Articles
- Local Organizations Help Military Veterans Find Work: A profile of several organizations in Texas that are working to assist veterans and their spouses in their civilian career searches: the Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP) at Fort Bliss and The Texas Veterans Commission in partnership with Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande. (via borderzine.com)
- Vet to Fed – From Young Soldier to Successful Civilian: One female vet describes how she made the successful transition to a high-level government employee. (via dodlive.mil)
- Six Ways to Give Back to Our Military Community: Navy Captain Brad Cooper, Executive Director of the White House's newly-announced "Joining Forces" initiative, shares six ways that the public can help support our veterans in their search for civilian work. (via sba.gov)
- Find your Regional Veterans Employment Coordinator: The VA has 13 Regional Veterans Employment Coordinators (RVECs) located throughout the Nation country who work with local VA coordinators to help vets with employment counseling, identifying transferable military skills, skills matching, qualifications and career assessment, drafting competitive resumes, developing comprehensive job search strategies, and direct job placement. Find your closest RVEC and contact info via this map, provided by va.gov
- For Employees: Reintegrating into Civilian Employment: Important information and tips for handling situations that veterans commonly goes through as they make the rapid jump to civilian life and work. (via realwarriors.net)
For Employers
- Identifying Hidden Talent from Service Members’ Resumes – Understanding Military Transitions: Directed to recruiters and employers, this article describes specific positive traits and skills that veterans possess as civilian employees and decodes some of the common military jargon one might encounter in resumes. "Bottom line: service members offer great value to corporate America." (via recruitingtrends.com)
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