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The Career Engineer: Military Job Hunt &The Americans Job Act! October 31, 2011

On October 19, your Career Engineer had the opportunity and a “White House Ticket pass” too hear (up close and personal) how the “American Jobs Act” can help our veterans and their families. While we wait for Washington …below are some TCE tips and boosters on what military members and their families can do NOW to increase their job hunting results.

TCE BOOSTERS FOR VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS

• Maximize what you HAVE (multi-tasking, diverse experiences etc.)
• Think Transferrable Skills: (management of projects, people, processes, profits, personal money, time and USE of technology)
• Focus on What You’ve DONE — not Where You’ve BEEN• Keep it Simple, Talk Performance, Focus on Results.

AMERICA’S JOB ACT (COUPLE OF THINGS TO BE AWARE OF)

• “Returning Hero’s Tax Credit” & “A Wounded Warriors Tax Credit” ( 6 months unemployed or more)• Maximize Career Readiness services (BETTER Transition Services Experience)
• More hiring/growth incentives and tax credits for business owners

REAL JOBS, RIGHT NOW!

• American Logistics Association (ALA) and their 270 affiliate companies have committed to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2013.
• Microsoft will offer 10,000 technology training & certification packages to U.S. military vets
• Siemens pledged to fill 10 percent of their 3,000 open positions with veterans
• Honeywell is expanding its ongoing recruitment efforts to include a target job placement goal of at least 500 veterans
• Lockheed Martin is expanding its targeted series of Wounded Warrior-focused hiring events

(More For Vet Jobs Info — Joint Forces.com)

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