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Resume Mistakes to Avoid
In many cases, your resume is the first contact you’ll make with employers. It’s important to make a good first impression. Your resume provides a snapshot of your skills, achievements, and professional background. It is also the first display of your communication skills.
- Review for typos or grammatical errors
- Use action verbs to describe work history (led a squadron, managed supply levels)
- List current contact information
- Include information relevant to the job.
- Provide a timeline of work history, accounting for any classified assignments
- Explain industry/company specific language (ie: spell out acronyms that were common in your assignment)
- Use a professional email address
Questions You May Hear in an Interview
When interviewing, you will be asked questions that will delve into both your hard and soft skills. Thinking about these skills and your experiences ahead of time can help you to provide a solid answer to these types of queries.
- What motivates you? (Answer with specifics, not ‘because it was an order’)
- How would you describe your ideal work environment? (Be specific and draw on parallels to the company with which you are interviewing)
- What attracts you to this industry? (Draw on past experience and tie that to the industry you are currently exploring)
- What is the most valuable skill you bring to this position? (Draw on military experience, but use civilian terms to explain)
- If I were to call your previous superior how would he/she describe you? (Be honest and think about reviews with past superiors)
- What is your dream job? (Be realistic when answering and if you do not have a specific title in mind, share the qualities of your ideal role)
- Share a challenge that you faced and how you worked through this challenge. (Highlight a specific assignment or task, but be sure to break it down for a civilian audience)
- What else do I need to know about you, that I have not asked, that will help me to determine if you are a fit for the role? (Describing confidential assignments can be challenging – think about this kind of answer ahead of time)
- What concerns do you have with transitioning from a military to a civilian role? (Be honest and share hesitations you may have so those can be addressed, but also end your response on a positive note)
- What are the characteristics you want to see in your supervisor? (While you may feel you can work with any management style, take the time to reflect on this and think about past situations where you have seen the most success)