Career Advice & Resources for Job Seekers

Let's Talk About Money — A Salary FAQ for Transitioning Veterans

5/20/2026 9:26:47 AM

Most people steer clear of talking about money. Fear of looking too status-conscious, or not having enough status. I am here to rip the bandage off. This is a necessary conversation and one that comes with a lot of confusion for transitioning military members.

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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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