JMO separating from military uses the pathology sales headhunter to land super position stateside…

Here’s a great article for you to see:  Military Are Getting Short-Changed On the Job Front, Too, by Teena Rose.  I met Teena on Twitter.  She’s the head of CV to Referral, which provides resume-writing and career services for mid-level career to executive professionals.  In her article, she talks about her husband’s career transition from the military to the private sector and the lessons he learned, which can be helpful for all of us–the main one being:  don’t count on the military (read: one source only) to help you get another job.

For instance, we had a candidate transitioning out of the military who sent us a movie interview from where he was stationed in Germany….BEFORE he was out, please keep in mind.  We had interviews set up for him the first week he was back, and he had a great job within 4 weeks of his return.  (People with military backgrounds often make great candidates for pharma sales, clinical diagnostics sales, pharma revenue, imaging revenue, clinical laboratory revenue, DNA products sales, cellular/molecular products sales, biotechnology sales, pharma sales, pharmaceutical device revenue, hospital equipment sales, surgical supply revenue, or other health care sales.)

The thing for you to get out of this is:  NETWORK.  Use as many sources as you can in your job search.  Call people you know.  Ask around.  Get on LinkedIn and Twitter.  Contact a headhunter.  It’s never a bad thing to have options.

Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally
recognized pharmaceutical and clinical sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.
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