jared townsel ⋅ Antelope, CA U.S. Army, Staff Sergeant ⋅ 10 years served

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for your help and suggestions along the way. Today I received an offer for employment that I am going to take. I think a mixture of all of the advice I received and encouraging words got me to the place I needed to be.

Also, I was able to get this opportunity through the Syracuse University Veteran's Technology Program so please spread the word to others that may be interested. http://vets.syr.edu

Thanks again to everyone and all the best!
Jared Townsel

Chad Grills ⋅ Potomac, MD FYIMetric ⋅ 2 years experience

Jared,

Are you set on being a business analyst? If you're open:

Almost any tech company that sells in China would hire you immediately. Any company that services government accounts would be looking to hire you: Booz Allen, etc. They will find/create a place for you with that experience.

-Chad

Jerry Millar ⋅ Seattle, WA ⋅ 14 years experience

Congrats Jared and best of luck in your new career!

Kim Gamero ⋅ Boise, ID AECOM ⋅ 8 years experience

Jared, URS Corporation is in 50 countries, does work with DoD, DoE and may have something you're interested in - www.urscorp.com/careers.

Chad Grills ⋅ Potomac, MD FYIMetric ⋅ 2 years experience

Jared,

Just sent you a message in response to yours. Sounds good, and Tom and Carolyn have some good advice as well.

Lockheed would definitely be a great place to apply.

-Chad

Carolyn Alt ⋅ Littleton, CO Lockheed Martin ⋅ 10 years experience

Jared...are you willing to relocate? If you have not done so...submit your resume to Lockheed Martin. If you held any clearances/accesses...include them on your resume if you have included already. I apologize - I can not view your resume on Linked In...current accesses and social media - tough mix! :)
Looking forward to your posted elevator speech!

http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/job-search.aspx

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

Jared - Keep doing the "right things", and I think something good will happen. -Tom

jared townsel ⋅ Antelope, CA U.S. Army, Staff Sergeant ⋅ 10 years served

Hi Tom,
I received from feedback on my elevator speech and am revising it right now but I will post on here soon. Also, thanks for the resume link.

Hello Chad,
I suppose I am dead set on being a business analyst and that has been some of my feedback that I need to focus a bit more. As for China I had been there for the last year and spent nearly 3 months trying to find a position with tech companies without any response. I am now back in the US because my visa there expired. I am also applied to a few positions at Booz Allen but have yet to hear back.

Thank you both for your comments and advice, I will update this post soon.

All the best,
Jared

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

Jared - also see my and other advice here re: JoblessWarrior.org:
https://acp-advisornet.org/question/885/is-my-resume-doing-me-any-goods

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

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130108155644-554288-why-everyone-needs-an-elevator-pitch?trk=mp-reader-card

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

Jared - Can you provide the elevator speech in "written" form here?