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Aaron Dahlstrom ⋅ Arvada, CO U.S. Marine Corps, Captain ⋅ 13 years served

I have a Construction Management degree and currently work as a Project Manager for a Division 10 Company and want to work for a general contractor.

I have worked with my mentor and updated my resume, put have not had much luck getting interviews with a general contractor. The lack of...

3 months ago Career Advancement 2 answers

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Gradey Saint-Hilaire ⋅ Orlando, FL U.S. Army Reserve, Staff Sergeant ⋅ 9 years served

Log my hours and projects as a surveyor

I'm looking to sit for Surveyor-In-Training in 2 years and LS four years after that. I'm having trouble devising a way to log my hours for...

4 months ago Career Advancement 2 answers

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Ameya Kulkarni ⋅ Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Army Reserve, Specialist ⋅ 3 years served

Looking for some mentorship to structure my resume for transitioning from IT into Big 4 Consulting

I have 10 years of experience in IT on the civilian side mostly in Software development and now product owner. I want to transition into consulting...

4 months ago Career Advancement 2 answers

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Jessica Thompson ⋅ Grapevine, TX U.S. Air Force, Staff Sergeant ⋅ 6 years served

What advice would you give a new employee to find ways to contribute meaningfully to the organization?

As an intern, I find myself building a vast community of people who I can ask questions and possibly help in the future. However, it...

4 months ago Career Advancement 4 answers

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Timothy FRANKEL ⋅ Concord, NH U.S. Air Force, Technical Sergeant ⋅ 20 years served

I am a graduate 4.0 GPA student via the VA's Chapter 31. To continue my education the VA requires that I proved that I am able to work full-time in my future profession as a librarian/archivist. In the age of Covid 19 pandemic my volunteer options died up. When they will reopen is an unknown. Suggestion?

Note: This query is time sensitive as I need to resume my Masters program to retain my stipend for living expenses.

4 months ago Career Advancement 1 answer

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Renardo Surles ⋅ Jonesboro, GA U.S. Army National Guard, Private ⋅ 1 years served

How can I become more professional on the job I currently have how should colleagues act around one another is it important not to get too personal but yet remian friendly at the same time

I have a job doing janitorial work my boss told all of the employees what the expectations are they want people who are dependable and...

4 months ago Career Advancement 1 answer

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Kenneth Boyd ⋅ Belleville, IL U.S. Army, Sergeant First Class ⋅ 20 years served

Looking for advice on career advancement path in IT.

I am a junior System Administrator on a contract for the Department of Defense. I am curious about the direction my learning needs to take...

4 months ago Career Advancement 1 answer

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Jason Halper ⋅ Tucson, AZ U.S. Army, Specialist ⋅ 4 years served

Trying to figure out a career path

My customers have made me incredibly successful in the sales portion of the pest-control industry, that being said my current company is very reluctant to...

4 months ago Career Advancement 3 answers