Career | Operation Second Career

So you're transitioning out of the military and now it's on to Operation Second Career. As you begin job hunting, there are several strategic moves that you need to keep in mind. At the start of your campaign to find a second career, you need to take a look at your current interests and how they affect your job opportunities. Will your job hunt also consist of professions that require you to further your education? If you are thinking of a profession that requires a degree, your job hunt should also consist of looking into how you can benefit from the GI Bill. There are many companies based on both the Internet and in local offices that seek to help the transitioning military professional in his job hunt. You will find many sites that offer to list your resume and post jobs that require many skills that former military personnel possess. Monster is a good online company for looking at open jobs. Your job hunt may take you to placement agencies. These firms help military job seekers find a civilian career. Transitioning or not, the military does not plan leaving its own high and dry. Many bases and installations provide military transition offices. This is where many former military personnel begin their job hunting. The military transition office provides career search counseling and out-placement services to both transitioning military personnel and their dependents. Transition offices offer information about employers that want to hire military job seekers. Some military veteran's organizations also offer job hunting help, but these organizations may also require that you become a member before providing you with help in your job hunt. Whatever option you choose as you progress in your campaign for a second career, remember that job hunting takes time and persistence.