As a military spouse, it can be easy to feel the label the military gives you – dependent. Military spouses are used to putting our own aspirations on the back burner. But Karri L. Moser believes that as spouses, you should be writing your own milspouse story.
career
Patience With a Side of Pancakes
At age 53 I became a waitress … once again. It had been thirty years since I laced up those sexy (anti-slip) black shoes, tied a polyester apron around my waist, and hoisted a tray of pancakes over my shoulder.
Why now?
I’m fortunate to have a portable career as a high school teacher, but we moved here during the height of the pandemic, and schools in this area were only offering virtual classes. For me, teaching is a contact sport, so I decided to wait it out. My daughter came home from her job at a local diner and asked if I could help out because the diner was struggling to find staff.
Resume Tailoring 101
As a career coach, I hear from clients all the time who have applied to many jobs without a single call back. My first question is always the same: Are you tailoring your resume?
Most of the time, the client has been sending the exact same resume to every position, and other times, the client is making minor changes but not properly tailoring. Unfortunately, changing up a single word here and there in your resume is not tailoring.
Highlight Your Milspouse Skills in the Job Market
Signing up for life as a military spouse comes with more than the traditional highs and lows of marriage. We also dive headfirst into the highest calling of support, ensuring our families carry forward through training, relocations, deployments and other curveballs thrown our way. Navigating this journey fosters a myriad of essential skills, but they have a secondary application: the job market. As a military spouse, you can highlight your unique qualities as a candidate in comparison to civilian counterparts. Let’s dive in to review specific examples and how they can best serve you as an applicant.
Career Advice: Find a Company You Love
As an active duty military spouse and career coach who works every day with fellow spouses, I’ve seen first-hand the importance of finding a meaningful career and an employer who cares.
AWTR Show #868: Crushing Goals
Chrissy shares her secrets to crushing goals in our last MEM of 2021. With her tips, you too can ensure that your New Year’s resolutions last past March.
8 Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Interviews
As a job seeker in our current market, you know that virtual interviews are becoming just as common as traditional, in-person settings. While there are standard topics and techniques to practice that apply to all interviews, there are some special things to remember about interviewing virtually.
(As always, don’t skip on your interview prep regardless of the type of interview. We cover that here.)
Here are eight virtual interview tips we want you to know:
AWTR Show #862: Military Spouse Entrepreneurship: Professional Organization
Military spouse entrepreneurship can be the answer to what career is compatible with the military. Starting your own business is a way to ensure you don’t have to look for a new job come PCS time. However, sometimes it’s more challenging to move a business than start one.
Lauren has always been the kid that loved organization. As soon as she learned the alphabet, she organized her families Disney tapes. So it made all too much sense when Lauren became a Certified Professional Organizer. And she’s got plenty of advice for fellow military spouses.
Busting Resume Myths
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about resumes. If you’re starting a new job search, it can feel overwhelming to update or create your resume. Where do I begin? How long should it be? What information do I need to include? All valid questions. I get a lot of these questions and more from the job-searching military spouses I work with daily. I’m here to bust some of those resume myths so you can better understand what a resume should be.
Mission: Milspouse is a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
EIN Number: 88-1604492
Contact:
hello@missionmilspouse.org
P.O. Box 641341
El Paso, TX 79904
