Working Effectively With Interpreters
Guest Blogger Bill McNeely recently redeployed to Iraq as a Logistics Mentor. In this post, he talks about what it’s like trying to work with interpreters.
As a logistician working overseas, you will most likely have a portion of your work force consist of local nationals. When you arrive on site you will find an interpreter and/ or a translator waiting for you. Getting along with this person, understanding their skill level and working within their limitations will be important to your success. Read more
Making Sure Your Resume is Clear and Concise
The structure used in writing your resume must include grammar which is clear and to the point. Something a resume should avoid at all costs is a random, cobbling together of words, phrases and sentences that just leaves the reader scratching their head, wondering what in the world they just read.
In the writer’s mind, they may think they are a literary genius, but in reality all they have accomplished is to create a rambling blunderbuss with no true focus. Read more
New Report Breaks Down Security Contractor Trends in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Congressional Research Service published a new report last week called: The Department of Defense’s Use of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Background, Analysis, and Options for Congress. A mouthful of a title, but the report contained some interesting graphs about trends concerning security contractors. I’m posting them here for your information, but keep in mind there is still much debate on how accurate the contractor census numbers are. Use them as a rough idea only.
The Cost of Having Your Resume Done
A resume should not cost as much as a major appliance. True, a well written resume requires some time and effort on the part of the writer, but $300 can buy you a really nice washer and dryer set. Just like you, I have read the reasoning the goliath resume writing sites use about how plunking down $400 or more to have your resume written is an investment in your future, but come on!
Is it really right that a resume should cost more than a month’s payment for an Escalade? Read more