Peter Edelson ⋅ New York, NY JNK Securities ⋅ 18 years experience

I'm not a huge fan of cover letters -- that seems to be easy enough to stick in a "summary".
I'd be happy to take a look at your rez - if you would like to email it to me -- please message me back.
And I'm happy to answer any questions related to interviewing as well.

Brock Renshaw ⋅ Tampa, FL Citi ⋅ 7 years experience

Hi Susan,

You're getting quite a lot of excellent guidance and advice. Has your experience over the past 20 years has been within the intelligence community?

If so I would be more than welcome to help you transfer intelligence lingo into business lingo.

So if that is the case please email me your resume. My email address is Renshawba@gmail.com.

Best
Brock

James Watson ⋅ San Diego, CA General Atomics ⋅ 30 years experience

Hi Susan-
I am retired after a 40 year career in industry where I hired over 100 people. Now I am helping veterans like yourself by helping with their resumes. If you would e-mail me your resume in Word (drjamesfwatson@gmail.com) I would be happy to comment on it.
Jim Watson

William Smith ⋅ Suffern, NY Right Management ⋅ 25 years experience

Hi Susan,

I am a career consultant and work with several veteran groups assisting vets with there job search. Please send a copy of your current resume in WORD format. Once received we can discuss further.

Best Regards,

Bill Smith

GERRY KIRKLAND ⋅ Fort Mill, SC CGK Associates LLC ⋅ 49 years experience

The most important elements of any resume are the quantifiable results rather than activities. Hiring managers are looking for what can you do for them defined in measurable terms.
I help many people every day with this same struggle with their resumes. Most resumes only list activities rather than results.

Please send your resume to: gkirkland@cgkassociates.com. I will gladly help you with your resume.

John Green ⋅ Cary, NC Information Technology ⋅ 40 years experience

Hi Susan,

Building a resume takes some thoughtful time, the most important part is the first sentence. The introductory sentence needs to use power words/phrases to identify your capabilities. In general, the introductory sentence becomes a sequence of phrases that call out unique qualities about your skills.

For example, "High technology pioneer with proven leadership." In just six words, the choice of wording painted a canvas full of colors and hues about this person. The word pioneer brings the concept of a Daniel Boone or a trail blazer. High technology speaks to an affluence with the latest technological innovations. Proven leadership indicates a successful trial-by-fire history of dealing with issues and solving them in a way that builds consensus.

In addition, once you have your resume sorted out, you will want to have an online presence or website that extols the virtues of your resume document.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_branding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_identity_management

HTH
JG

Judy Tomlinson ⋅ Richardson, TX Energy Future Holdings ⋅ 30 years experience

I would be happy to take a look at your resume. Send your info in Word format to tomlinsonjk@aol.com

Judy Tomlinson

Kristi Hackney ⋅ Baton Rouge, LA Hewlett Packard ⋅ 22 years experience

Hi, Susan!
I can't answer about the resources available specifically to vets, since I'm a civilian,

but I CAN point out that, while it's really normal to feel at a loss, look what you have going for you!! 20 years' experience will really help convince any hirer that you can do the job. Have your jobs mainly been in property management during that time? Do you want to stay in property management?

I'd be glad to help you work on a resume and cover letter, and be just a little bit of a cheering section for you. I've done quite a bit of hiring over the years.
Let me know if that's useful to you.

Best wishes.
Kristi Hackney