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By Richard Eisenberg, Forbes.com
Special to Online Career Tips

Stephen Pollan is an iconoclastic life coach and personal finance mentor. He’s also a lawyer. But I think the engraved sign on his New York City office desk offers the best description of what he does: “Professional Fear Eliminator.”

Pollan, 83, meets with clients for 45 minutes to an hour to help them deal with knotty career issues they’re facing or fearing, from bouncing back after a layoff to dealing with a gnarly boss to squeezing out more money from a severance agreement. Often, his advice is provocative, unconventional and even blunt. (Full disclosure: I’m a former client.)

“I’ve found that the most significant things people bring to me are their fears,” Pollan says. “Careers are the biggest creators of fear because they’re our stream of income.”

Interview by J. Mason
Special to InMilitaryEducation.com

Whether you’re a recent graduate, or you’re jumping into an entirely new workforce, the interview is where you seal the deal with potential employers. Think about when they ask about your education, especially if it’s recent, what should you say about it?

The shift from military to civilian life is a scary time because it challenges you to start over with your life’s civilian goals. Career and education goals are among the top that I often hear Veterans discussing. You may likely find it challenging to do something as simple as communicating with the civilian world.