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Avoiding networking events can be tempting, especially if you aren’t sure how to approach people or what to say once you start the conversation. What’s more—many veterans have challenges in [...]

Whether you think about them or not, you have personal values. We all do. They influence us in big ways and small—from the clothes we wear, to the things we do and say, to the way we treat [...]

The RECON Network, a South Carolina-based company focused on purposeful veteran transition and employment, and Imperative, a peer coaching platform that uses the power of peers to support each [...]

Sure, 2020 and coronavirus got us down, as we had to cancel what was shaping up to be a big year of RECON Live Summits, but as we look toward 2021 we know one thing for sure: The RECON Network is [...]

86400. 1440. 24. Seconds. Minutes. Hours. Each day, we are given a plate with these numbers on it. It is our job to figure out a way to use them. Some, we pitter away—spending an average of 2+ [...]

If you’ve ever seen the show Mythbusters, you know the premise: a widely-held belief is transparently and scientifically challenged by experimental scientists (fundamentally, Adam and [...]

In the 1920s, Kelloggs and Post cereal companies were neck-and-neck in terms of market value. This was due to some innovation, some alleged intellectual property theft, and the creation of corn [...]

Time and time again, we hear from employers who want to hire veterans, but the hiring process fizzles around the time that salary discussions start. Or, we hear from veterans who really, really [...]

The problem with spending the time to figure out your purpose, and then spending the time to follow that calling, is that inevitably, it will feel like the craziest, stupidest thing you’ve ever [...]

Dear veterans, how many of you got out of the military hearing the following?                 “Everyone is hiring veterans right now. You’ll have no problem finding a job.”     [...]