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Old 28th Jan 2008, 14:08
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Be ruthless. 2 sides of A4 max and leave out the jargon
Be sensible and realistic. One A4 Page.

I sat alongside an RAF Loadie on (what was then called 'resetlement') once and he had at least 5 pages in a folder. Ridicularse!

Good luck on leaving the Service, for what it's worth here is my advice:

Don't worry about those 'I took part in Operation Provide Comfort' -type certificates I once saw a SNCO waving around, (just before putting it into his 5+ page portfolio).

Get some business cards made up: Name, email, telephone number. It saves scribbling down details on paper when you are networking.

Forget the Military, from now you are a civilian looking for a civilian job, spending the next few months in the RAF or whatever, start thinking like a civilian, not an Officer. Of course you may have to play the game slightly here depending on who you want to work with / for.

I would second what airborne_artist has said apart from the golf bit.

Also, most people know ex-mil. have 'done stuff' but in some cases it can have the opposite effect than is desired, it can intimidate.

Last edited by plinkton; 28th Jan 2008 at 19:45. Reason: To add tact and last line.
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