From army green to corporate gray: a career transition guide for army personnel

521 Pages·1997·2.04 MB·English

by  Carl S. Savino

From Army Green to Corporate Gray : A
title: Career Transition Guide for Army
Personnel
author: Savino, Carl S.; Krannich, Ronald L.
publisher: Impact Publications
isbn10 | asin: 1570230692
print isbn13: 9781570230691
ebook isbn13: 9780585259956
language: English
Career changes--United States, Retired
military personnel--Employment--United
subject
States, Veterans--Employment--United
States, Job hunting--United States.
publication date: 1997
lcc: HF5384.S279 1997eb
ddc: 650.14
Career changes--United States, Retired
military personnel--Employment--United
subject:
States, Veterans--Employment--United
States, Job hunting--United States.
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From Army Green to Corporate Gray
A Career Transition Guide for Army Personnel
Carl S. Savino, Major, USAR
Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D.
Second Edition
IMPACT PUBLICATIONS
Manassas Park, VA
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Copyright © 1997, 1994 by Carl S. Savino and Ronald L. Krannich
Cover design by Suzanne Noli
Cover photography © Hans Halberstadt/Arms Communications and
Mike Malyszko/FPG International
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part
of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever
without written permission of the publisher: IMPACT
PUBLICATIONS, 9104-N Manassas Drive, Manassas Park, VA
20111-2366, Tel. [phone].
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Contents
Preface iv
1 1
Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
2 8
Myths, Realities, and Your Job Search
3 17
Get Organized For New Successes
4 37
Obtain Transition Assistance
5 55
Identify Your Skills & Abilities
6 65
Specify Your Interests & Values
7 75
Know Your Motivated Abilities & Skills (MAS)
8 85
Develop Employer-Centered Objectives
9 96
Create Dynamite Resumes & Letters
10 132
Conduct Research in Key Areas
11 142
Identify the Jobs of Tomorrow
12 155
Major Defense and Government Contractors
13 163
Network Your Way to Career Success
14 177
Interview For the Right Job
15 192
Negotiate Salary & Benefits
16 202
Start Your Own Business
17 213
Find Your Ideal Place to Live and Work
18 234
Implement Your Goals
19 240
Join the Electronic Revolution
20 253
Use the Right Resources
The Authors 261
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Preface
Be all you can be" has special meaning for Army soldiers. It says
something simple yet importantthe Army offers a unique opportunity
to realize your potential while serving in the defense of our country.
Whether you served for 2 years or 20, you have been a member of the
Army family. As you prepare to separate or retire, you'll be comforted
knowing your Army family is doing all it can to ensure you have a
successful career transition. As we outline in Chapter 4, the Army
provides several high-quality transition services that you'll want to
take advantage of prior to your departure from active duty.
This book is intended to serve as a self-directed guide that will steer
you through each phase of the career transition process. The
beginning chapters are focused on self-assessment and assist the
reader in identifying well-formed career goals and objectives. The
middle chapters address the nuts-and-bolts of a job searchconducting
research, writing resumes and cover letters, networking, interviewing,
and negotiating salary. The final chapters examine special career and
lifestyle concerns of interest to many transitioning Army
personnelrelocation and implementing one's goals.
Our goal in writing this book was to provide you, the transitioning
soldiers and officers with a comprehensive career transition book that
you'll find valuablenot just in this career move but those in the future
as well. We hope that you will read it carefully and take-to-heart the
career transition advice we provide. If you do, we're confident you'll
enjoy a successful transition from Army green to corporate gray.

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1
Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
Let's talk the truth about your future. Thus far you've had a successful
career in the Army. But now you're making a career transition that has
major life-changing implications for you and those around you. It's
probably unlike any transition you have ever experienced before and
unlike any you will ever experience again. We hope you will use this
book to assist you in planning, executing, and managing your
transition from the Army to the civilian work force.
That's what we intend to doto provide you with the best assistance
possible based upon our many combined years of Army, career
transition, and job search experience. We want to make sure you do
this rightclarify your goals, get you moving in the right direction, save
you time and effort, minimize your costs, and help you connect with
an excellent first post-Army job that leads to a new and rewarding
career. We've got lots of work to do in the hours, days, and weeks
ahead. If you stay with us for the duration of this book, you should
acquire several useful tips that will have a significant impact on you
and your future worklife.
Question Your Future
All of life's transitions should begin with a series of basic soul-
searching questions. For in posing the right questions you will begin
to develop appropriate responses to your career transition situation.