaluating job offers.

Offers occupational advice for individuals transitioning from the military into a civilian career, covering balance between work and life, work considerations, networking, financial challenges, resumes, recruitment consultants, interviewing, evaluating job offers, negotiation salary, and other related topics Careers after the Armed Forces will help forces leavers work out what their ideal career is after the army, develop a realistic career change plan, prepare a CV and get ready for interview.