Figuring out how to translate your military skills to a civilian job is perhaps the biggest obstacle for people looking for a job who are leaving the Armed Forces. You have the experience, but you just don't know how to communicate it without using military jargon. "Chances are that most civilians reviewing your resume will not be familiar with 'military' language, abbreviations and acronyms," write Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark in "Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions" (Jist). "It is critical that you translate your military language into civilian language that everyone in the civilian workforce can understand."

Often it is hard to put onto paper exactly what you did in the military. When you finally do get your resume written, no one in the civilian world understands a bit of it. With some research and some tips from renown career website Career Builder, you can rewrite your resume to fit whatever position you are looking for. Military jobs do translate into civilian money if you work at writing a good resume. What are some resume tips you have for returning military?

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