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McKinsey & Company Anyone at McKinsey & Company willing to refer a Marine veteran (OIF, I swear I will not eat all the crayons. "Crayons" are for art is what my wife tells me to tell myself)
5yrs Marines (Sgt, Comm maint tech w infantry Bn)
8yrs in Oil & Gas (engr coordinator, qty surveying and proj ctrl)
CM undergrad
MBA (professional program, graduated May 2022)
I'm looking for a role in McK serving O&G, industrial, capital projects clients. Open to generalist roles as well. Can review for vetting.
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My company is veteran friendly so I haven’t experienced it. Make sure your resume reflects the requirements for the job. Don’t discuss your retirement/disability money because I experienced contentious from coworkers once they found out. People start counting your money against others, especially managers..
It’s helped me more than once, but focus needs to be on how your specific experiences as a veteran can benefit that employer through the role you’re applying for.
Unfortunately I’ve heard people talk like just being a veteran means they deserve extra consideration, are disappointed when they don’t get it, and then blame the ‘liberal’ company or some dumb thing.
Exactly! Translate it to how it’ll benefit them.
Veteran - no. In fact it’s the reason I was hired a few times. Disabled veteran - welllllll different story.
As a veteran? No, I don't think that's hindered opportunities...but I 100% believe that being a member of the Reserve Component has hindered/continues to cause potential employers to shy away from me.
Nah not at all. Every interview I’ve done that has helped me stand out
I’ve been out long enough where it’s not on my resume for certain roles but I’ve seen most big company hiring initiatives don’t have much teeth. At Amazon we were forced to interview a certain number of diverse candidates for every role and many weren’t qualified and it was a waste of their time and our time. It wasn’t their their veteran status or diverse background hurt them, it was just that they were a check on the DEI box for leaders to say they tried
Here, in Canada Amazon does not have a great report according to many employment forums, sorry to report that it would be very welcoming to find out this is untrue and that the employee to employer relationship is fabulous. I read about poor work life balance for example. Nothing about the hiring policy whether it’s written policy or just the way things are to discriminate between male and female and discriminate against age. I truly wanna believe it’s all lies but I see nothing to the contrary
For me being in the reserves has significantly hindered my candidacy multiple times.
Agree with K1. I'd often tell my soldiers not to put that they're in the guard on their resumes (obviously dependent on the position and other career experiences.)
At least get an interview before they toss your resume because you are in the Guard/Reserves.
In all seriousness I've tested this and 90% (9/10) times I've applied and listed as a disabled vet I've gotten an interview vs 40% (4/10) saying no to vet or disabled.
C1, most non-gov applications don't distinguish so you would have to say that you "identify as disabled" which is the common phrasing today.
I found that *how veterans market their experience will have an effect on if they’re hired.
It takes a specific skillset to know the position you’re applying for, and how to market your experience to that role. It takes a load of critical thinking and analysis, self awareness, and being able to target a role without overburdening the resume with irrelevant content, a sign of efficiency and an understanding of materiality.
Too often Vets will over burden their resumes with irrelevant shit: “Devised, Organized, Implemented, Coordinated, and Monitored the proper retrieval and disposal of hazardous waste from the carbon based transportation vehicle as outlined by MCP 1020.Whogivesashit.”
Instead, truly get a sense of what it takes to do the job. Talk to current employees through LinkedIn or by showing up. Reach out to the hiring manager and ask to shadow someone for a day. Do some digging on the company culture, glassdoor reviews, and financial statements if it’s a public company. Understand the business, then the organization, then your role and understand how they all work together.
Then look at your experience to see how you can add value, and only include that info in your resume using those key words you find the in positing.
Quite frankly there are countless ways being a vet can both help and hurt your career.
Targeted veteran hiring programs (of which there are numerous) can be huge backdoors into companies where we otherwise wouldn’t even get a recruiter phone call. These companies are generally larger though and have the scale and means to train people. Thinking banking, consulting, energy and utilities type companies.
The smaller the company, the more it probably hurts you. They don’t understand your skills, and don’t have the time or resources to train you. Plus for the reservists, the missing headcount for a deployment hurts a lot more than a firm with 10000+ people.
I went into consulting after the military through a veteran hiring program so it definitely helped me. I also feel like I have “made up” for the lost time in terms of building industry credibility and expertise. My client delivery and evals would back that up. However now looking for roles to exit to industry in, I do feel like I am not given credit for all the industry expertise I have given half my work experience is military.
I have never felt that being a veteran hindered my opportunities in any way. However, I have always made sure that my civilian credentials puts me in contention foe advancement. The private world doesn't owe me jack just because I was a soldier.
Veterans and especially the disabled veterans get hired because the company gets tax credits, unless its run by liberals who hate vets.
Almost as if it’s your personality and not that you’re a vet. Plenty of vets are liberals.
I did when I was still in the Guard to some extent, but not since separating, at all.
Disabled vet here, it has helped get interviews but significantly hampered ability to actually be successful at the job.
I have a friend that just lost his job because he triggered his coworkers with his 'aggressive speech', which by our standards, was painfully tame. He's a combat vet with ptsd and let his mask slip for just a minute. HR asked him if he is a veteran, and he said yes. Week later, he is unemployed.
He had had four interviews by the end of the day. It wasn't worth his time or the spoons to matter.
Yes definitely. I experienced discrimination before during my interviews. It sems like the moment they knew I was a veteran they had my qualifications checked liked 3 or 4 times. I've heard same stories before but I did not expect to experience it myself.
I’d seriously like to know what company models want to and actively either promote older workers or hire seasoned mature employees unless that person is well known? I’m living this now lol
Vet, no.
Former cop? Mmm.. I think it hindered my application significantly.