Resume Help?

[Irving]

You've gotten great advice so far. Everything I would say has already been said. Which industry are you looking to transition into?

[fly boy]

You've gotten great advice so far. Everything I would say has already been said. Which industry are you looking to transition into?

I am good at hands on work, but would be willing to transition to more of a desk job if needed. My biggest concern is making sure I make enough to support the family. The Military has decent pay, and great health benefits - so I would need to be able to find something that compares.

[jerrymrc]

I am good at hands on work, but would be willing to transition to more of a desk job if needed. My biggest concern is making sure I make enough to support the family. The Military has decent pay, and great health benefits - so I would need to be able to find something that compares.

Not easy. Did 12 years AD. Been working for the DOD since. All my Civilians are ex military and if it was not for the fact that they are disabled/retired they would be looking at a 50% pay cut overall. After health ins, life ins and retirement I take home $1450 every two weeks as a GS-10 with over 21 years in CS. Our health ins is over $600 per month and the co-pays are up there.

[Great-Kazoo]

I am good at hands on work, but would be willing to transition to more of a desk job if needed. My biggest concern is making sure I make enough to support the family. The Military has decent pay, and great health benefits - so I would need to be able to find something that compares.

Contact the dept of labor / job services Vet Rep, in your area. If they are 1/2 as good as they are up here. A resume writing course should be available.
The woman weld cty has could turn a shovel full of shit in to a platter of gold.
You need to keep the resume to 1 page 1.5 tops. Your cover letter's your introduction to HR and why you're qualified, in 1 page maximum. After that their eyes glaze over, also have the buzz words that are specific to the job. Most places look to see if those words are in your resume. If not, NEXT

ALSO ANY social media sites you're on, shit can them. IF something may appear un-PC, contains alcohol, profanity etc. DELETE.
You'll never know why you were not hired. Today's job hiring process is FAX or E-Mail your resume to...
It took me a while to come to terms with not hearing back from a job listing. Get use to the silence of job hunting.
Again get with the local veterans rep , they should be able to assist you
http://www.ceswoodstock.org/job_sear...uzzwords.shtml

http://www.money-zine.com/career-dev...e-power-words/

words to avoid
http://www.roberthalf.com/officeteam...words-to-avoid

Cover letter info
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverl...lettsample.htm
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanada...-cover-letter/