The Veterans Administration is asking its veteran patients to ask their health providers to provide a toxic exposure screening. According to VA.gov, toxic exposure is defined by law, generally there are several types of possible exposures or hazards Veterans may have experienced during their military service. Some common examples appear include: Open Burn Pits/Airborne Hazards: Contaminants or substances in the…
Mark Overbeg, one of our friends and a contributor to this website, just released this LinkedIn post on the effort to communicate retiree info for military reservists. “When members transition into the Gray Area, they provide contact information — an email address, mobile number, and mailing address — to DFAS,” he posted. After signing up, Overberg said DFAS sends them…
By Pete Scherer Dementia, in its many forms, is becoming a growing cause of concern in our country. Today, over 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a number that is expected to double within the next 25 years. Veterans are at increased risk of developing one of these conditions. According to the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement, 451,000 veterans…
Free trade training for the military community. When we saw this Jai Salter post, we want to investigate further this Home Depot Path to Pro program. Here’s what we found. Trades such as a construction work average $36 an hour. Further data from this website shows how the trades provide career opportunities throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin…
Free IT technology training is available through www.cloudveterans.org, a non-profit that helps those in transition obtain certifications for high demand tech jobs. When Jai Salter, the executive director of ACT Now Education, posted this information on his LinkedIn profile, we wanted to share this opportunity. Please also go to www.cloudveterans.org/bootcamps to learn more about this.
May 16, 2024 By Meg Guiseppi Crucial Executive Job Interview FAQs Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Executive job interviews can be stressful for many job seekers. The best way to alleviate that stress is by being well prepared, and as ready as possible for whatever they throw at you. This post is part of a series of posts that include the FAQs I…
May 16, 2024 By Meg Guiseppi Crucial Executive Job Interview FAQs Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Executive job interviews can be stressful for many job seekers. The best way to alleviate that stress is by being well prepared, and as ready as possible for whatever they throw at you. This post is part of a series of posts that include the FAQs I…
Brock Young, one of our many colleagues, posted this about the number of resumes a military professional should have. How many resumes should you have? The answer may shock you… or not. I just finished up an employment coaching session with the fifth Veteran employment seeker who was confident that their AI generated, or “professionally” written resume was the…
Cassie Hatcher, one of the many resources we follow on LinkedIn, posted this interesting budget on the difference in costs between active duty living budgets and the ones retirees will face after leaving the military. Agree or disagree? $ $ . On paper, six figures looks like the finish line. For many leaving the military, it feels like the reward…
Tyrone Hewitt, one of the top resources on transition, just posted this resource on the two-page federal resume. Before the change took place in September, 2025, applicants had up to 10 pages to post their resume info. Please clock on this link to get the information to understand the required stuff for that federal resume. The link you need.
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