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Officer vs Enlisted

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Brothers and sisters in arms, Mike Sarrialle from CareerRecon. I’m back.

Let’s talk about officer versus enlisted. Well, I had the pleasure of being both I started out enlisted in the Marine Corps, I was a recon Marine I attained the rank of the E5 before the Marine Corps sent me to school, and I ultimately became a seal officer. Guys, the line between officer and enlisted has become so blurred because of for-profit education, and that’s in terms of education.

A record of sustained performance and sustained results, that’s what ultimately matters…

A lot of my enlisted guys had masters and some had doctorates before I even had a master’s because, at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter whether you’re an officer and enlisted, it’s how you performed in the role. Let’s be honest with officers, there are great officers, and then there are very bad officers. On the enlisted side, there is exceptional enlisted personnel, and then there’s not so exceptional enlisted personnel, your rank doesn’t matter. It’s how you performed, and how you demonstrated an ability to achieve results.

A record of sustained performance and sustained results, that’s what ultimately matters, if that’s what you’re conveying in the interview. But don’t think that because you’re an E5 coming out of the Army or Marine Corps, that you’re not eligible for certain positions, you are. If you can demonstrate that you have the maturity, the professionalism, and the drive, and the capacity to get those jobs and produce results within those jobs.

Alright, guys. Hope that helps. Mike Sarrialle out.

 

 

 

Translate Your Military Experience

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Brothers and sisters in arms, Mike Sarrialle from CareerRecon. I’m back.

I have a lot of veterans that reach out to me on LinkedIn, rather through other channels, and they’re extremely frustrated with the interview process as it’s going. If you want to narrow it down, they’re frustrated with the other person sitting on the other side of the interview table, who knows nothing about the military. Guess what, you’re gonna run into that. In fact, there’s a 99% probability that the person interviewing you never served in the military, and if they do have any perceptions about the military. Guess where they come from? Hollywood movies. Let’s be honest the movies don’t really paint veterans in a great light.

…Remember…that hiring manager wants to say yes…They want you to be the person, and you just have to convince them to make that final decision to say yes.

Ultimately, you need to step into this interview with a positive mindset that your job is to translate your experience without going too military. Your experience and how it brings value in how what you learned in the military and those principles can equate to success for that company.

It’s your job, not theirs. Once you make that mental paradigm shift, there’s a likelihood that that outcome, that interview will go a lot better.

One last thing, remember the person on the other side of the table, that hiring manager, wants to say yes. That person doesn’t want to have to interview 20 people to find the right person for that role. They want you to be the person, and you just have to convince them to make that final decision to say yes.

Alright, guys. Hope that helps. Mike Sarrialle out.

 

Put the Work Into Your Transition

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Brothers and sisters in arms, Mike Sarrialle from CareerRecon. I’m back.

Hey, let me ask you a question. When you were planning for a real-world mission to step outside the wire, did you just not even put any thought into the mission? Just say “hey guys, get your gear we’re stepping outside the wire, we’re gonna go conducted direct action raid we’ll see how it goes.”. No, You never did that. You followed a set of procedures, usually we call them the troop leading procedures. One, you identify what success looks like, and then you plan backward. Hey, “we’re going outside the wire to correct and to conduct a direct action mission to capture this guy, if we capture him that’s what success looks like”.

You have to do the same thing with your transition. You have to put the work in before you even start looking for a job, here at CareerRecon, we’re gonna give you a set of troop leading procedures for the transition, and if you follow these, if you put the work in. I guarantee you, your transition is going to be a much better experience than some of those veterans that you talk to, who just have a negative mindset.

You have to do the same thing with your transition. You have to put the work in before you even start looking for a job

Alright guys, good to see you again. Mike Sarrialle out.

 

 

 

Positivity Breeds Positivity

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Brothers and sisters in arms Mike Sarraille, hear from CareerRecon.

Hey, good to see you guys again, we’re gonna talk a little bit about positivity. As you remember, we had certain adages in the military that we would follow “Positivity breeds positivity, negativity begets more negativity”. 

When I come across a veteran who’s transitioning and they just got this negative mindset, and maybe they’re trash talking their civilian counterparts. I don’t even want to deal with them, because I know how that outcome is gonna end up, poorly! guys as you approach this transition which you heard me earlier, there’s no way to sugarcoat it. It sucks!. You’re trying to find a new career, and that ain’t easy! You dedicated your life in defense of this country, but you got to go in with an “attitude of gratitude” and be positive. 

If you show that upbeat, positive nature, in an interview. If you can convey your value to that company with a smile on your face. you’re eventually going to come across a company that’s going to appreciate your growth mindset, your “attitude of gratitude”. Gratitude, your positivity, and I guarantee you’ll get hired a lot quicker. 

Positivity breeds positivity, negativity begets more negativity

Hey, it’s very easy to become negative in this process, when you’ve maybe done three interviews and gotten a no at each interview. A positive person looks at each of those and says, I didn’t lose, I learned, and actually digs in. They become self reflective, why didn’t I get those jobs? It’s not the hiring manager’s fault from that company that they said no. Ultimately, if I take ownership it’s mine. So, remain positive throughout this, and I guarantee it’ll be a much better experience for you and your family. Alright, out here, guys.

 

 

Money vs Happiness

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Brothers and sisters in arms, Mike Sarrialle from CareerRecon. I’m back.

Hey, one of the things I want to talk about is, people ask me the question hey what’s more important, the amount of money I make or happiness? And that really is a personal decision. I will tell you more money does not bring happiness. And in fact, studies show that most people that make anywhere between $60,000 to $80,000 are amongst the most happy in the United States.

You’re not always going to find a job that you’re passionate about guys.

I enjoyed being a seal. I loved going forward with the guys and when that ended, it no longer existed. I sort of lost my sense of purpose, but when you do that for a living, and you get out of the military, it’s hard to ever replace that esprit de corps or that passion. That’s okay. That’s life.

One of the things I’ll tell you is that when I got out and yet to support the family. I was limited in options, and I took a job that I felt was below my pay level. But, when I stepped into that company I gave them my loyalty, I gave them my drive, my commitment, and I actually started to learn the job so well that I became irreplaceable. And the money, the monetary side, of that job started to increase as I ascended and took more leadership roles.

So again, you may take an opportunity that you’re not so passionate about, but just when you step into that company, you learn the trade, you actually might create a passion. Because you become so damn good that your company can’t operate without you. Just something to contend with guys.

when I stepped into that company I gave them my loyalty, I gave them my drive, my commitment, and I actually started to learn the job so well that I became irreplaceable.

And again, the money happiness discussion or purpose discussion is something that is very personal to you. If you have a loved one, a husband or a wife, they may play into that decision-making process as well.

Alright, guys. Mike Sarrialle out.