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• Location preference may limit your ability to work with a recruiter, so be clear on your intentions.
• Matt gives his thoughts on the major recruiting companies available to veterans.
• Use references to find out the "style" of recruiting companies.
• How to work with being a generalist or when your only hard skill is leadership.
• Don’t forget to highlight collateral duties, especially for federal jobs.
• People love numbers.
• Connect collateral billets to to the job position to show relevant experience.
• Understand the perspective of the person who is interviewing you — they aren’t trying to hire you, they’re trying to do there job well for their bosses.
• The more difficult the job, the more interviews you can expect.
• Use the STAR format for answering interview questions.
• Keep a toolbox of stories that can be used across several interviews or questions.
• Testing your message in sales — have a plan and stick to it.
• Getting a defense contracting job using job boards.
• Learn quickly to move on.
• Don’t forget to ask for help.
• How Matt uses LinkedIn to hack the job interview process.
• Write a personal note when networking on LinkedIn.
• Negotiate your salary.

• For those interested in startups, check out Startup Weekend run by The Kaufman Foundation.
• Get 1 year of linkedin premium for free as a veteran.
• Utilize the STAR format to asnwer interview questions.
• Checkout Glassdoor.com to get gouge on employers.
• Use a military to civilian pay calculator to figure out what you need to make to maintain your standard of living.
• The Confidence Gap, an article from The Atlantic. The psychology can be similarly applied to veterans, in my opinion.
• Matt has graciously offered to connect with veterans via LinkedIn and e-mail Twitter @MHelbig1. Check out his startup, Valid8.