Journal jcuervo's Journal: Home sweet home 1
I'm done with boot camp. I'm done with combat training. I'm done with my MOS school. I'm out in the reserves, drilling once a month, two weeks a year, all that fun stuff.
I can't find a decent civilian job to save my life, and I'm about to go work at a grocery store to pay bills.
Any senior Marines out there want to help me out with some tips? Any civilian employers want to give some job-seeking advice to one of your Marines? Would you rather I show up in typical geek jeans-and-a-tshirt, or would I be better off in my formal alpha uniform, or something in between? If you had the choice between hiring a Marine reservist who's going off the grid two or three nights a month and hiring a civilian, would you -- honestly -- choose the civilian just because of those drills?
I want to work, and I want to work geek. I was a Linux geek before I went in, and I'm a Linux geek now, even if that's not what I do in the Marine Corps.
(PS - Yes, I've done the usual online resume stuff. It's still in progress. I'm just looking for feedback.)
I can't find a decent civilian job to save my life, and I'm about to go work at a grocery store to pay bills.
Any senior Marines out there want to help me out with some tips? Any civilian employers want to give some job-seeking advice to one of your Marines? Would you rather I show up in typical geek jeans-and-a-tshirt, or would I be better off in my formal alpha uniform, or something in between? If you had the choice between hiring a Marine reservist who's going off the grid two or three nights a month and hiring a civilian, would you -- honestly -- choose the civilian just because of those drills?
I want to work, and I want to work geek. I was a Linux geek before I went in, and I'm a Linux geek now, even if that's not what I do in the Marine Corps.
(PS - Yes, I've done the usual online resume stuff. It's still in progress. I'm just looking for feedback.)
Nasty catch-22 (Score:2)
1. No one will hire you without relevant work experience
2. You can't get relevant work experience because no one will hire you because of (1)
If you have a CS-related degree this will help. Some companies, such as IBM, hire graduates and will probably hire you if they are hiring right now and you have the right degree.
If that's not an option, you have to use the "boot in the door" method - i.e. get your foot in the door and progress. Find a non-rela