Resume Place Media Mentions, Week of May 24 - 28, 2010

Resume Place Media Mentions, Week of May 24 - 28, 2010Resume Place Media Mentions, Week of May 24 - 28, 2010Resume Place Media Mentions, Week of May 24 28, 2010Its been a busy week for me on the media front. Check out the articles and happenings in the last few daysKathryn Troutmans Federal Resume Writing Tips Washington Post, May 26, 2010The federal resume is bedrngnis the same as a private industry resume. Private industry resumes are usually no longer than 2 pages the federal resume is an average of 4 pages. Federal resumes MUST match a target announcement to stand out and eventually get referred to a supervisor Read more Resume Adviser Helps Ranks of Would-Be Federal Workers Navigate ApplicationsWashington Post, May 27, 2010In a cramped glassed-in room in Crystal City, Kathryn Troutman, who last worked for the federal government as a secretary during the Vietnam War, faces 19 job seekers, the latest of thousands of would-be civil servants who have come to know zu sich as the fed eral jobs guru Read more Federal Job-Hunt Maven in the SpotlightGovernmentExecutive.com, May 27, 2010The fact that there is a market for the services Kathryn provides is an indictment of the current hiring system, John Palguta of the Partnership for Public Service told the Post. You cant figure it out without some help Read more Book Signing, Military to Federal Career Guide 2nd EditionBook Expo of America, New York City, May 26, 2010Kathryn Troutman autographed her new book, Military to Federal Career Guide, 2nd Edition, Federal Resume Writing for Veterans. Kathryn also visited military personnel aboard the Iwo Jima for Fleet Week. She signed books and gave autographed books to Crew Chiefs of CH53 Super Stallion Helicopters.

US Military Code Of Conduct Rules For Prisoners of War

US Military Code Of Conduct Rules For Prisoners of WarUS Military Code Of Conduct Rules For Prisoners of WarThe Code of Conduct (CoC) is the legal guide for the behavior of military members who are captured by hostile forces. If you are considering joining the military, you will be required to memorize this verbatim during your time in boot camp, basic training, Service Academy, ROTC, and OCS initial military training. The Code of Conduct, in six brief Articles, addresses those situations and decision areas that, to some degree, all military personnel could encounter. It includes basic information useful to U.S. POWs in their efforts to survive honorably while resisting their captors efforts to exploit them to the advantage of the enemys cause and their own disadvantage. Such survival and resistance requirevarying degrees of knowledge of the meaning of the six Articles of the CoC. Article I - I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am pr epared to give my life in their defense. ExplanationArticle I of the CoC applies to all Service members at all times. A member of the Armed Forces has a duty to support U.S. interests and oppose U.S. enemies regardless of the circumstances, whether located in a combat environment or in captivity. Medical personnel and chaplains are obligated to abide by the provisions of the CoC however, their special retained status under the Geneva Conventions grants them some flexibility in its implementation. What Military Personnel Need to Know Past experience of captured Americans reveals that honorable survival in captivity requires that a service member possesses a high degree of dedication and motivation. Maintaining these qualities requires knowledge of and a strong belief in the following The advantages of American democratic institutions and concepts.Love of and faith in the United States and a conviction that the U.S. cause is just.Faith in and loyalty to fellow POWs. Possessing the ded ication and motivation, such beliefs and trust foster enable POWs to survive long and stressful periods of captivityand return to their country and families honorably with self-esteem intact. Special Provisions for Medical Personnel Chaplains. Under the Geneva Conventions, medical personnel who are exclusively engaged in the medical service of their armed forces and chaplains who fall into the hands of the enemy are retained personnel and are elend POWs. While this allows them the latitude and flexibility necessary to perform their professional duties, it does not relieve them of their obligation to abide by the provisions of the CoC. Like all members of the Armed Forces, medical personnel and chaplains are accountable for their actions. Remaining Articles of the Code of Conduct Article II-I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist. Explanation Members of the military are not to surrender voluntarily. Individually or as a group, when isolated and no longer able to fight the enemy or defend themselves, it is their duty to evade capture and rejoin the nearest friendly force. Article III-If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy. ExplanationThe misfortune of capture does not lessen the duty of a member of the Armed Forces to continue resisting enemy exploitation by all means available. Contrary to the Geneva Conventions, enemies whom U.S. forces have engaged since 1949 have mistreated prisoners while in captivity. Article IV- If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way. ExplanationBeing a POW, communicating and keeping the morale as high as possible with your fellow captives is essential to your survival. You are still in the military and it is the chain of command with a strong leader that will save you and your fellow prisoners. Article V-When questioned, should I become aprisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause. ExplanationWhen questioned, a POW is required by the Geneva Conventions and the CoC to only give the name, rank, service number, and date of birth. This communication is for accountability purposes as well as having a guideline for avoiding being used as enemy propaganda, allowing the prisoner some flexibility when torture and other illegal mistreatment or harsh activity is involved. Article VI-I w ill never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America. Explanation Keeping the faith is critical to the survival of an American in custody. Article VI is designed to assist members of the Armed Forces to fulfill their responsibilities and survive captivity with honor.

