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b'Wanting to be Maverick, Leland Schulz knew he was going to go to the Naval Academy after high school. Leland, a Combat Engineer Marine Officer, joins the #YearOfTheVet family to talk about his transition from being an advisor to the Army\\u2019s of Iraq and Afghanistan, into an Account Manager\\u2014or as he simplified it\\u2026 software salesman.

I mention it earlier, but my conversation with Leland was simply insightful.

We talk a lot about giving yourself a shot at anything you want to do\\u2014and we talk about it in different ways. And you can see what I mean from some of my favorite quotes from the conversation!

\\u201cDon\\u2019t short change the skills you have, because it\\u2019s not JUST what your MOS is. There are underlying skillets that you can extract from your experience in the Marine Corps\\u201d

\\u201cThe biggest lesson I learned in transition is to not be afraid! This implication of failure in the Marine Corps is measured in lives, most things aren\\u2019t the serious in the corporate world. It\\u2019s ok to try something and fail!\\u201d

Don\\u2019t try to replicate the past!

Leland talks about his experience with utilizing the headhunters like Lucas Groups, Bradley Morris, or Orion, similarly to how I had (don\\u2019t wait till they contact you\\u2026 reach out and let them know you\\u2019re interested in their help).

We also talk the awkward moment when people \\u201cThank you for your service!\\u201d We talk about a separation of Enlisted vs. Officers as it pertains to employment, and how career progression is not outlined in the civilian world isn\\u2019t like it is in the service\\u2026You now have the control of your destiny\\u2026 USE IT!

Shout out to Arleen Graves for setting this up!

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Show Notes

Some tips you may want to take into consideration pulled from the conversation:

\\u2022 Learn humility

\\u2022 You need a good balance of leadership and rapport

\\u2022 Get out before your stop having fun

\\u2022 Use the veteran LinkedIn benefits and used the allowed LinkedIn Job Seeker badge

\\u2022 Use your terminal leave as a buffer between the military and getting back into the job force

\\u2022 Taking chances on opportunities, in aspects to employment

\\u2022 \\u201cYou have a right to get a feel where they want you to work!\\u201d

\\u2022 \\u201cIf you can, don\\u2019t sign anything till you have the opportunity to feel what the company culture is like\\u201d

\\u2022 You CAN make demands as it pertains to accepting a job offer! BUT they must be statements and not \\u201cwishy washy\\u201d mentions\\u2026

\\u2022 Take the time to break down your roles in the military instead of you\\u2019re overall MOS. The small things such as maintaining your own inventory, can turn into a resume bullet point of something along the lines of, \\u201cResponsible of $780,000 of government owned gear. most civilians have never been in charge of that kinda of price tag.

\\u2022 Be Ambitious, but be realistic\\u2026\\u201d'