VOYAGER/VETERAN: The Journey to a Successful Job Search Mindset

January 29, 2021

Voyager/Veteran is designed to provide a paradigm model for how one thinks about change needed and practiced for conducting exceptional and meaningful job search for veterans.

P.D. Pritchard, DVOP, GCDF, MS, presents the "VETERAN BASICS" to teach, inspire and instill confidence in veterans as they embark on their job-search journey. Through easy-to-understand steps, supported by examples, he provides readers with the blueprint and the tools to help them get started.

This approach to the job search embodies a combination of traditional and unconventional tools, and simple universal truths. The paths taken are diverse: inclusive of anecdotal examples, formal and informal training, educational disciplines, cultural, and social values. The focus is most certainly one of compassion, inquiry and self-discovery, all directed at fostering a productive mindset resulting in the development and realization of a veteran’s true career and employment potential, a journey towards self-sufficiency and sustainability.

VOYAGER/VETERAN is the outcome of working with veterans who have experienced considerable difficulty in navigating and conducting a successful job search. With few exceptions the one revealing issue many of these vets have in common is a self-perpetuating blind spot – the inability to recognize or accept the fact they already have within themselves the means to be successful but lack the appropriate disposition to tap into that resource.

VOYAGER/VETERAN is designed to assist veterans by helping to establish and maintain a productive job search mindset, inclusive of the following authentic situations:
Dealing with The Past
Shortcuts
Preparing for the Future by Accepting Change
The Value of Learning to Network
The Application Challenge
The Federal Application Process
The Reality of Resumes and Cover Letters
The Necessity, Value and method of saying Thank You

In summary, VOYAGER/VETERAN is an anecdotal presentation of individuals on their journey to overcoming barriers to employment. It’s the ultimate “How To” guide to a successful contemporary job search for today’s veteran. *Books are available on Amazon.com and bookstores.

About the author:
Pete (P.D.) Pritchard has a diverse background spanning the width of several careers and decades of employment, educational and community service experiences. He is a Certified GCDF (Global Career Development Facilitator), is a graduate of the Lila Atchison School of Community Service and Public Affairs, at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he received master's and bachelor's degrees and an associate degree in criminal justice disciplines from Shasta Junior College in Redding, Calif. He completed additional post-graduate work in the teaching of at-risk students, communications, educational and instructional disciplines and curriculum / lesson plan development through the University of Oregon, University of Alaska and Western Michigan University. He is a graduate of the National Radio Institute (NRI) School of Nonfiction Writing, subsidiary of McGraw-Hill Publishing, in Washington, DC. His unique style of developing and conducting job search training materials and counseling make it a worthwhile, productive and creative learning experience for the veterans he serves. Every experience has contributed to his knowledge and understanding of what does and doesn’t work for individuals, especially veterans, conducting contemporary job search in today’s competitive job market. Much of his energies today are directed at assisting veterans with significant barriers to employment to develop and marshal the self-motivational skills needed to continually move forward with their lives after serving their country. Pete is the first to admit that his approach is not always the end-all answer to every job search issue that comes up in today’s evolving job market, but what he does offer veterans in his book VOYAGER / VETERAN, is the development of a mindset upon which to build a basic foundation for securing meaningful employment. Pete lives in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Web site:
https://www.voyager-veteran.com/

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