Lida Citroën

As CEO of LIDA360, Lida Citroën is passionate about helping our nation's veterans navigate the military-to-civilian career transition. She is a popular TEDx speaker, Instructor on LinkedIn Learning, and trainer at military installations and events across the country. Lida also leverages her 20+ years in corporate branding to help private employers recruit, onboard and grow veteran employees. She is the author of three books focused at military audiences: Success After Service: How to take control of your job search and career after military duty, (2020), Engaging with Veteran Talent: A quick and practical guide to sourcing, hiring, onboarding and developing Veteran employees, (2017) and Your Next Mission: A personal branding guide for the military-to-civilian transition, (2014). All are available on Amazon.

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(Airman Eugene Oliver/U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airman 1st Class Jessicah Sharp, an aerospace medical technician, in her civilian job as a flight attendant with Alaska Airlines. (Alaska National Guard)

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Staff Sgt. Paul A. Barbosa, a native of Houston, assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, signs up for touring a federal agency during the Operation Warfighter Internship Fair. (Sgt. Micah VanDyke/U.S. Army photo)

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Danny Chung, chief of staff for military affairs of Microsoft, gives a presentation to military veterans and spouses on the advantages of promoting a personal brand for making an effective online profile for potential employers. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/U.S. Navy photo)

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Military spouses are an often-overlooked workforce that hiring managers should take note of.

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Every job-seeker or military in transition should have a LinkedIn profile. Here are 3 areas of your profile you should pay...

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