Overview
Best Careers for Veterans is the ultimate career guide for military personnel who want to leverage their experience and skills into a rewarding, high-paying civilian job post-service. Whether having completed a single tour of duty or a full 20 years of service, veterans possess a unique set of technical, organizational and leadership skills. With this book veterans can learn how to parlay these skills into a meaningful civilian job with a generous compensation package. Best Careers for Veterans provides essential career guidance that veterans need to successfully transition into the civilian work world, with advice on: Defining career interests, skills and lifestyle Trends in the workforce Existing career opportunities Sources for jobs, such as networking, job fairs, federal, state and municipal agencies, employment agencies, Internet sources, and more Appropriate civilian career wardrobes Writing resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters that will get you noticed Resume preparation and distribution Do's and don'ts of interviewing, commonly asked interview questions, providing references Assessing compensation and benefits Performance reviews and raises