From Secrets of the Job Hunt: In a recent poll of its members, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) compiled a list of what characteristics they want from a new hire but often find lacking. They are as follows:
- professionalism
- analytical skills
- business knowledge
- written and oral communication skills
It's common knowledge to everyone in this office that veterans are one step ahead of everybody else when it comes to these qualities. Professionalism and analytical skills I take as a given. There's no guarantee that as soon as you transition, you're also coming out with a wealth of business knowledge. As I try to show, though, that's no problem - treating your job search like a job itself means devoting some of that "on-the-clock" time to not only reading lists of Best Employers and Wackiest Most Financially Secure Dream Gigs Near the Water, but thinking about how those lists apply to your military experience and the jobs/industries you're already interested in. Reading with your resume means improving your writing skills; practicing an interview means improving your speaking skills. So much of what employers are flat-out stating that they're looking for, all of us feel the military has already given you. The rest is there for the taking!
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