In Gear fully supports creating an environment where our community members can learn from each other, enabling spouses to benefit from each other's past experiences. Therefore, we have established a panel of experienced professionals who would like to help you by answering your career related questions.  The identity of the person posing the question will remain anonymous. All you need to do is send your questions/situations/dilemmas to info@ingearcareer.org and a panel member will respond to your question in this forum within 1 week.

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I hear concern in interviewers’ voices about my military spouse status. How do I respond?

Response by Donna Huneycutt

It’s illegal to inquire about a job candidate’s marital status.  That having been said, often the motivations for asking the question could be legally appropriate if stated another way:  “Do you have family.... (see more)

While unemployed would you consider going back to college to obtain a PhD which would increase your debt and still not guarantee employment? (This question appeared on Linked In, but we thought we’d answer it here as well).

Response by Lauren Weiner

While I’m a huge believer in higher education, I don’t think a Ph.D. is a great way to increase your marketability or earning potential.  A Master’s degree, especially a marketable one like... (see more)