EP 2: Crashing the Real World Party: Lessons and Advice for Military-to-Civilian Transition

Military to Civilian Career Transition Power Hour

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EP 2: Crashing the Real World Party: Lessons and Advice for Military-to-Civilian Transition featuring: Johanna Ream, Matt Stanley, PhD, Katie and Joe Rebholz and, Art Behnke.
Join us for an engaging exploration as we delve into the challenging transition from military to civilian careers. We kick off with a compelling dialogue with Johanna Reem, an Air Force officer going through the interview and application phase, aka "The Soup', she sheds light on converting military experiences into civilian-friendly terms, crafting the perfect elevator pitch, and how her personal passions guide her path.

In our episode's second segment, we gain profound insights from our expert, Dr. Matt Stanley of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Matt is a research fellow at the Veterans Transition Research Initiative and reveals the team's research findings on hidden biases in the civilian job sphere and examines the effects of the 'hero label' on veterans. Host Cheryl Cross delves deeper into the word "Agentic" and Dr. Stanley's perspective on how this label narrows options, and nudges veterans towards lower-paying roles.

1+ year vet's and former military spouses, Joe and Katie, share their firsthand accounts of trading their military uniforms for corporate attire. They emphasize the importance of networking, strategic planning, and life adaptation, especially when trying to time their transition as a couple. They talk about 'dropping their papers' and how you may be perceived by your unit as you plan ahead for a career outside of the military.
Former US Marine Corps Officer, Art Behnke has an interesting tale, going straight from leading a command to running a recruiting division at a manufacturing plant, he learned to fine tune his people skills and make connections in n

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अध्यायों

1. Intro to show (00:00:00)

2. Johanna Ream - How You're a Big Deal in the Military, and Not So Much in the Civilian World (00:10:22)

3. Transitioning Out of the Military - Use TAP to your advantage (00:15:44)

4. Heroization Isn't Necessarily a Great Thing - Dr. Matt Stanley, VTRI Duke University Research Fellow (00:23:04)

5. Veterans' Bias in the Workplace (00:33:12)

6. Hero Label's Effects on Veterans (00:41:41)

7. Dual Military Household and Transitioning From Military to Corporate Life (00:51:18)

8. Transitioning From the Military - When You're No Longer in the "CLUB" (01:01:31)

9. Tactical Networking to Get a Job - Katie Rebholz Gives Her Tactics (01:10:08)

10. Retired USMC Officer Art Behnke Felt His Transition Timeline Could Have Been Longer (01:23:25)

11. The Transition Rut - Only Relying On Buddies Path's (01:32:51)

12. Searching for a Job is a Job - But Vets Leaving Their First Job is NOT Failure (01:37:51)