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The Enlisted Veteran’s Guide
to Finding a Great Job

Why should you read this?
? I want the best chance of finding a great job
? I am not completely sure of where I want to work
? I want to learn what’s worked for other veterans
? I am not sure which of my skills are valuable
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What will you learn?
? Some tips and tricks that help during the job search
? The best mindset to adopt for the job search
? Methods for avoiding common mistakes
? The right way to think about education and training
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Let’s start with an important
point: no one deserves a job.
Not even you!
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A job is something you earn
when you convince
someone that are the best
person to solve a problem
for them.
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So how the heck do you do
that?
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Simple. Follow 3 steps.
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Step #1
Look at the problems that
companies have.

Step #2
Go learn how to solve them.

Step #3
Go talk to lots of companies
with problems you can solve.
Repeat until you get hired.

Step #1 Step #2 Step #3
Identifying Solving Getting
problems problems hired

Companies need people to
solve their problems. Those
people are employees.
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You are reading this because
you want to be an employee.
If you don’t want to get a job, go
read something else!
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To figure out the types of
problems that companies have,
look at job openings.
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All open jobs have job
descriptions. These are clues
to the problem that companies
have.
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There are too many open jobs
out there. You will need to filter
them. Location is a good way
to start.
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Don’t worry about applying
right now. Just skim through
some of them. Get a feel for
the language.
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You can find job
descriptions at any of
these places:
monster.com
indeed.com
careerbuilder.com
usajobs.gov
glassdoor.com
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When you find job descriptions
that appeal to you, copy the
link and email them to yourself.
We’ll need them later.
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This is super useful, so don’t
rush through it.
(time: 30 – 60 minutes)
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Boom! You’re already done
with Step #1.
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Remember those jobs you
liked so much that you emailed
them to yourself?
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These jobs are clues. They
reveal possibilities for your
future career path.
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Take these jobs and go
through the one by one.
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Ask yourself the following three
questions as you read the job
descriptions. If you answer “no” to
each question, then discard that job.
And be honest!
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Question #1
Could I do this job right now?
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Question #2
Have I done anything like this job in the past?
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Question #3
Do I like this job enough to spend 2 – 4 years
in school?
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Hold onto that job if you
answered “yes” to at least one
question.
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Keep doing this with all the jobs
that you emailed to yourself.
(time: 10 – 20 minutes)
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What’s left are the jobs that
can be considered great.
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If you are qualified for them, awesome! Go
onto Step #3.
Otherwise keep reading.
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The situation is tough. You
aren’t yet ready for the great
jobs where you want to live.
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Sucks, right? That’s life.
You know what’s
worse?
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Ending up in a string of
deadend jobs for the rest of
you life.
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So what do we do? Let’s
figure out how to learn to
solve the problems of these
great jobs.
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That probably means college.
But it could also mean an
apprenticeship, a credential, or
a license.
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The specific path will depend
on the nature of the great job
you want.
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So who knows the answer to that?
Someone who currently has the
great job!
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Google the title of your great job, plus the
location where you want to work.
Example: “business development associate Austin,
TX”
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You should be able to find at least
5 – 10 companies. Find their
contact information, either email or
phone.
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Contact them, explaining that you want to work
there.
This article is useful to figure out what to say:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240454
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Ask them the fastest way to get
the skills that will help you solve
their problems.
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It only takes one to answer.
Then you know what to do!
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Congratulations!
You’re almost done (sort of).
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Solving a company’s problem
will not get you hired by itself.
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You need to be able to sell yourself.
That means proving to them that you’re
the best option out there.
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If you’re not the best option,
they won’t hire you.
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There are three main phases in
the hiring process. Preparing for
each will set you up for success.
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First phase: Getting ready
Second phase: Getting noticed
Third phase: Getting interviewed
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Getting ready means having a
resume and professional social
media presence.
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Your resume is the thing
you push out to people.
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Resume basics
You need it to get noticed, but it won’t get you the job
Your first version will suck - review it with 2-3 civilian friends
Use a civilian email address - make sure it’s appropriate!
Save it as a PDF, not a Word document
Tips for a great resume here:
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-this-is-an-excellent-resume-2013-11
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Professional social media is different – it
pulls in people who might want to hire
you.
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Your Professional Social Media
You should create a LinkedIn profile
(time: 60 minutes)
- www.linkedin.com
- tips for a great profile here: https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-
31-best-linkedin-profile-tips-for-job-seekers
You should create a RallyPoint profile
(time: 15 minutes)
- www.rallypoint.com
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Getting noticed means you
stand out from the crowd
(obviously we mean “stand out”
in a good way)
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Show up on time.
Wear nice clothes.
Don’t curse.
Make eye contact.
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If you want to go in-depth on the preparation,
read this:
https://hbr.org/2012/09/stand-out-in-your-interview
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Getting interviewed means you will
have to explain to other people how
you will solve their problems.
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This part sucks. But you
have to do it.
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If you want to be a super star, have
someone mock interview you the day
before.
http://www.umt.edu/career/PDF/mockinterview.pdf
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If that’s not an option, try a free
online simulator:
http://myinterviewsimulator.com/
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That’s basically it.
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If you follow all - or even some -
of this advice, you will be in the
top 5% of applicants.
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If you want to learn more about
how WorkScouts can help you
find a great job, click here.
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Good luck! Let us know how it goes:
jobs@workscouts.com

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