Are you in the market for a job right now? You are lucky. This is the hottest job market of the year for veterans, transitioning military members and spouses.

I know what you are thinking: If this job market is so hot, why isn’t my email burning up with invitations for an interview? Why are my applications being passed over? What am I doing wrong?

Take a knee, bud. You are not doing anything wrong. The problem is that you are not doing the right things for the civilian job market yet.

As the transition master coach for Military.com’s Veteran Employment Project, I’ve helped more than 22,000 transitioning service members, veterans and spouses find their next high-impact job. I can tell you that you are not getting job offers for one reason: You are doing what you know.

As a career military member, what you know is to look online for job listings and apply for everything you think you could do.

That isn’t how the civilian job market works, no matter what all the job boards claim. Instead, you need to be more strategic, especially if you are looking for a job that makes a difference or one in leadership and management. You need a step-by-step playbook to walk you through the plays that actually lead to a job offer. You need to jump in and operate at the professional level now if you are going to take advantage of the hottest hiring season of the year.

That’s why I put together our exclusive “Postseason Playbook.” And I made sure you could get it for free. Download our playbook and find:

• Our top seven plays that lead to job offers;
• Military.com’s top 25 veteran employers;
• The top 10 industries that hire veterans;
• The top industries that hire veterans from your state;
• The top federal agencies for veterans;
• The top 20 defense employers by revenue;
• The employers outside defense with a military door;
• The top five veteran employers from your state;
• How to set up job alerts so you can be the first to apply;
• The right words to use to reach out to your network;
• Interview prep;
• The steps to get over your procrastination and job-hunting anxiety;
• All our upcoming free master classes to give you the insight you need to land a job.

I also made sure you could watch the accompanying “Postseason Playbook” master class for free to see all my additional tips.

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