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By BryAN THArPE

SFL TSM

The success of a resume is mea-sured by getting an interview. The success of an interview is measured by receiving a job offer. But in either case, whether the resume gets you in for an interview or whether go-ing through an interview gets you a job offer often depends on the little things.

What do employers look for in a resume? What little things can you do to make yours successful?

Of course, all resumes need to have the information the employ-ers need to determine whether you have the qualifications they need in an employee. Employers expect to see information about your educa-tional level, other training you have received and information about your experience. Most employers want to know where you got your expe-rience and job titles. That means that they prefer either a chronologi-cal or combination resume, so they can see organizations that you have worked for and how much experi-ence you have, based on the dates you worked in each organization. They want to know that you can do the things that they require, so the write ups in the experience section is extremely important.

Other than these requirements, success is often in the little things. For example, you don’t want your resume to look hard to read. What

can you do to ensure the employer reads it?

The most important thing is to keep it as short as possible consid-ering the amount of experience you have. Most employers prefer that it be one page, but 1 ½ pages is usually acceptable. There are ways to make resumes fit on the page, and Soldier for Life (SFL), formerly known as ACAP, counselors can show you how to make that happen. They can also help you figure out what it important to include and what can be left out of the resume.

Leaving “white space” can make the resume more readable. If pos-sible, leave one inch margins all around, and double space between sections on the resume. Font size is also important; we recommend 12 pitch when possible. Many employ-ers wear glasses (or need to) and if the font is too small, it might get eliminated.

It is extremely important to ci-vilianize the resume and use the language that the employer would use. Most of them don’t understand military job titles and acronyms, so you must translate your military jargon into terminology that the em-ployer will understand. The SFL counselors are very familiar with civilian equivalents of military titles, acronyms and terminology and will help you make the translation.

As for interviewing, one should always remember that old saying “You don’t get a second chance to

make a good first impression.” Per-sonal appearance is very important; if you care about yourself, the em-ployer knows that you will pay atten-tion to what you do at work.

You should always dress ap-propriately and pay close attention to little details such as hair cuts, fingernails and personal hygiene. Applicants should not wear strong perfume or aftershave, and if they smoke, they should be sure that their clothing doesn’t smell like smoke.

Remember to smile when you greet any employee at the company. You never know when the recep-tionist or others you meet have in-put into hiring decisions. When you meet the interviewer, give a firm handshake. Many hiring decisions are made on the basis of chemistry, so you want everyone there to know how happy you would be to work there, and how easy to get along with you are. Smiles and pleasant greetings are the best way to ac-complish this.

Be sure to show interest in the company. Ask questions of the in-terviewer about the company and its plans and goals. However, do your homework first; don’t ask ques-tions to which you should know the answer.

Don’t be negative. Don’t say negative things about your present job or boss, even if asked why you are leaving the company. Always figure out positive ways to express yourself.

Sometimes interviewers ask questions that call for negative an-swers, such as “What are your weak-nesses?” Be careful how you answer these questions, and try to turn them into something positive. You might say, “Although I have never worked with the computer program you use, I have used other spread-sheet and database programs, and I have always picked up software quickly. I know I could do the same thing with your program.”

Leaving is as important as arriv-ing. Hopefully by the time the inter-view is over, you have established a good rapport, so always end the interview by telling the interviewer how much you have enjoyed meet-ing him (and any others involved), how impressed you are by what you have learned about the company, and how much you would enjoy working for the company.

After you leave the interview, re-member to send a thank you letter. Most applicants don’t do this, so the letter will set you apart from the oth-ers interviewed and take your name right to the top of the list.

All these little things can make a big difference in your job search. If you have questions or need as-sistance with resume writing, in-terviewing or any other job search questions, your friendly SFL coun-selors would love to help you. Call the Ft. Rucker ACAP Center at (334) 255-2558, or the Eglin A&FRC at (850) 882-9060.

7th group vs. Team eglinSoldiers of the 7th Special Forces Group play intramural

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Eglin Spouses Club Fash-ion show is from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 18. $15 admission includes hors d’oeuvres and a dona-tion to the Fisher House. The fashion show will feature clothing from ECAT. There will also be opportunities to win great prizes and of course the ECAT will be open for shopping after the show. Proceeds benefit the Fisher House.

For information and to RSVP by Nov. 14, email the ESC at eglinsc@gmail.com or call ECAT at (850) 678-4726.

angel treesBeginning Nov. 7, Chapel

sponsored Angel Trees will be at the West Gate Cha-pel, Chapel Center and at the 53rd for all who would like to participate. Select an angel and/or a dove and fol-low directions. Gifts will go to families of our base com-munity and are to be placed under the trees by Dec. 8. If you have any questions, call Susan Huberty at 882-7320.

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Lodging warehouse saleLodging will have a ware-

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sell include lounge chairs with hiding ottomans, desks, desk chairs, nightstands, dressers, headboards, bed frames, wardrobes, mirrors, old style TVs, microwaves and artwork. For informa-tion, contact Greg Partridge 882-8761x4510.

Sunday BrunchEnjoy leisure dining at the

Bayview Club every Sunday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A family-friendly brunch buffet is open to all base per-sonnel and their families. NOTE: the Club will be closed Nov. 28 through Dec. 1. For information, call 613-6100.

