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Corporate Gray Military-Friendly Job Fair * April 20, 2017 * Springfield, VA
You are invited to attend the April 20th Corporate Gray Military-Friendly Job Fair at the Waterford in Springfield and meet face-to face with representatives from Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, CSRA, Leidos, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, U.S. Postal Service, AECOM, YRCI, and many more. The job fair will be held from 9 am to 12:30 pm, with an employer panel discussion starting at 8 am. To ensure you receive the job fair employer directory in advance, pre-register at corporategray.com/jobfairs/383. Free to all job seekers.
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The Federal Hiring Freeze Will End on April 23, 2017 – Is Your Federal Resume Updated?
by Barbara Adams, CPRW, CEIP, MFRW, MMRW, MFCA-T and Lee Kelley The Federal Hiring Freeze Will End on April 23, 2017 – Is Your Federal Resume Updated? Well, it’s no secret that the federal government has been under a hiring freeze, and that the overall environment seems filled with uncertainty. However, CareerPro Global has been watching the government expand for the past three decades, and saw it reach 2 million employees a couple of years ago. Even if there are cuts this year, the hiring freeze is set to lift soon, and there should be new opportunities such as the growth of the Department of Defense and Border Patrol communities. In other words, the government will still offer numerous attractive jobs and careers, and we need people like you to step forward and use their amazing talents and training to help guide our incredible nation further into the 21st century. So, whether you are seeking an appointment in the presidential administration, or you want to move around within the federal government, or you want to exit the government or military and enter the private sector … we can help! When it comes to your career, it’s always best to rise above the present situation to peer ahead, refine your goals, and prepare for what’s to come - Finally, this is a great time to develop your Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) in preparation for the inevitable SES jobs that will be opening up this year. Click here to learn more about our online ECQ writing courses. Please give us a call today at 800-471-9201 to speak with one of our career advisors, or visit our websites below for more information. In support of you- The CareerPro Global Team 1-800-471-9201 careerproplus.com seswriters.com Barbara Adams, President and CEO of CareerPro Global (CPG), the parent company of www.careerproplus.com and www.militaryresumewriters.com, has been a member of the careers community for the past 20 years. Ms. Adams holds four prestigious industry certifications. CareerPro Global is the only ISO 9001-2008 Certified Career Service in the industry, as well as one of the fastest-growing Military, Federal, and Civilian Resume-Writing and Careers-Coaching companies. The team of Certified Professional Federal and Military Resume Writers at CPG assist thousands of clients in applying for and gaining employment each year. We can help you land your military to civilian job. |
Veteran Employment Bill Passes Senate
by THE DAILY PRESS (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE) Reprinted with permission ©
Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Cook, announced Monday that the U.S. Senate has passed his bill, HR 244, the Hire Vets Act of 2017. The bill already passed the House of Representatives in February. Cook had reintroduced this bipartisan bill earlier this year. It was introduced last Congress and passed the House with unanimous support, but was unable to pass the Senate before the end of the year. The bill now heads back to the House for final passage as the Senate made minor technical changes to it. This legislation would promote private sector recruiting, hiring and retaining of men and women who served honorably in the U.S. military through a voluntary and effective program, according to Cook's office. Specifically, it would create an awards program recognizing the meaningful and verifiable efforts undertaken by employers to hire and retain veterans. The program is designed to be self-funded. "The HIRE Vets Act is an opportunity for Americans to see which companies truly live up to the employment promises they make to veterans," Cook said. "Veterans who serve this country honorably shouldn't struggle to find employment, and this bill creates an innovative system to encourage and recognize employers who make veterans a priority in their hiring practices. "I'm grateful this bipartisan bill has passed so resoundingly in both the House and the Senate. I expect it to quickly receive final approval from the House and look forward to it being signed into law soon." Through the U.S. Department of Labor, the HIRE Vets Act would allow businesses to display "HIRE Vets Medallions" on products and marketing materials. These medallions would be awarded as part of a two-tiered system — Gold and Platinum — associated with specific hiring and retention goals each year. The program also establishes similar tiered awards for small and mid-sized businesses with less than 500 employees. To ensure proper oversight, the Secretary of Labor would be required to provide Congress with annual reports on the success of the program with regard to veteran employment and retention results. A member of the House Natural Resources, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs Committees, Cook served as an infantry officer and retired after 26 years as a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps. During his time in combat, he was awarded the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts. He represents the 8th District, which includes all of the High Desert, in the House of Representatives.
