June Webb ⋅ Chevy Chase, MD JWebb Inspire ⋅ 17 years experience

Hi Alfred,

You need to know digital marketing and content SEO on your resume for the way our modern society consumes information.

Best of Luck,

I am on Linkedin if you would like to connect.

June Webb
linkedin.com/junewebb

David Eastman ⋅ Gresham, OR Gamma Therapeutics, Inc. ⋅ 35 years experience

Hello, Alfred

First and foremost, thank you for your service to our country. I am also a US Navy veteran and left the Navy after four years to pursue a career in marketing. I have worked for several high technology and medical corporations as the Director of Marketing Communications and Public Relations and many, many years as a freelance consultant which is what I do today.

Resumes can be a great conduit to get a job but also can work against you. I agree with Mary Burns that there is a wide range of skills and competencies for you to promote about your capabilities and one of the best resume formats to do that with is a functional resume, versus an historical one. In a functional resume you can create the categories you excel at and the experience you have in that particular area and that approach will showcase your value to the company you are applying to.

As Mary mentioned, marketing crosses many areas. Product marketing. Corporate communications. Investor relations. Advertising. Public relations. Internet marketing and traditional marketing. So narrowing down your focus area, i.e., product marketing and then building your resume around that area is the best approach and will get you the most attention.

I think you should consider attending the American Marketing Association meetings and networking events in your area and talk directly to marketing professionals who can give your experience-based guidance on your career goals.

No doubt Mary's offer to work on resume with you with be very valuable to you.

Good luck and much success in your new career.

Regards,

David F Eastman
Life Science and High Technology Marketing Consultant
US Navy Veteran.

Alfred Thomas ⋅ Charlotte, NC U.S. Navy, Petty Officer First Class ⋅ 13 years served

Thank you Richard, I don't think this is what I am looking for

Alfred Thomas ⋅ Charlotte, NC U.S. Navy, Petty Officer First Class ⋅ 13 years served

thank you Mary I will be emailing you shortly.

Mary M. Burns ⋅ Denver, CO Kellogg School of Management Career Management Team; AdviseU (private coaching practice) ⋅ 25 years experience

Good morning Alfred,
As a former Marketer, I'm happy to help you to establish a marketing-friendly resume. There are a wide range of skills and competencies that hiring managers and recruiters will look for and I'm glad to share more about that. As marketing is a very wide discipline, there are many, many roles and options that you might consider. I would be happy to schedule some time for coaching about this and your resume. Feel free to reach me at mary@adviseu.net.
Thank you for your great question and for your many years of service!
-Mary

Richard Byrne ⋅ Hillsborough, NJ Intel Corporation ⋅ 53 years experience

I've updated the resume & networking sections of my EE webpage:

http://eehot.com/ee.html#resumes

http://eehot.com/ee.html#networking