From Basic Training to Building What’s Next
I went from birth control glasses in Basic Training to Systems Engineer at a major defense contractor working on cutting-edge technology— now I help veterans translate their service into a civilian career that fits.
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"10 Things Hiring Managers Get Wrong About Veterans" — the exact misconceptions I see from the hiring side, and how fix each one.
I’m Sharing what I wish I knew then…
Don’t transition to a civilian career with generic advice from those who don’t understand veterans. I'm Jessica, and I went through this exact transition, increased my own salary by $70k in five years, and now hire for a defense contractor myself. I built Career About Face to give veterans headed into the defense industry the specific playbook I wish I'd had: how to translate your service into language recruiters actually respond to, what your target salary should be, and how to continue your career growth in the right opportunity.
Not ready to hire a coach? Get the Career About Face Starter Pack for instant downloads designed to begin your job search with a proven plan to avoid the mistakes I made during my first civilian job search.
You didn't leave the military without a plan — don't start your civilian career without one either. The Starter Pack bundles four tools into one path: the roadmap shows you which civilian career you're headed for and who's hiring and how to write your resume, the compensation worksheet gets your target salary right and negotiation strategy started ; and the LinkedIn guide makes sure recruiters find a profile that matches their defense industry hiring needs. One outcome: stop guessing, start applying and land that job sooner.
Includes: Roadmap, Resume Template, Compensation Worksheet, LinkedIn Guide.
You know what you accomplished in uniform — the hard part is getting a civilian recruiter to see it too. This guide translates your military background into the civilian career it maps to, tells you exactly what job titles to search for at Lockheed Martin, Boeing, RTX, Northrop Grumman, Anduril, and other top contractors, and shows you how to turn any job posting into resume language that gets read.
Instant digital download. For transitioning service members and veterans ready to apply with a plan, not a guess.
Most veterans lowball themselves because military pay — BAH, BAS, healthcare — doesn't show up on a civilian offer letter. This worksheet converts your military total compensation into the civilian salary you actually need, walks you through researching real market rates for your target role and location, and gives you a word-for-word script for negotiating an offer up. No more accepting the first number a recruiter says, know your numbers before you apply.
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