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

First would be to select what would be your dream job or dream career.
One way to do that is to scan the National Employment & wage data of BLS.gov
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.t01.htm

Next would be to do some job searches for jobs in your dream career.
I've added links to information & videos under these sections of my EE webpage:
https://eehot.com/ee.html#jobs - Commercial Jobs
https://eehot.com/ee.html#gjobs - Gov. Jobs

Examine the current job postings for requirements.

Translate your Military skills into commercial Skills:
https://www.cool.osd.mil/about-cool/index.htm

Create a Resume for each job you would be interested in highlighting how your current Experience & Training meets the employer's stated requirements.
https://eehot.com/ee.html#resumes

Add training to meet those needs as necessary.
https://eehot.com/ee.html#training
https://eehot.com/ee.html#pm

Investigate the pertinent Skill-Bridge opportunities.
https://skillbridge.osd.mil/
https://skillbridge.osd.mil/docs/Marine-Corps-SkillBridge-FAQs-02-26-2021.docx

Consider online college:
https://eehot.com/ee.html#schools

Investigate financing your education:
https://eehot.com/ee.html#gibill

Another step would be to start networking, focusing on building contacts to people in your dream career:
https://eehot.com/ee.html#networking
https://eehot.com/ee.html#mentoring
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Job search:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Job%3A+MBA+AND+PMP+location%3A+US#ip=1

Entry Level Job Search:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Job%3A+MBA+AND+PMP+AND+%22Entry+Level%22++location%3A+US#ip=1

https://www.google.com/search?q=Jobs%3A+Naval+trained+Aviator+location%3AUS#ip=1
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Lyena Solomon ⋅ Santa Clara, CA ServiceNow ⋅ 30 years experience

Hi Ian,

I suggest you look for people who have jobs you like and talk to them. Ask what they do day to day, what they would look in a candidate who applies for a role like theirs, etc. You can even reach out to people on LinkedIn and ask if they can share their experience with you.

Certifications are great, but they do not make you stand out. Employers are looking for experience. And you have it. All you need to do is to convert it from military experience into business experience using business language.

Look into roles that are not necessarily direct match to an industry. For example, an IT professional can be a role in a hospital; Software Platform owner can be a role at a grocery store chain; vendor manager can be a role at a software company.

Good luck,
Lyena