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I am transitioning in June from the US Army after 23 years of dedicated service. I am currently a Sergeant Major assigned to the US Army Sergeants Major Academy as an instructor. I have a B.B.A. in Bu
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Seeking advice from former military personnel as well as others
posted at 2/6/2001 1:01 PM EST
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I am transitioning in June from the US Army after 23 years of dedicated service. I am currently a Sergeant Major assigned to the US Army Sergeants Major Academy as an instructor. I have a B.B.A. in Business Administration and I am currently working on a MS in Management with a focus in HR. I am hoping to step into the HR field and I am seeking any advice from former military personnel as well as other who might guild me along. Any advices will surly help. Thanks |
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Seeking advice from former military personnel as well as others
posted at 2/7/2001 6:40 AM EST
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Got out after 7 years with a dual MA myself. USMC though. The SHRM certifications can help. If you have not checked into them, take a look at their website. SHRM.com. Also, make sure you can relate your military experience to their specific industry you are looking to go into. Some are afraid will be too "rigid" to be flexible in their needs. It is a sales game and a skills transference question. It can be done. Good luck. Email me direct if you have any other questions. |
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Seeking advice from former military personnel as well as others
posted at 2/8/2001 5:25 AM EST
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Robert,
I was in the US Navy and when I transitioned from the military to the private sector, I was tasked with the same issues. As an HR Consultant I would advise you to breakdown what it is you have done in your military career that correlates directly to HR. Think in broad HR terms or at least areas that are thought of being within the HR side of the house within any organization: *direct others to achieve "new state" (change management) *writing performance appraisals (peer reviews) *training exercises (as instructor within school, ie Ranger, Corpsman) *mentoring (leading by example within/ouside speciality rating) *recruiting (interviewing, and acquiring staff for open positions) *interpersonal skills (written, verbal but also able to relate other cultures and variety of people) *customer service (may apply if you work as liason or in PR function) *spokesman/ombudsman (representative of group/orgainization) ... Hope this helps? Anyway, you need to articulate in civilian terminology what you did in the Army and how it may apply to the overall HR function or business setting. Best of luck |
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Seeking advice from former military personnel as well as others
posted at 2/9/2001 3:45 AM EST
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Greetings,
Check out the resources at http://www.vetjobs.com http://www.shrm.org http://www.egroups.com/group/hrnet Hope this helps, Barbara Ling E-Recruiting Strategy Advisor http://www.riseway.com |
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Seeking advice from former military personnel as well as others
posted at 2/11/2001 6:40 PM EST
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MY FIRST ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD A LONG STINT IN ANY MILITARY JOBS IS THAT THEY SHOULD START LEARNING MORE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOURS. UNLIKE IN MILITARY SITUATION,PEOPLE IN CIVIL ORGANISATIONS HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH MORE HUMANELY AND TACTICALLY. |
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Seeking advice from former military personnel as well as others
posted at 2/15/2001 12:24 PM EST
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1. Learn how to type without using the Caps Lock key in the locked position. In internet parlance, it's called shouting and is considered to be quite rude.
2. You're way off base with your observations about military management. Managing and motivating people in an environment with long hours, bad working conditions and low pay (and not to mention putting up with the ignorance and even prejudice of anti-military civilians)takes exceptional management abilities. With a great economy and lot of high paying jobs out there, the military indeed has to manage effectively, humanely and "tactically" (whatever this means, I have no idea). Managing within the confines of the military regimen takes some exceptional talents, and I would suggest that the master sergeant has gained a terrific amount of experience in especially sensitive situations. And for the master sergeant: I spent 8 years in the Navy, got my MS in HR during a final shore tour, and was lucky enough to get started with a company that valued the military experience. Although I'm long gone from there, Texas Instruments might still have that value as might Raytheon (who bought TI's Defense Electronics Group). EDS used to have a similar approach. Defense industry companies could be a good starting point in a search for potential employers. |
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