Role and Company

CEO/Founder, cavnessHR

Expertise

25 years experience in human resources

Location

Dupont, WA

About Jason

U.S. Army retiree with 25 years of HR experience. I have gained experience in working with startups and I believe I can provide advice on how to navigate the world of startups. I also have a blog where I talk about my transition from the Army, HR, startups and other topics of interest. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncavnesshr On Twitter - @JASONCAVNESSHR and on Angellist https://angel.co/jason-cavness My blog is at jasoncavnesshr.silvrback.com

Articles by Jason

8 years ago

The World of Startups

Transitioning Veterans have many options to help them find a position. But one option that is overlooked by everyone are...

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7 years ago

My Transition from the Army Part I

The following blog article originally appeared here:

https://cavnesshr.silvrback.com/my-transition-from-the-u-s-army

This blog will be the first of a...

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7 years ago

My Transition from the Army (Part II)

This article originally appeared here:

https://cavnesshr.silvrback.com/my-transition-from-the-army on October 27, 2015

From my perspective, attending job fairs was a...

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7 years ago

My Transition From the Army (Part IV) Syracuse University's VCTP and IVMF

The fourth part of my Transition blog will cover Syracuse University’s Veteran Career Transition Programs – Veteran (VCTP)

Before I...

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7 years ago

My Transition From the Army (Part V): The World of Startups

Transitioning veterans have many options to help them find a position, but often overlooked by everyone are the options provided...

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7 years ago

My Transition From the Army (Part VI) My Own Job Search

The below blog originally appeared here.

https://cavnesshr.silvrback.com/my-transition-from-the-army-part-vi-my-own-job-search

For my own job search I tried my best...

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7 years ago

My Transition From the Army (Part VII) How I Received a Yes

The below originally appeared https://cavnesshr.silvrback.com/my-transition-from-the-army-part-vii

As I related a couple of blogs ago, one of the...

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7 years ago

My Transition From the Army (Part VIII) Misc

For the final part of my transition blog I will cover some miscellaneous items.

Additional Note: I followed this up...

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Jason's Recent Answers

6 years ago

I would like to start my own pod cast or Utube show to help other veterans abroad

James, I just started a podcast and I could help out if you are still interested in doing a podcast....

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7 years ago

Best way to highlight acquired skills for career switchers.

Andy, This is going to be an out of the box answer. But find a Startup to work for and...

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7 years ago

Will you help us? Army Captains starting Business

Chuck, I would invite you to come to BunkerLabs next week. They are a non profit that focuses on Veterans...

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7 years ago

Does anyone have advice for me to find a job in the Seattle area?

Timothy, The cost in the Seattle/Bellevue area is very high. But if you come down south to Tacoma/Olympia...

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8 years ago

Any advice on how to navigate an all day interview?

Ashley, Dave said this as well. But remember you are also interviewing them. I know a day seems like a...

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