Presentation made to the Military Transition Class at Fort Meade, MD

1. Using Web 2.0 to Find Your Next Adventure

2. Transition and Career Search is Similar to Running a Business What are your goals? What is your strategy? What are your tools?

3. Goals and Strategy Discussing your aspirations with friends and family Finding a mentor who has transitioned before you Use career strategy tools found on the Internet: About .com, SHRinsight.com and ClearedJobs.Net

4. One Tool: The Internet Career Advice Researching Industries, Companies Job Boards: Generic and Niche Industry and Trade Associations Business and Social Networking

5. Setting Up Your “Office” Professional email address: KSmith@Yahoo.com, not huggybear@Yahoo.com Professional Outgoing Message on Cell Phone Business Cards with Name, Skills & Availability Date Setting Up Time Each Day to Work Your Strategy

6. How to Navigate a Job Board Searching for Positions Registering for the Site Registering for individual services such as newsletters or job fairs

8. Searching for a Position Start with a wide search and then narrow down Use exact phrases within quotes to provide you with a more exact result Realize that postings are based on computer feeds from the company

10. Register as a Job Seeker Registering allows employers to search your resume within the database It allows you to see how many times it has been viewed Allows you to apply for jobs You have options of making your resume public or private Setting up a job agent

12. Registering on a Company Website First place where a recruiter will look is their own company website database OFCCP – all applicants must be tracked Refresh your resume frequently Other uses for the website then searching for a job: Press releases, benefits, reviewing the overall corporate culture

14. General Services Administration inked landmark agreements with several new media companies that clear up legal issues surrounding liability and government sunshine rules — thus easing their use by government agencies' websites

15. professional networkingand job searching onlinkedin

20. 385 members and growing Share news Post discussions Network with recruiters and job seekers

21. photo sharing for job search and career positioning

33. microbloggingand job searching ontwitter

40. photo sharing for job search and career positioning

43. educational videosfor job seekers on

45. Tim Strike, Senior Manager, Recruiting & Staffing for General Dynamics interviews include: Introduction to General Dynamics Information Technology http://cli.gs/2AB2pj Applying for a Job and Interviewing with General Dynamics Information Technology http://cli.gs/2AB2pj What is General Dynamics Information Technology’s Military Recruitment Program? http://cli.gs/mmnn3h Austin West, Project Manager for General Dynamics interviews include: Differences between Military Life and Private Industry Lifehttp://cli.gs/1L5QJE Interviews http://cli.gs/gavMUH Transition and Preparing for the Next Career http://cli.gs/rSy4QR Military Background and Experience http://cli.gs/YZqWJPRelocationhttp://cli.gs/EJnWUj

46. LinkedIn: Fill in as much as you are comfortable with on your profile Find and join groups that interest you Personalize your invitations to connect Acknowledge those who want to connect with you Twitter: Pace yourself Try getting into a routine of updating at least once 2x a week Search for and join in on relevant convos of interest to you Facebook: Search for industry events and find 1-2 you can attend If comfortable, a good profile photo helps to humanize you When you join a group, leave a small note to introduce yourself

48. Thank you and Good Luck! ksmith@ClearedJobs.Net CustomerService@ClearedJobs.Net www.SlideShare.com Cleared Job Fairs February 25th – Tysons Corner March 18th - BWI