The Best Online Tools for Executives

The Best Online Tools for ExecutivesThe Best Online Tools for ExecutivesThe latest online products let you network like never before and theyre easy to use.By Dean Guadagni and Susan HanshawThere is no denying it The new online communications capabilities dubbed Web 2.0 are changing the way companies interact with customers, conduct geschftsleben and leverage their brands on a global basis. The social-networking capabilities Web 2.0 introduced have fundamentally altered the way companies search for talent.Yet many executive job binnenseekers hesitate to adopt Web 2.0 and social- media strategies because they lack information about the tools, their reach, their value and how best to use them.Today well shine a light on what works for $100K+ executives.The following is a brief look at what we believe to be the most important tools available to executive job seekers today and a few tips on how to best put them to use.1. LinkedInLinkedIn is a tremendously popular social network for busi ness users. With mora than 40 million registered users, LinkedIn was ranked one of the top five social- media sites for traffic growth in Q1 of 2009 by Compete.com. (How much traffic puts a site in the top five? Analytics firm comScore.com estimates Linkedin receives 16 million unique visits per month.)LinkedIn is based on an architecture of visibility. Simply stated, LinkedIn allows you to see your networking partners network of connections. This visibility creates a number of opportunities for job searches via an extended network focused on business.Tip Use the Status Update box.One of the biggest and most common mistakes LinkedIn users make is doing nothing more than collecting connections. Among the quickest and most effective tools for networking with your direct connections is the Network Updates box, a.k.a What are you working on now? unterstellung messages get distributed to your direct connections as updates on their home pages, enabling you to keep yourself top of mind wit h your connections.2. BlogsBlogging is a multi faceted toolfor your executive job search. The term blog is a contraction of the words Web and log. In a nutshell, blogs are easy-to-use Web sites that display articles in reverse-chronological order. Because theyre such an accessible, powerful way to get your message out, blogs provide job seekers with extremely effective digital calling cards.You can build and own your writing platform, publish content that reflects your expertise and create a communications tool that will support you throughout your career.Unlike social networks, which are owned by others and require you to follow their rules of engagement, bloggers have the opportunity to create their own publications, write their own rulebooks and establish their own formats with their target markets and goals as parameters.Tip Just start.The first and simplest tip is to adopt blogging as an important tool and step into the technology.3. TwitterTwitter is a social network that lets users publish short messages with a limit of 140 character s. Although Twitters registered user count, rumored at 10 million, is far below that of Facebooks purported 200 million -plus, Twitter is the fastest- growing social network according to Compete.com. From March 2008 to March 2009, Twitter grew 2,565 percent.Twitter has enjoyed amazing growth and popularity for two reasons. First, it is an easy tool to use. Twitter requires very little technical savvy, and it requires you to do far less writing than a blog would.Second, Twitter provides valuable features like instantaneous broadcasting and connectivity. This makes Twitter a major component of any social- media campaign.Tip Tune into conversations.To hear whats going on in any conversation hosted on the site, just make a list of keywords that would identify topics youre interested in. Twitter is behind the growing popularity of the new search frontier semantic conversational search. Semantic search lets people search for conv ersations, in real time, relevant to their keywords. Unlike a Google search, which can return links to outdated information, Twitter has a third- party, open- source search tool called Twazzup.com, which identifies relevant conversations.4. FacebookFacebook currently reigns as the largest social network with more than 200 million active users. Facebook reports that 100 million users spend more than 4 billion minutes on the site every day. Todays fastest- growing population segment is age 35 and older that groups spending power is attracting businesses of all sizes to develop a Facebook presence.Tip Control your privacy settings.Many executive job seekers are concerned about how to draw a line between personal and professional networking, especially with networks like Facebook that may encompass both sorts of contacts. Most people dont realize how much control they have over who sees what. In fact, Facebook provides settings that let you select who can see the various sections of yo ur profile and your update activity.Whats important is that youre comfortable using whatever tools work for you. This debriefing on Web 2.0 tools is a start, but youll have to take the plunge to get the hang of it. Use this information to build an online job -search campaign around your offline search today.Dean Guadagni and Susan Hanshaw are co-founders of Inner Architect, a social- media marketing firm that works with businesses and individuals to use Web 2.0 and social-media tools to get close to their customers, engage with their target audience, and succeed in building a vibrant community or professional network. They are frequent public speakers, addressing professional groups around the San Francisco Bay area about the impact and opportunities of Web 2.0.