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Military Transition: Resume Concepts What you don’t do in the military: write resumes, interview for a job (normally), and you never negotiate salary and compensation. What you will do during your transition is write resumes, interview for a job and negotiate salary and compensation. Can you imagine negotiating compensation for your next tour of duty? “Ma’am I am really interested in your offer but can you arrange for me to telecommute on Fridays and get me a free membership at the country club?” And that is not the only hurdle you may have to overcome…some employers have a few ill-perceived notions about you and the military: You are rigid You don’t understand profit and loss   You have had unlimited resources   Leading is easy because you just give orders These misled perceptions can create barriers, but a well prepared and focused resume will dispel all of these notions and set you up for success. An effective way to create the building blocks of yo...

Tara Brown with her husband and two children. Tara Brown, 39 School: Dalton State College Major:  Organizational Leadership Expected Graduation: May 2016 Why is completing your college degree important to you? I feel that having a degree makes you more competitive in a job search. It’s also a sense of accomplishment to finish my degree because no one else in my family has a degree. What are your career goals? I am lucky that I already have a great job. My degree will allow me more opportunities in my field. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A secretary in a doctor’s office. I actually took my dream a step further and am now in leadership with physician practices. Why did you choose to take online classes through eMajor? To have the flexibility to do my schoolwork when it’s convenient for me. It also allows me to take more credit hours at a time and still work a full time job and have a family. What eMajor class has been ...