Veterans – Scott Vedder | Expert Advisor, Facilitator, Speaker & Funny Guy

Books For Veterans Written by Scott Vedder

Scott Vedder is the author of Signs of a Great Résumé, the #1 best-selling résumé book on Amazon.com and the follow-up Signs of a Great Interview. He conducted over 5,000 interviews as a Fortune 100 recruiter. Scott now serves as a professional speaker, consultant and expert on résumés, interviews, and career transitions with a focus on helping military veterans succeed in the civilian workforce.

He has twice been invited to the White House including to the office of the First Lady and the White House Military Office where he presented his résumé and interview workshops.

As a proud civilian advocate for veterans, Scott provides targeted expertise to help translate and quantify military skills into rewarding civilian jobs. After speaking with First Lady Michelle Obama and other officials at the Veterans Institute, Scott received invitations to share his insight at the Office of the First Lady and in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon. Scott released an updated version of his original book titled Signs of a Great Résumé: Veterans Edition and Signs of a Great Interview: Veterans Edition.

Get to Work, Soldier!

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Scott Helps Veterans Get to Work.

Scott is passionate about helping veterans. To celebrate the launch of Signs of a Great Résumé: Veterans Edition, Scott led an Indiegogo campaign to help veterans, transitioning service members and military families get great new jobs in the civilian sector. Thanks to the generous contributions from supporters around the world, we raised enough to send 1,000 free copies of Signs of a Great Résumé: Veterans Edition! Learn more on the Indiegogo campaign site.

Check Out These Useful Resources For You:

01 Veterans Employment Center

Access tools and resources designed to help Veterans and transitioning service members.

02 Military Service Records

National Archives link to access your military service records including DD-214, NCOER, OER and OMPF.

03 Joint Services Transcripts (JST)

Provides a description of military schooling and work history in civilian language.

04 Veterans Preference Advisor

U.S. Department of Labor site to help determine eligibility for Veterans Preference and validate your rating.

05 Military Spouse Veterans Preference

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) is a program that was developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help lessen the interruption of spouses’ careers when they have to move due to the service member’s receipt of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders.

06 Regular Military Compensation (RMC) Calculator

Figure out the sum of basic pay, average basic allowance for housing, basic allowance for subsistence, and the federal income tax advantage during and before salary negotiations.

CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS:

Hire veterans for the !@#$%^ skills and experience they bring to your organization. Learn more about the employer requirements and program benefits at the U.S. Department of Labor website.

What Previous Clients Say

Scott possess a unique ability to inspire people, minimize corporate friction, work side-by-side with top-tier professionals across functions and implement behavioral solutions that drive collaboration and help achieve results.

From the start, Scott created a space where I felt understood. He reassured me that my concerns are common, and that the goal isn't to "crack the code" of an ATS system--it's to build a résumé that is authentically you and clearly communicates how you can help an organization succeed.

The advice Scott shared resonates well beyond military transition -- the idea that a résumé should authentically communicate how you help an organization succeed is exactly what separates candidates who get noticed from those who get filtered out.

Scott's expertise and clarity cut through the fog and veil that troubles us veterans in the transition process and distilled down to the most impactful and personal selves. Scott didn't just help me with my résumé but also laid out an approach and networking avenue to help address my unique circumstances.

After 30 years of speaking across North America, it takes a lot for a professional speaker to impress me, but Scott did. The way he incorporated Encore's technical glitches into the program as if they were planned was masterful... but it was more than that. Scott truly has a gift... and I'm so glad I got to experience that gift.

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