Frankly the same issues hampering everyone, with for the older once worker having added issues like long time experience meaning nothing. As everyone keeps pushing the resume as the in for jobs they really don't mean much nor do cover letters. Either those in an HR, 'human resource?' who the hell came up with that, not understanding what the real job requirements really mean because they've never held the positions especially in skilled trades or running resumes through computer programs which cherry pick words within and reject if not there or frankly anyone even bothering to look at them, add a total lack of any contact, even phone, to get a feel of the person applying. Paper pushers, probably with college decree's, pushing paper and using the words on or not on to decide who's qualified. You get what you get. Another is the business community has changed to MBA's crunching numbers running the show and not an engineer or skilled worker mentality more concerned with quality of product and consumer satisfaction thus growth from an expanding customer base and product loyalty in the company as well as the products.
Aug 4, 2011 - Army Officer Donna Bachler hasn't had a regular paycheck since she left active duty four years ago, even though she boasts the kind of skills employers vie for.
Bachler, 30, helped run the U.S. Army's postal service in Kuwait, tackling challenges such as how to crack down on mailed contraband and speeding the flow of mail to troops.
Now back in the United States, she gets by on her husband's salary, which will be cut by more than half when he retires from the military as soon as next year.
"One of the ways I sold (military service) to myself and my parents is 'it looks good on a resume,'" said Bachler, who estimates she has applied for at least 1,000 jobs since 2007. "Sadly, it doesn't."
As U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, tens of thousands of veterans are flooding the job market at a time when millions of civilians can't find jobs.
In June, unemployment among recent veterans grew to 13.3 percent, more than 4 percentage points higher than the national average.
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In the tight job market, recent veterans say they're passed over for jobs not because they are unqualified, but because they lack required credentials, a formal education or a way to describe their military skills that employers understand.
"I compare myself to civilians I know and I have had leadership opportunities -- making the hard choice -- that I don't see in my civilian counterparts," said David Nawrocki, a 30-year-old staff sergeant.
He ran an ammunition supply point in Afghanistan and, as a logistics coordinator in Washington, worked out ways to save the Army more than $1 million earlier this year.
"I don't know how to translate it into civilian terms," said Nawrocki, who joined the Army at 17 and hasn't finished college. read more>>>
Veterans come out of the Military with much more and once respected qualities that every business needs at the front end, much better for many jobs then a fresh college student who has little to no experience in the working world and teamwork plus other ready needs, and they have their common sense and critical thought gifts much better enhanced thus learn what the jobs entail as well as what the company requires much faster!
4 August 2011 - Bill Whitaker speaks with two soldiers from the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade. They, along with 50 percent of their combat team, returned home from duty to face unemployment. read more>>>
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