{"id":666,"date":"2018-09-26T15:57:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T22:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/like-a-knucklehead-i-dropped-papers\/"},"modified":"2018-09-26T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T22:57:07","slug":"like-a-knucklehead-i-dropped-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/like-a-knucklehead-i-dropped-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Like a Knucklehead, I Dropped Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Danny-Chung.png\" alt=\" width=\"926\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Join Dakota Meyer and HOH&#8217;s Liz O&#8217;Brien as they sit down with Danny Chung, fellow Marine and Chief of Staff for Microsoft Military Affairs, as he shares his transition story and insight into Microsoft&#8217;s efforts in\u00a0recruiting and retaining military\u00a0veterans and spouses. Hear how\u00a0you can participate in their flagship program, Microsoft Software &amp; Systems Academy (MSSA) and tap into critical career skills required for today\u2019s growing technology industry. Learn more at Microsoft&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/military.microsoft.com\/\">Military Affairs website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/cd8t5-964de2&#038;?from=site&#038;skin=1&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;auto=0&#038;download=1&#038;share=1&#038;version=1&#038;btn-skin=103\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Like a Knucklehead, I Dropped Papers<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Your military service helps you refine the intangibles\u00a0needed to succeed in the civilian workplace.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is just as important in the military as it is in corporate America to be able to have the energy and the motivation and the leadership to promote what you want to do and to have a shared vision so that you have a strategic goal and this willingness to do what is needed.\u201d \u2013Danny Chung<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I think it is tremendously valuable to any corporate<\/em> <em>success to be able to make your way into a company, to fit in with the team, and to be able to work through limited resources, work through time crunches and work through opposing viewpoints and being able to just work through all those obstacles. That is something we are used to.\u201d \u2013Danny Chung<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>2. No one is an island, especially not when job searching.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cI took advantage of all the job fairs I possibly could. I took advantage of all the networks I had.\u201d \u2013Danny Chung<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>3. Finding the right cultural fit with a new employer is important, especially for veterans.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cMicrosoft is a company that really believes in the mission, in doing things and taking action, not just talking about it.\u201d \u2013Danny Chung<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Subscribe to the HOH Sitrep Podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hoh-sitrep-podcast\/id1391994948?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>, Google Play, or <a href=\"https:\/\/hiringourheroes.podbean.com\/\">your favorite podcast service<\/a> and never miss an episode!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,68],"tags":[56,81,66],"service_role":[],"class_list":["post-666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-expert-advice","tag-employment-partners","tag-hohsitrep","tag-military-transition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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