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The Department of Vet-erans Affairs has mailed its first medical “Choice Cards,” with letters explain-ing how to use them, to 320,000 VA-enrolled veterans who reside more than 40 miles from any type of VA medical facility.

By late November, an-other 370,000 vets, those fac-ing waits longer than 30 days for VA appointments, will be the second group to get the cards, said Dr. James Tuch-schmidt, VA’s acting princi-pal deputy under secretary for health.

These are the two groups of vets eligible immediately to use information on their Choice Card to try to secure more convenient or timely care than VA can provide. By the end of January another 8 million enrolled veterans also will receive Choice Cards. These vets, however, won’t be eligible to use them to access non-VA care unless they move beyond 40 miles of a VA-owned medical facil-ity or VA can’t provide care within 30 days. The 30-day

window is based on a veteran’s preferred date to get care or the date deemed medically necessary by their physicians.

To receive a Choice Card, veterans must have been enrolled in VA health care by Aug. 1, 2014. Those who have enrolled later are eligible only if they served on active duty in a theater of combat operations in the previous five years.

As vet advocacy groups have cautioned for months, the Choice Card is not a golden key to unlimited health care from any physi-cian or facility a veteran might choose, despite what some lawmakers touted last summer while making it the featured item of the Veter-ans Access, Choice and Ac-countability Act of 2014.

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that the Choice Card does not provide guaranteed health care coverage or an unlimited medical benefit,” explains VA Secretary Rob-ert McDonald in a letter to the first card recipients. “In fact, before your Choice Card for this benefit can be used, your eligibility must be verified and you must re-ceive advance authorization from VA.”

The card itself is similar to most health insurance cards, with the holder’s name shown and a number to call to verify eligibility for outside care. Authorization to use it must be cleared by a program manager for ev-ery episode of care.

Those authorized to seek outside care can choose from a network of VA-ap-proved providers or their own providers, if VA ap-proved. To be approved, they must treat Medicare pa-tients and accept Medicare rates or work at a Depart-ment of Defense or Indian Health Service facility or in a federally qualified health

center.“They also have to have

a valid license to practice,” said Tuchschmidt. “We put that stuff in there to make sure that the people we are engaging to see veteran pa-tients are actually qualified to see them.”

Angry at the discovery of systemic patient wait-time abuses across the VA health system last spring, Congress gave VA only 90 days to establish the Choice Card program as a way to guarantee more timely and convenient access to care.

The deadline left VA with no alternative to get-ting the program launched without partnering with two current contractors — Tri-West Healthcare Alliance of Phoenix, Ariz., and Health-Net Federal Services of Arlington, Va. Both already run VA Patient-Centered Community Care (PC3) net-works, which backstop VA health care with networks of primary and specialty care providers. The contracts swiftly were modified to

include operation of the Choice Card program and expansion of provider net-works and telephone call centers to meet significantly heavier demand.

Providers in the TriWest and HealthNet networks al-ready are pre-screened and certify that they will meet VA measures for timeliness and quality of care, and will transfer medical records promptly back to VA to en-sure continuity of care.

Though the law required cards to be mailed to every eligible enrolled veteran by Nov. 5, VA officials opted for a phased rollout to avoid any program crash.

“It just didn’t make sense to mail cards to almost nine million veterans and try to build a telephone call center [large enough to answer all] those calls and questions,” Tuchschmidt said. “It would have been inundated and [also] extraordinarily ex-pensive for a vendor to build that surge capacity.”

So VA choose to send cards first to veterans with mailing addresses more than 40 miles from a VA health facility. In about two weeks, after TriWest and HealthNet have handled the bulk of those calls by verify-ing eligibility, screening providers and making ap-pointments within a five-day goal, the contractors will be-gin to process card usage by veterans facing long delays for VA care.

Tuchschmidt noted that the VA medical system con-tinues its stepped-up effort since May to get as many patients as possible off wait-ing lists and into VA care. VA had 1.2 million more patient visits in fiscal 2014 than a year earlier, he said, with 500,000 patients seen on weekends and evenings. Also, while awaiting full implementation of Choice Card, many patients facing long waits will be referred

to private sector care under previous VA authorities.

Last month, as the new law required, VA also streamlined how it pays for outside hospital care and medical services delivered by non-VA providers.

Choice Card is to end in three years or whenever VA spends all of the $10 billion set aside to fund it. Tuch-schmidt predicts that the money won’t run out before card program expires in late 2017.

Veterans will find quirks in the how the law or VA’s interpretation impacts eligibility. For example, the law’s 40-mile rule is based on distance to any VA health facility regardless of size or services offered. So if a veteran needs routine care from a cardiologist, and lives 100 miles from the nearest VA cardiologist but within 40 miles of a small VA clinic, the clinic’s location will disqualify the veteran from using Choice Card to get pri-vate cardiology care.

Also, VA interprets the 40 miles to be a “straight line” distance, not driving dis-tance. That means a veteran won’t be able to use outside care if the VA hospital is within 40 miles “as the crow flies” however long it takes to reach by car.

VA leases but doesn’t own medical facilities in Alaska or Hawaii which means almost all veterans living there can use Choice Card to get private sector care if they choose, Tuchschmidt said. VA also doesn’t run any health facilities in New Hampshire. Vets who reside there can use the card un-less they live within 20 miles of a VA facility operating in a neighboring state, he said.

The letter sent with Choice Cards invites veterans to access more information on the pro-gram online at: www.va.gov/opa/choiceact.

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