Why Resumes Are Expected To Be Perfect
When it comes to resumes and resume writing in general – what to include, what not to include – there seems to be no end of opinions. But, you know what they say about that.
One of the interesting things about the on-going discussion of building the perfect resume is that there is much talk of getting it right in terms of formatting, spelling, grammar, etc., but there is one subject that has never been touched on – and that is:
WHY resumes are expected to be perfect. Read more
KBR Jobs in Iraq: LOGCAP Work Conditions
If you apply for KBR jobs in Iraq through their career site, you might decide to use their Resume Builder. The first thing you would need to do is agree to their terms and conditions. I bet most people don’t read them, but just click on I Agree and continue. But as I was working on an article this morning, I read through the whole statement and found some very interesting information tucked away at the bottom.
I am including parts of it here for you from the section called LOGCAP WORK ENVIRONMENT TERMS and CONDITIONS. This is taken exactly as written there. Read more
Overseas Contractor Count for Second Quarter 2011
This update reports DoD contractor personnel numbers in theater for the second quarter of 2011. It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq (Operation New Dawn (OND), Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
In 2nd quarter FY 2011, USCENTCOM reported approximately 173,644 contractor personnel working for the DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR. The number of contractors outside of Iraq and Afghanistan make up about 11% of the total contractor population in the USCENTCOM AOR.
A breakdown of DoD contractor personnel is provided below: Read more