Chris Peck ⋅ Atlanta, GA UPS ⋅ 30 years experience

Jennifer--
Thank you for your continued service. As a retired traditional National Guardsman, I understand your roles and the relationship between the two. For future employment purposes, it is more important that you capture the work experience you have obtained rather than being overly focused on the actual employment classification you were in. The fact remains that you've been in the Army for 12 years. SInce you're currently a 1LT I assume you were prior enlisted. In this case you can emphasize the steady progression of leadership, training, decision-making, diversity, safety skills, etc that you've developed over those 12 years. You can further leverage your technician status to highlight that you have experience managing a largely union, DOD workforce that is not subject to the same workpace rules as military members. That can highlight a different breadth of perspective compared to a full-time/active counterpart.
Brgds--Chris

Heather Gillbanks ⋅ Houston, TX General Electric ⋅ 26 years experience

Hi Jennifer,

You might consider a Functional (rather than chronological) resume format. Or, simply list both roles - whichever role you feel is more likely to grab a reader's attention should be highest.

Are you seeking a new role? If so, in what field? Feel free to send your resume over to me - I've got a pretty good review-to-hire ratio, to date. :) heather.gillbanks@ge.com

I agree with Jim - knowing your goal is critical to ensuring we give you the best possible advice.

Kelly Williams ⋅ Newark, DE Stars to Stripes Military Transition Assistance ⋅ 10 years experience

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Tom Yuhas ⋅ Bedford, OH Sparkle Wash International ⋅ 14 years experience

First Lieutenant Jennifer Mikus, go to the library and ask the librarian for help. The librarian will have resources and groups that will provide one-on-one assistance.

Brian Wyneken ⋅ Hopkins, MN U.S. Air National Guard, Colonel ⋅ 25 years served

Hi Jennifer:

I'm in the exact same situation as you, and I think you are getting good advice here. I'll offer a brief "how" based on my current efforts to develop and refine descriptions of my military/MRT experience:

- reflect upon what you did - if you have a hard time recalling you can scan old e-mails, documents, etc., and just make a list of things that you did while employed militarily and as an MRT
- group the items as they relate to categories of management, supervision, process improvement, instruction, etc. (whatever group labels you think fit)
- as you work on the list/groups, also scan for employment opportunities, you'll gradually learn how to translate your work experience using words more common to the civilian sector (public and private)
- refine the group list by reflecting upon what it shows about your strengths, what inspires you, and what you find de-motivating

I realize this is a very quick description, but what I'm finding is this incremental effort is helping me to develop the narrative of what I did in military/MRT career and how I think I can contribute to other organizations. I was really struggling with this description/translation, and I found this to be helping in telling my story. In turn, that helps with resume writing, interview preparation, and in helping others help me.

Good luck to you!

Brian

Rolande Sumner ⋅ Rock Hill, SC U.S. Army National Guard, Sergeant ⋅ 19 years served

Try the ACAP DOL class. Great class for resume writing, interviews and business etiquette. Second take your time and be patient. You may end up writitng several over the coursr of months before you get a really good product. Ask people who review resumes on a regular basis to review yours. Asking your friends may not work as it could be the blind leading the blind.

Tom Cal, CFA ⋅ San Francisco, CA Army Veteran, Investment Manager ⋅ 25 years experience

A good first step is to first establish clear and focused career goals. What fields, roles, etc. interest you? Also be aware there are many steps in the career management process that might be more important that writing a resume (goal setting, networking, informational interviews, earning certifications, etc.)

Frank Bailor ⋅ Middletown, DE DuPont ⋅ 30 years experience

Jennifer,

I have seen and worked on over 2500 professionally prepared executive resumes...I also teach in the business college at the Univ of Delaware...we focus on great resume writing for our business students...at your direction, I could send you some guidelines to work from and/or review your existing resume...
Good luck in your search no matter how you decide to proceed

Bill Felice ⋅ Springfield, PA SWCA Environmental Consultants ⋅ 25 years experience

Hi Jennifer, I'd be happy to assist you. I have a lot of experience with migrating skills from various jobs into a cohesive resume. If you want to send me a copy of your current resume or a list of the positions and skills I'll try to craft an updated resume. Please feel free to contact me directly at felices1@verizon.net.

Jim Spriggs ⋅ South Bend, IN JES Web Copy & Marketing ⋅ 15 years experience

Jennifer
Do you have a current resume I can look at?

I am not clear on the purpose of your resume.
If I understand you correctly you are trying to transition to a civilian career and you need your resume to reflect your skills and experience in the military to gain employment for a civilian career?

If that is the case I would like to see a job posting that interests you.
I can then give you a good example of what you need in your resume.

Jim