Chuck Burger ⋅ King Of Prussia, PA Lockheed Martin ⋅ 47 years experience

Lockheed Martin has a "Military Skills Translator" that may be useful in shaping your skills for application in the civilian arena.
http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/military-skills-translator.aspx

Boeing has a similar utility
https://jobs.boeing.com/Military-Skills-Translator

As does Northrup Grumman
https://northropgrumman-veterans.jobs/

As you can see, probably every major A&D contractor has a similar focus on Military Veterans and offer many useful utilities. I would recommend spending some time at each of their sites exploring what they have to offer.

I hope you find this information useful.

Dain Williams ⋅ Woodbridge, NJ U.S. Navy Reserve, Petty Officer Second Class ⋅ 9 years served

Good Day Mr. Wilhelmsen,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I would be untested in management, be it warehousing, or in the financial industry to some capacity. My back ground is quite complimentry to those areas mentioned. I do have a up dated resume listed in CAREERBUILDER, LinkedIn, and other websites.

Steven Mathews ⋅ Spring, TX The Boeing Company ⋅ 40 years experience

Most functions within a military operation have a civilian equivalent. While you may think that a military function is unique, in most cases the civilian manager only has to see that you have the skills and talents to organize the military function effectively and efficiently to assess that you have value in their civilian environment.

Here are some examples using the Skill, Accomplishment, and Results/Benefit resume structure.

Accurate. (Skill) Had the lowest processing errors for the duration of my last assignment. (Accomplishment) That contributed to our unit receiving The Commander’s Award for Excellence. (Benefit to the organization) [Name me one supervisor that would not give their eye teeth to get an Attaboy from their Senior Management!]

Team Leader. (Skill) As Crew Chief, our aircraft was 100% available for any mission assignment. (Accomplishment) As a result, Flight Operations could always count on our aircraft for normal and contingency support. (Benefit to the organization) [With that Distinguishing Characteristic, you can probably keep my complex civilian systems up and running as required.]

Planner. (Skill) Supervised 30 personnel responsible for maintaining and repairing five 250-ton air conditioning systems, two hydraulic steering gear units, small diesel engines, and commercial refrigeration units. (Accomplishment) As a result, the ship was deployable at a moment’s notice. (Benefit to the organization) [Must be nice to be a Plant Manager knowing that your section will not ever be one of their Problem Units.]

Adaptable. (Skill) Created initial operational plan and budget having little knowledge of new deployable operations location. (Accomplishment) Adapted to evolving conditions and still ready for mission support 1 month early. (Benefit to organization) [Nothing ever goes to plan. Knowing you are in charge gives me (the Boss) confidence that you will keep me on budget and schedule.]

BTW, these are real resume statements that resulted in my candidates receiving phone calls within 48 hours to set up a job interview. And, they got the job!

George Wilhelmsen ⋅ Rochelle, IL Sargent & Lundy ⋅ 38 years experience

Good morning Dain,

That's a good question.

I think most advisors would need a little more information about what your interests are (where do you want to work, what do you want to do when you leave) as well as what you have done in the past in some general terms.

With that information, we might be able to make some suggestions. Could you respond with some details?

Best wishes,
George Wilhelmsen