How to Add Military Experience to your Resume

If your time in the military is coming to an end, you may be worrying about the transition back to civilian life. One of the biggest things to get in order is a civilian job. Your military makes you a great fit for leadership opportunities in the corporate world, as long as you know how to frame them correctly. Here are a few tips for including your military experience in your resume.

Avoid military jargon
Titles like Battery Commander, Auxiliary Officer, Equipment Operator, and Assistant G-3 Training Officer sound impressive to others who’ve spent time in the military. But, civilians who have spent no time in the military have little frame of reference to what those titles mean. While in an interview you would be able to explain what these terms mean, recruiters may not select you for an interview if they don’t understand your experience. You want to explain the duties of these titles with the civilian application of your military skills on your resume.

Provide a full picture of your military experience
During your time in the military, you likely worked in a variety of positions that have taught you valuable corporate skills. Include your interpersonal skills gained from coordinating with teammates, subordinates and commanders. Share how you were able to unite these different groups. Whether you were a unit commander or noncommissioned officer, you gained leadership experience throughout your service.

 

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What Is Operational Planning?

The world of business can be incredibly complicated. It’s an industry littered with specific terms and definitions, systems and hierarchies that can all become a bit too much for anyone unfamiliar with its intricacies. However, much like any other industry, once you take a moment to sit down and look into it, the business industry is incredibly fascinating, and not terribly complicated. As someone who’s worked in high-ranking positions in both the military and in the traditional business world, I’ve had a great deal of experience with these systems and terms.

For anyone looking to learn more about business and becoming a leader in your respective industry, I want to provide as much information as possible to help you on your journey. With that being said, I’ve decided to offer some insight into operational planning.

For any business, there must be goals. And the most common issue shared between every company, is how to achieve these goals. Every company has a different set of goals, and in order to achieve these goals, there must be a strategy in place. That’s where operational planning comes into play.

 

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Do Military Officers Make the Best CEOs?

One of the hardest transitions a veteran has when returning from active duty is finding a job. What most people do not realize is former military officers make the best CEOs and business leaders. When looking for experienced leadership, turning to a former military officer will help propel your business to the top.

 

Every military officer is trained specifically through carefully planned training and educational programs that give them first-hand experience in growing and developing their leadership skills. Once placed with a platoon, an officer can be in charge of leading a group of 50 – 100+ soldiers into combat. This hands-on experience isn’t something that can be duplicated in a classroom full of students receiving their MBA.

 

Former military officers lead by example. They are not afraid to get involved with their team and help improve productivity, employee morale, and employee engagement throughout their office. Officers are looking to set a positive example as well as a positive behavior throughout to improve the organization they are working for. Former military officers are also experts at accepting change due to the unexpected change that can happen during a military planning session. This can allow them to successfully walk an entire office or team within a department through changes happening within the organization.

 

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How To Empower Your Employees and Build Strong Teams

If you’re the leader of a team, either in the military or in the business world, you will always have others looking up to you. They will ask questions and look to you to set the expectation. This is, naturally, a great deal of responsibility. And it is up to you to avoid simply answering questions and putting out fires; you must empower your employees so that they can become as self-sufficient as possible. You must give them the tools they need to help themselves. Here are a few ways in which you can do just that.

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