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Former Marine, Go Daddy CEO Talks About His Rise to Success
Bob Parsons, former lance corporal, rifleman and current owner of the largest internet domain registry in the world, GODADDY.com, has had a life full of challenges and only attributes his success to his few years as a United States Marine.

High-Impact Transitioning
There must be a thousand ways to plan and organize your transition to civilian life. For some of you, the whole process could be mystifying. Where to go? What to do? When to move? Whom to see? Why there? How much commitment will be necessary? Let me try to offer a couple of ideas.

Writing Military-to-Civilian Resumes: Write To The Future
Companies hire the talent that they need today and often have little time to devote to your personal learning curve. Therefore, you must communicate -- in the right words and language -- the fact that you already have the skills, talents and competencies that they require.

Writing Military-to-Civilian Resumes: Make Your Resume Interviewable
Your challenge is to write and design a resume that not only opens doors to prospective opportunities but can also be used as an effective interview guide.

Writing Military-to-Civilian Resumes: The "Transferability-of-Skills" Strategy
Get tips on how to effectively showcase military skills in your civilian resume.

Career Transition: A Portfolio Strategy
The most sophisticated job seekers don't use any single method to find a job; they execute against a portfolio of straightforward strategies to increase their pipeline of opportunities.

Certification Training: What Are Your Options?
Even experienced professionals often need training to prepare for the demanding tests needed to earn information-technology credentials.

Military Spouses Pursue Careers Through DeCA
The commissary is more than just a great place to shop and save money.

Relate your Military Service to the Civilian Job Market
A few adjustments to resume and job interview style will substantially reduce the "knowledge gap" between the military and civilian sectors.

From Battle Plans to Project Plans
Reservists are returning from tours of duty in Iraq and heading back to once-challenging jobs they now see as mundane.

Know Your Rights Under USERRA
Employers must reinstate permanent employees returning from active duty to their former positions or comparable positions of like status, seniority and pay.

Stand Out at Veteran Career Fairs
Many veterans wonder how they can stand out to potential employers at career fairs that target members of the military.

Translate Your Skills
Making the transition from military to civilian life is partly about successfully translating the lingo of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines into the keyword-heavy vocabulary of private-sector employment.

People Skills and the Navy
Monster talked with Scott Fuson, Navy Veteran and Executive, about strategies that helped him make the transition from the Navy to a civilian job.

Change is Mandatory
Lt. Col. USAR (Ret.) Janis Nark, who served as an Army nurse in Vietnam and the first Gulf War, transitioned her military training and experience into a successful dual career.

Get Those Credentials
Credentials and certifications for skills developed while on active or reserve duty can give you a real edge after you leave the service.

From Military to Civilian Work
Retired US Marine Corps Reserve officer Col. Allen Weh, attributes his business success to the skills he learned in the military.

Out of Uniform: Resume Tips
Even the most decorated veteran needs to figure out how to make the transition to a civilian position.

Vets' Networking Connections
We've all heard networking is a key job search strategy, but how often do we actually use our connections or extend ourselves to make new contacts?

When the Troops Return
Today, Reserve and National Guard troops who are called to active duty look to USERRA to protect their civilian jobs.

Marines Know Business
Take the principles of what it means to be a Marine from the barracks to the boardroom.

Veterans and Federal Hiring
As a veteran of the armed services, you may have an advantage when seeking employment with the federal government.

Career Boot Camp
There's one battle zone in which military personnel have the potential to find themselves outgunned: The American job market.

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