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Smart Bragging Wins Your Next Job© Copyright, 2017, Susan P. Joyce. All rights reserved. Smart bragging is a requirement for job search success today. Unfortunately, many of us are not comfortable bragging about our accomplishments. We have been taught that bragging is not polite or smart. Boasting about our accomplishments makes us look needy, clueless, insecure or otherwise inadequate, missing the important personality trait known as modesty. When we point out our accomplishments, we are demonstrating “bad manners.” Bad manners? Really? Perhaps in a conversation, but maybe not then either, if that conversation is a job interview… Empty Claims Are UselessMind-reading is really NOT a widely-held expertise, although this seems to be an assumption many people hold, if their LinkedIn Profiles are an example. Particularly when recruiters are in a hurry (always!), they don’t have time to read your LinkedIn Profile to determine what you mean when you describe yourself vaguely. While these terms are popular, they are empty claims without descriptions of the accomplishments behind these phrases:
Simply adding the adjective “proven” in front of each of those terms does not, in fact, prove anything without the facts to back them up. So, prove your claims of a “track record of success” or “expert in project management” (or whatever) by providing your related accomplishments. 5 Reasons Making Your Accomplishments Visible Is SmartSo, time to get over being modest. Regardless of age or career stage, documenting your accomplishments online and in job interviews achieves the following:
So, sharing your accomplishments in social media is a necessity now. The people who might hire you will have no other way to learn about them. And, no one will have the time or inclination to divine your accomplishments from a list of generalizations in your resume and LinkedIn Profile. Your Accomplishments Build Your “Social Proof” OnlineMaking your accomplishments visible online, where Google can find and index them, is essential today. This is known as “social proof” and having visible and find-able social proof is often the difference between receiving an interview invitation and having no response to a job application. With an average of 250 applicants for every job posted online, competition for jobs is high. As a result, recruiters have turned to Google, LinkedIn, and other social media to “screen” applicants (for their job postings) and to find qualified candidates (rather than posting jobs). As a result, online visibility is a requirement for your job search and career today. According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 60% of employers search for information about job applicants. And, although information is often found that disqualifies candidates, they are seeking information that supports the candidate — that demonstrates that the candidate is qualified for the job — rather than eliminates the candidate. A recent Society of Human Resource Management survey showed that 82% of recruiters leverage social media to find job candidates. When you have made your accomplishments clear and visible online, you are likely to be approached by a recruiter. Your next job may find you! Your Accomplishments Make Your Job Interviews More SuccessfulIn a job interview, follow up on these terms with your “stories” demonstrating that you actually have the skills you are claiming. Make the stories short — less than 2 or 3 minutes — but clearly connecting the dots between your claim and your accomplishment describing why you can make that claim. Be sure that the accomplishments you describe in your job interview align with the accomplishments you have included in your LinkedIn Profile and other online visibility. Confidential information from a current or previous employer must be protected, but that doesn’t mean that important, relevant information cannot be shared. Simply refrain from sharing any “trade secrets” of another employer. Such sharing doesn’t make you look trustworthy, and it could get you into trouble with that previous employer. Bottom LineToday, with hundreds of millions of online profiles visible on LinkedIn and over a billion visible on Facebook, we need to make our accomplishments clear. When everyone is in a hurry, thoughtful “bragging” about accomplishments is a very important thing to do, particularly on LinkedIn where recruiters and employers are searching (relentlessly!) for qualified job candidates. More About Successful Job Search TacticsThe New Process for Landing a Job 9 Steps to a Shorter Job Search Why Job Hunting Is SO Hard and How to Make It Easier About the Author… Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce has been observing the online job search world and teaching online job search skills since 1995. Susan is a two-time layoff “graduate” who has worked in human resources at Harvard University and in a compensation consulting firm. In 2011, NETability purchased WorkCoachCafe.com, and Susan has been editor and publisher of WorkCoach since then. Susan also edits and publishes Job-Hunt.org, is a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a columnist on HuffingtonPost. Follow Susan on Twitter at @jobhuntorg and on Google+ |
Senator looks to Trump to support 'buy America' for defense
By STEPHEN SINGER | The Hartford Courant | Published: April 13, 2017 Reprinted with permission ©
Stars and Stripes HARTFORD, Conn. (Tribune News Service) — Sen. Chris Murphy, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he will appeal to the president for support in a renewed push for federal legislation to boost domestic manufacturing and job creation in the defense industry. The legislation would benefit workers in Connecticut, including those at hundreds of companies subcontracted by Sikorsky, Electric Boat and Pratt & Whitney. "The jury is still out whether the Trump administration is really going to put in place policies that will back up their rhetorical 'buy America' claims," said Murphy, who appeared at a press conference at the state Capitol. "He literally said on the campaign trail, 'My administration is going to be all about buy America and hire America,'" Murphy said. "Well, here's an opportunity to pass a law that will command that more federal jobs are given to American companies." The American Jobs Matter Act would require the Department of Defense to include the effects on employment in the U.S. when awarding government contracts to manufacturers. It would allow American manufacturing firms to demonstrate how many jobs they would create or keep when winning federal contracts. Murphy said the Pentagon has spent more than $200 billion on goods manufactured by foreign firms since 2007, "putting American workers out of business," he said. Critics say "buy America" provisions in national security legislation hamper U.S. security by reducing innovation and increasing costs due to a lack of competitive pricing. Murphy said resistance to "buy-American" legislation often comes from multinational companies that can increase profit margins by subcontracting work to less-expensive overseas producers. The Defense Department is shortsighted by seeking cost savings on certain parts, even though the overall costs could be lower, Murphy said. Defense contracts for Connecticut firms were valued at more than $12 billion in 2015, according to the state Office of Military Affairs. Workers in Connecticut, including those at hundreds of subcontractors, make attack helicopters for Sikorsky, submarines at Electric Boat and engines for fighter jets at Pratt & Whitney. The Department of Defense reported to Congress last June that procurement the previous year totaled about $273 billion, with $11.3 billion, or 4.1 percent, on purchases from "foreign entities." David R. Berardinelli, sales manager at The Platt Brothers & Co. in Waterbury, a manufacturer of zinc-based alloys and anti-corrosion materials for pipelines and other products, said the company has been directly affected by foreign competition in pipelines, bridges and other public works jobs. He joined Murphy at the news conference. Congress and states are looking to finance much-needed reconstruction of highways, tunnels and other big-ticket projects, but materials are often not American-made, Berardinelli said. "The tools and the steel and the things that are coming into this country to do these repairs are all coming from overseas," he said. "We have enough American companies ... to provide these at a reasonable cost. All we need is the support from our government to ensure that happens." ———
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