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Banks, especially Goldman Sachs, have big military recruitment programs and give a lot of preference to it. Chase is hiring more in Cyber than Citi or GS, and Wells Fargo is hiring a lot across everything depending on region. If you haven’t tried them I’d check them out. I can provide more guidance if you pick one or all.
Yeah, I mean, just google their names and military recruitment. They each have specialized funnel programs for it. And they give more points than even Federal require for it so.
GS is very driven, 5 days in, and a bit cutthroat but also very rewarding and lot of great people. Good money. Best insurance. Titling is bad. 4th for regulatory issues.
JPMC is my favorite this far for long term; I enjoyed GS work more, but JPMC has best mix of culture, work, and stuff IMO. 3 days in. Okay money. Fair insurance. Biggest, so opportunity to move around more. Titling is mediocre. 3rd for regulatory issues.
Citi is cheapest amongst them. More red tape, but also pretty chill like JPMC. 3 days in. Money is better. Titling is better. Opportunity to move around. Insurance is mediocre. They’ve had some regulatory issues; 2nd in the bunch.
Wells Fargo, I only know they’re paying high right now; culture not so hot from my experience. Otherwise I have limited insights. Titling is good. Insurance don’t know. They’ve had a lot of regulatory issues; most of the bunch.
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First things first, I would switch to a more conventional resume layout (one page, headers with bullet points, “top-down” chronological order, etc.)
You also don’t have a bachelors degree, which isn’t absolutely necessary, but will make you more competitive. If you like certifications, look into completing WGU’s degree program.
Look into hiring initiatives for veterans. Your best options will be federal government (esp. if cleared), contractors, and private sector orgs with a defined transition program. Are you eligible for SkillBridge?
Not elegible for skill bridge yet
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Transitioned a year and a half ago, you’ll want to switch the the Wharton format just to eliminate ATS issues (which may be why you’re getting rejections).
Your military experience is too “army” nobody will know what that stuff means. Some of the verbiage needs to be tweaked.
Your security experience can be improved with more focus on impact. You have numbers which is fine, but 40 routers to a F500 company is like half of one floor and not necessarily impactful.
Skills section is a good chance to hit the job reqs for ATS and tailor for each application - so for a risk management job you can have more risk-focused skills etc
Thank you for the feed back. It’s all volunteers work for local businesses in my county, I’m not really sure how to jazz that up more.
Bro, check out fiverr for cyber resume fixing. It’s pretty affordable. Overall, I think you need some more metrics in your resume, change the format.
And thank you for your service.
Always happy to help. Never served, but have different family that served across every branch so I know the importance, and respect it.
You should also consider NSA. They hire a lot and are actively recruiting. Military might more directly transfer there.
Also big cities, police departments, and universities / state governments. I know so many people in state IT in TX that are dunces but make fair money. It’s a great place to get paid while you go to school, get a degree / experience, and they can’t be picky since they can’t compete with the market. Might be easier for someone soft on experience or education.
Happy to help. Best of luck. If you need anything else just message me.
I transitioned out in 2019 doing digital forensics I was hired on my Deloitte 6 months out. Without experience it’s going to be tough. Deloitte is extremely military friendly when it comes to hiring veterans. Have you looked into hire our heroes or those other programs offered by SFL-TAP? Alot of my buddies picked up gigs on their way out with those programs with little experience.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-michaud-814239113
Tony Michaud leads the veterans initiative at Schneider Electric - He has hired at least one person I sent in his way. DM me if you would like details… happy to help… and thank you for your service 🙏
Hello! Navy veteran here
Transitioning is so exciting and it’s great that you are being intentional about it because the decisions you make now will set the tone and the trajectory for the next 5 to 8 years of your career
Your résumé already looks great; however, I recommend doing three things
1. Shift your skills so that they appear at the top of the résumé. The best place maybe just above education
2. Update the bullets so that they describe the impact you had (as opposed to conveying what the duties were)
3. Watch “To cert or not to cert” @ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaFsBfsNrJR9x4RIRLxFMDw
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Hi! This Mandiant podcast episode is all about active military folks transitioning to civilian cyber roles. Great resources, network targets and suggestions.
Best of luck to you! And thank you for your service!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-defenders-advantage-podcast/id1073779629?i=1000588351183
Thank you for the heads up. I’ll check it out.
Resume is blurry when I open it and unable to read
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