And frankly that hype about resumes' and cover letters, with individuals or companies actually charging to enhance, is a con that should go away as it seems most aren't even looked at and if they are those looking just go by what's on a piece of paper with no personal contact involved, especially taking into consideration how many experiences can be transferred into a need being looked for or that those same experiences can mean a quicker training process to the needs. Only those luckily enough to have their pieces of paper just grabbed out of the pile get the in needed to really face someone. Though resumes' do greatly help in the con of the higher education industry instead of real education.
January 22, 2012 - When Harry Lawless was younger, he expected to have a college degree by age 22. Instead, he had been to Iraq and Korea with the Army by that time.
“How can you get a four-year degree when you’re spending three years in the desert?” Lawless, 27, said.
snip The government has spent millions training men and women to be leaders, and those skills should count for something, he said.Patricia Fuller, coordinator of the employment center, agreed, pointing out that service men and women don’t do just one job in the military. They get training in law enforcement, leadership, transportation, finances, communications and many other fields.
“If an employer takes the time, he can find a match,” she said. “Look closely at the leadership skills.”
The jobs are available in the area, Fuller said, and she wants to train returning veterans to fill those jobs. They have the skills — it’s just a matter of matching those skills to the right jobs, she said. read more>>>
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