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Your Husband’s
Hunting Osama…You’re Hunting A Job Moving to a new place where
you don’t know anyone and having to restart your career can be a
daunting task – but it is doable. One of your first resources when it
comes to job hunting should be on post. There are a wide variety of jobs
from those that require a high school diploma to those that require a
Master’s degree or higher. Working on post can give you the much
needed flexibility when it comes to your husband’s schedule. Your boss
on post will be much more understanding about your husband’s upcoming
deployment than a civilian employer will be – she may even be the one
who will be going through the deployment with you. But, it is also possible to
find a job off post as well. If at all possible during the interview,
try to avoid saying that your husband is in the military. I’ve been on
several interviews where they knew that he was and I was asked, “How
long will you actually work here since your husband is in the
military?” To which I really wanted to reply, “Well, I don’t have
my crystal ball here today…” But my response was normally more along
the lines of “As you know, my husband defends our country and he must
go where he is needed to be sure we can all continue to enjoy our
freedoms. While I can’t guarantee an amount of time I will be here, no
more than I could if my husband wasn’t in the military, I can
guarantee that I will give 110% to this job and you’ll be very happy
with my performance.” That tends to move the conversation along! The
key is to focus on the positive contributions you can make rather than
the fact that you’ve had to change jobs every two years due to PCSing. I recently picked up these
tips from another wife. Once you have been offered the job, you may want
to explain that when and if your husband is deployed, you will need the
flexibility to be able to take phone calls at work. Your husband will
have no control over the time he is able to call (in most cases) and
keeping your lines of communication open is important. You may be able
to work something out along the lines of you will not take your morning
break, etc. so you can be excused when you get the phone call. You may
also know that you are a puffy eyed, red-nosed lady the day after
deployment and therefore need a day before having to go back to work.
Whatever issues you have like this that may come up, be sure to work
them out beforehand so there are no surprises. Some companies are very
military oriented and go out of their way to hire military spouses. Home
Depot and Sears come to mind immediately. There are many other companies
that are military friendly as well. When it comes to searching
for a job, there are many online resources: Monster and CareerBuilder
are two huge sites with thousands of job listings. Many newspapers now
also have their classifieds online. The Department of Labor also has job
listings that can be accessed online. Temporary agencies can also
be a great resource to find a temp to hire position. In addition to
this, many Army wives have decided to go the route of home based
businesses. For more information on these, click here. Good luck in your job search! RELATED LINKS: Making A Great First Impression With Your Resume Your resume is the first impression a potential employer has of you. Make yours shine and stand out from the rest.
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