10 CAREERS & CONTINUING EDUCATION SPRING 2012
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JOB Strategies HUNTING Used with permission from TAOnline. ©2012 TAOnline.com
Here are an even dozen approaches to locating job opportunities and successfully pursuing your second career campaign. Use several or all of them as availability, time and resources permit. And remember; direct all of your actions towards landing interviews! 1. Computer & Internet Databases: Computer, or Internet databases are the latest method for finding employment. Their use is becoming increasingly widespread. The cost is usually minimal, or free, and the effort is well worth the time spent. Most database
systems offer two different services; resume listing and/or job listing. Transition Assistance Online offers both and is focused on job seekers from the military. You can post your resume to TAOnline.com at no cost by going to: http://jobs.taonline.com// JobSeeker/ViewJobSeekerResumes. asp and you can search through the job offerings at: http://jobs.taonline. com/jobseekerx/SearchJobsForm.asp. With resume listing, the database service puts your resume online, and potential employers can search through the database for likely candi-
dates. With job listings, you access an online computer database and search through the job listings yourself. Make sure the database/internet service company is providing only the latest data and read all contracts carefully. See the TAOnline article, Surfing the Internet for Employment Opportunities for more details. 2. Military Transition Assistance Offices: While the bulk of the military force drawdowns have been completed, over the next 12 months, approximately 200,000 service members will be separated from active military duty. Congress and the Department of Defense have set up transition assistance centers for these personnel and their dependents, usually provided at the base or installation Transition Assistance Office and/or the Family Assistance/Support Offices.
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These offices provide career search counseling and out-placement services. If you’re leaving the military, stop by your installation’s TA Office/Family Assistance /Personnel Support Center for the latest information. These facilities have information about
employers that want to hire military job seekers, transition seminars and programs, as well as upcoming job fairs and other resources. For a listing of virtually every military TAP Office/ Family Service/Family Support/Veterans Employment Center, to include contact information, click here. 3. Military/Veteran’s Organizations & Associations: Don’t forget to check out and join the various organizations to which you may be entitled to become a member, such as: the Reserve Officers Association (www.roa.org), the Non-Commissioned Officers Association (www.ncoausa.org), the American Legion (www. legion.org) and similar bodies. Many of these organizations offer their members assistance in seeking second careers and are terrific for networking, which, as noted below, is another good way to find solid job leads. 4. Networking: A recent Department of Labor survey revealed that at least 50 percent of job positions were filled directly or indirectly as a result of networking! A large number of job opportunities are