Exploring Industries and Roles

09/11/23 • 68 min

In this episode, we discuss our top industry job recommendations for government and national security professionals looking to make the jump to the private sector, highlight job roles, essential skills, salary insights, and potential drawbacks. We dive deep on the generalist's career path, and conclude with honorable mentions and a reminder of the diverse opportunities available.

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Intro: Why We are Here

In our debut episode of the Rel To Podcast, we laid the foundation for an enlightening journey into the realm of transitioning from government and national security roles to the private sector.

In this concise episode, we introduce ourselves and share our experiences in both the public and private sectors, and start the journey of what will be the Rel To Podcast.

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Next Episode

Using the Skills You Have to Make the Jump into the Private Sector

You have more transferable skills than you might think! In this episode we walk through some of the core skillsets that we acquired in the public sector, and that we have seen valued in the private sector.
(0:00) Intro
(3:10) Boston Consulting Group (BCG) interview process
(7:30) What and why transferable skills are important
(8:05) Business development and domain knowledge
(14:25) Strategy skills and leveraging analytic training
(19:25) People and negotiation skills
(21:41) Importance of political maneuvering

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