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Preparing for your Job Search
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How can I brand myself?
How should I prepare for a job fair or hiring event?
When crafting a goal statement, is it acceptable to say broad locations as preference such as East Coast or West Coast?
Why is the LinkedIn Headline important?
How do you recommend and prioritize the activities in JSMC-V?
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Resume and Candidate Packets
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I was a nurse in the military; should I put my nursing education on my résumé for an IT position?
When capturing deployment experience, how should we differentiate our experience deployed verses our time in garrison, our mission and optempo were completely different but i am not sure if companies will recognize that difference. Should we combine garrison and deployment or separate the two?
How "colorful" or descriptive should my résumé be?
I have done the MATS course coming out of service. Is there a way to express that on my résumé?
Will this résumé work for all types of jobs and applicant personas?
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LinkedIn
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How important are the references or recommendations on LinkedIn and how do we use those during the job search and interview process?
"I currently have my setting set when I view someone’s profile it shows that I’m anonymous. Is that a bad thing as far as networking and exposure goes?"
Is it OK to connect with a hiring manager on LinkedIn before applying for a job?
On LinkedIn, what are some thoughts of how to enhance your profile?
Should you talk about yourself in third person on LinkedIn?
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Applying for Jobs
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Is the employer going to look at our previous salary for what they gauge our new salary on?
Should I apply for a job that has requirements on the job description that I don't have or are above my level of experience?
• What happens if there are two different opportunities I am interested in
Is it OK to ask recrtuiers about the future interview structure?
Once you apply for a job, how long should I wait before sending a follow up email or LinkedIn message to the recruiter?
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Networking
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How do you successfully network in social events?
Should I get coffee or meet in their office?
Is it OK to network over drinks?
Should I get business cards?
If I have a recently expired certification that is still relevant, do you recommend leaving it off the résumé?
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Interviewing
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Is it acceptable behavior to bring and reference technical notes during an interview?
What if you are asked a question that makes you uncomfortable?
If you are told you do not possess a necessary requirement for the job during the interview, how should you proceed?
How long should our answer for "Tell me about yourself…" be?
How should we answer and what are some topics we should avoid when asked "What do you think is your biggest weakness is/are?"
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Receiving a Job Offer
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I have gotten rejection letters because I cannot start for a while, should I hold off on applying?
How long should I wait to follow up with a company after submitting salary negotiation response? Currently they have passed their committed deadline to contact me back with their final answer...
Once you receive an offer letter but are still applying to other jobs. How long is too long to ask to sit on the offer letter while you wait to hear back from other jobs?
