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Think About “Thank You” Before the Interview
In the flurry of pre-interview preparation, it’s easy to dismiss the idea of making plans for what comes next. While you’re mid-interview prep, it may seem like there will never be a “next”—for all you know, you could be preparing forever, like some kind of job market Groundhog Day. Though it may seem impossible, there will be a time when your interview is over and you’re waiting to hear back, wondering why the whole process has to take so long.
AWTR Show 588: Taste and See Cooks
Marta Rivera, chef and owner of Taste and See Pastry Shoppe in Harker Heights, Texas, shares about her life as a chef, military spouse, and small business owner. Marta is a lifelong military family member. Both of her parents served in the military, and she is currently marries to her soldier, Hector. Marta did a short stint in the Army before being discharged for bad knees. She enlisted to be a Military Intelligence Analyst (96B). Now, she is chef and owner of Taste and See Pastry Shoppe in Harker Heights. Marta and her husband are currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.
4 Reasons to Join the Back-to-School Fun
As summer turns to fall, it seems like the world gets ready to go back to school. When was the last time you joined in the back-to-school excitement for your own education, not just as a support to children or a spouse? If getting or finishing an education has been on your bucket list, there’s no time like the present to hit the books and accomplish your dreams.
AWTR Show 572: Milspouse Career Options—Photography
As military spouses, it can be difficult to find a job that fits our mobile lifestyle. Army spouse Samantha Metheny is here to share how her passion for photography turned into a career.
AWTR Show 566: JibberJobber
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, we’re chatting with guest, Jason Alba about JibberJobber, a job tracking app.
9 Tips for an Award-Winning Resume
A winning resume presents your experience in a way that indicates your future potential. It grabs and holds the attention of the reader and makes him or her want to know more. To know more requires a conversation and that conversation is an interview.
Simply stated, a resume is an interview-generation tool, and like any tool, it must be well-cared for and appropriate to the task. How well does your resume measure up to that standard?
Answer these nine questions and modify it accordingly:
Military Spouse Career Fears
I never anticipated life as a military spouse being easy. (Heck, I never anticipated life as a regular old spouse being easy.) I don’t think anyone ever does. We pretty much knew what we were signing up for; we weighed the benefits against the drawbacks and decided that yes, we can do this.
We can move wherever they decide they want to send our service member and possibly live there alone if they get deployed.
AWTR Show 551: Barracks to Boardrooms
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, we’re chatting with guest, Byron Chen of SuccessVets about Barracks to Boardrooms.
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