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

Christina - any thoughts or feedback?

Eric Hodgson ⋅ Bethesda, MD Hewlett Packard ⋅ 20 years experience

Christina,

I'd be happy to review your resume and offer comments.

eric.hodgson@hp.com

Linda Windisch ⋅ Milpitas, CA IBM ⋅ 34 years experience

Christina, do you have a resume? What training and/or experience do you have? Take a look at the IBM Employment web page: http://www-03.ibm.com/employment/?lnk=fif-jsee-usen

IT Networking is a growing field, but also very competitive. I would be happy to review your resume and provide suggestions for where to look.

patrick hamblin ⋅ Owasso, OK U.S. Army, Specialist ⋅ 8 years served

Please look at spiritaero.com. IT positions at our company do come up here and there. Large company with great chance of advancement. Look at career page often as it changes daily. Located in Kansas and Oklahoma area.

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

Christina,
* You've done a great job defining a goal, and coming here is a great first step.
Please continue to interact, participate and provide feedback. Veterans who interact and actively participate are more likely to achieve their goals. Mentoring, career-development and job-search are not passive exercises.

* Here is a practical exercise. Read this discussion, and report back to us telling us what you learned and how it relates to your career goals, and possible steps you can take.

"IT Certifications, and how they can help veterans get into the IT field"
https://acp-advisornet.org/question/1021/it-certifications-and-how-they-can-help-veterans-get-into-the-it-field

* Have you earned any IT certifications?

* Do you have a LinkedIn profile? (Share the URL on your ACP profile.) As a job-seeker, you'll want a top-notch LinkedIn profile and resume.

* Your LinkedIn profile and resume should include a summary section that can also serve as your "30-second elevator speech".