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May is National Military Appreciation Month. Each day this month we bring you articles to aid transitioning military in their job search and stories to honor our nation’s veterans.

In this video Patra Frame discusses the importance of learning the lingo of the civilian profession you want to work in, among other critical issues.

Don’t be the transitioning service member who speaks, writes and breathes military acronyms!

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Many cleared professionals overlook LinkedIn as a career development and business networking tool, only using the site when they need a job. This presents a challenge when you ultimately do need a network for your job search. Rather than being able to tap a very well-established network, you have to ramp up quickly.

Networking is a key trait of successful professionals. But many think that networking is only for sales people. Networking is crucial to any professional’s personal and career growth. We’re not talking about comparing the number of your “Connections,” but true networking where you have established connections and a relationship with other people.

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One of the most overlooked opportunities at a job fair or other networking event is interacting with other job seekers.

Every time I think of networking I revert back to high school and going to the high school dance. You go into the gym. Look around. Wonder why you are there. Is what I’m wearing cool enough? Will anyone ask me to dance?

The anxiety and possible rejection are enough to have anyone running for the door, just as much today as back then.

But there is real value in connecting with other job seekers. You may get information on:

•    Companies who may be hiring
•    Trends that…

Job seekers do get hired at Cleared Job Fairs. In fact General Dynamics-IT will have hiring managers on site for the April 5 Cleared Job Fair, and they do make offers on-the-spot.

Many other companies bring hiring managers, such as HP, and they consistently provide feedback that they make hires from job seekers they meet at each Cleared Job Fair. These aren’t necessarily on-the-spot hires, but the initial conversation does start at the event.

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But the majority of job seekers will not be hired at a Cleared Job Fair – whether hiring managers are present for a particular company or not. A…

Figuring out how to manage your LinkedIn connections can be a challenge. To help, LinkedIn has developed ‘Tags’. Tags are simple keywords that you create to organize your connections for quick filtering. It’s the same concept as circles on Google+.

How tags are helpful:

Context

When you view a contact, tags appear in the right-hand column. If you don’t recognize the name, the tag may jog your memory

Grouping

Use tags to filter your connections so you can quickly review only contacts within a certain group, such as Recruiters or Co-workers.

Messaging

You can send a message to a group of individuals – for example sales prospects – without trying…