Military Experience: Culture Fit Red Flag or Nah?
How do recruiters/interviewers in non-defense/gov't companies view military experience on a resume? In most industries it's viewed as an asset but since tech (especially the Bay scene) tends to be very left-leaning and culturally the polar opposite the military, does being a veteran stand out as a red flag as far as behavioral/culture fit? Would it be better to leave it off my resume for applications at those places? Even though I fucking hated it and ironically wasn't a good culture fit for the military?
I never had a problem with military record being on my resume.
It only matters if the experience is relevant to the position. If not, don’t include it. I’ve seen candidate try to include random awards or classes they took. Honestly just doesn’t add any value to the resume
This would be for new grad/entry level so I figure it's good to leave on just to show no gaps between HS and college and that I have held down a full-time job before.
Not going to be a problem. I have interviewed plenty of vets and for the most part, teams appreciate having folks with diverse life experience and an open mind.
they have no idea what to make of it. it’s just people in different industries just like any other 2 people from any other unrelated industries wouldn’t know much about the other. leave it in the resume but avoid babbling about too many details. and don’t use jargon, find relevant skills to the job and describe them for a general audience
Negative big culture red flag. Lots of ‘yes-men’ mentality.
Depends on the company culture. It works well and is common in process driven corporations like AMZN or MSFT.
As a hiring manager in the Bay Area, I view it as a positive, particularly those with combat experience. They follow orders, aren’t afraid to raise issues early, and don’t freak under release schedule “pressure.”
Instant classification of a conservative trump supporter. Not good.
Yeah I ain't no MAGAchud. I joined for purely mercenary reasons (paying for college). The sheer amount of crypto-fascist wife-beating human garbage I had to deal with during my enlistment is one of the main reasons I GTFO'd.
This is not true.