Do prestigious employers really value military service?

soccerguy315
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:32:56 +0000

It would be a huge pro if I wanted a federal job or to be a police officer, but what about for those who aspire to much more? I’m an Industrial Engineering student at Georgia Tech with a 4.0. I want to go into consulting, and am really aiming for MBB, but does having been enlisted in the military actually put me at a disadvantage?



why such a low opinion of people that bust their ass everyday to try to do what is right for the country when many of them could get higher paying jobs in the private sector? the life of a lowly government worker… for shame these people never realized their potential. What if all the people at DARPA just left for the private sector?

your military service only hurts you if you don’t know how to sell it to a potential employer. That’s on you. Figure out how it relates and use it to your advantage. Hint: “I didn’t know anything, the SGT yelled at me all the time b/c I was a f*** up, and I joined the military b/c I had no other options” is not a good answer.