| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 150 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
Research report ; RR-1719-A |
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Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1719-A.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Executive Summary -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Literature Review: Theory of Job Search -- Outline of Report -- 2. A Methodology for Comparing Military and Civilian Occupations: Background on O*NET -- Implementation of O*NET Surveys -- Distance Metric -- Evaluation of Occupation Matches -- 3. Improving Military-Civilian Occupation Crosswalks: Occupation Analysis for Infantryman (MOS 11B) -- Occupation Analysis for Combat Engineer (MOS 12B) -- Occupational Analysis for Cannon Crewmember (MOS 13B) -- Occupational Analysis of Calvary Scout (MOS 19D) -- Occupational Analysis for M1 Armor Crewman (MOS 19K) -- Occupational Matches for Military Police (MOS 31B) -- Occupational Analysis for Intelligence Analyst (MOS 35F) -- Occupational Analysis for Health Care Specialists (MOS 68W) -- Occupational Analysis of Wheeled Vehicle Repairer (MOS 91B) -- Occupational Analysis for Unit Supply Specialist (MOS 92Y) -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- 4. General Matches with Soldier Skills: Common Soldier KSAs -- 5. Findings and Recommendations: Findings -- Recommendations -- APPENDIXES: A. Soft Skills in Army Occupations -- B. Introduction to Task Lists for Army MOSs -- C. Additional Information on Occupation Surveys -- D. Additional Military-Civilian Occupation Matches -- Lists of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- References |
| Summary |
"As the Army reduces its end strength, the number of soldiers leaving the Regular Army has increased, raising concerns about unemployment and other transition problems for these veterans. To help improve the Army's transition assistance process, the authors of this report administered civilian occupation surveys to soldiers in selected Army military occupational specialties (MOSs) to assess the level and importance of the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed in these MOSs and to develop better crosswalks between military and civilian occupations. The authors also identified and separately analyzed survey questions associated with soft skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and attention to detail, to assist soldiers with translating their Army experience for civilian employers. The occupation surveys generated a rich database that was used to characterize the KSAs needed by Army soldiers to perform their MOSs, as well as other occupation attributes, such as work activities, work context, and work style. Furthermore, the crosswalks generated from the survey responses identified both a broader range of military-civilian occupation matches and higher-quality matches than existing crosswalks. Based on these results, we recommend that the Army communicate information about these job matches to both soldiers and potential employers and that it expand use of the occupation surveys to develop crosswalks for additional MOSs"--Publisher's description |
| Notes |
"January 23, 2017"--Table of contents page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed January 23, 2017) |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- Officials and employees
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Army fast |
| Subject |
Veterans -- Employment -- United States
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Soldiers -- Employment -- United States
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Career changes -- United States
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Veterans -- Vocational guidance -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Armed Forces -- Officials and employees
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Career changes
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Soldiers -- Employment
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Veterans -- Employment
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Veterans -- Vocational guidance
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Arroyo Center, publisher, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9780833097736 |
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0833097733 |
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