Former and current service members emerge from duty with a wide variety of skills that are easily transferred to the civilian workforce. Their skills gained from service are one of the many reasons they make great employees for all types of businesses.
Unfortunately, there are far too many veterans unable to find employment. In order to combat this, there are many resources and organizations created to help veterans, reservists, and families of veterans find work and gain skills in the workforce. Most of these resources aren’t just for finding work, but also help with career counseling, skills training, resume building, and a variety of other options.
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Job Search Resources for Veterans and Military Families
Boots to Business | Reboot:
Boots to Business | Reboot is an entrepreneurial training program designed for Veterans and their dependents that have already made the transition back to civilian life. The curriculum continuum includes steps for evaluating business concepts, the foundational knowledge required to develop a business plan and information on SBA resources available to help access start-up capital and additional technical assistance.
DAV:
DAV is a non-profit committed to ensuring that the men and women who stood up for America have the tools, resources and opportunities they need to competitively enter the job market and secure meaningful employment. DAV recognizes the value, talent, education and work ethics that veterans add to the workforce. Through our partnerships with RecruitMilitary and Veteran Recruiting, DAV will sponsor career fairs including virtual events, to connect veterans with employers nationwide who are committed to hiring them.
Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities:
The EBV National Program is a novel, one-of-a-kind initiative designed to leverage the skills, resources and infrastructure of higher education to offer cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with service-connected disabilities and a passion for entrepreneurship as well as military family members who serve in a caregiver role to a veteran with a service-connected disability.
FASTPORT:
FASTPORT is a veteran employment software company with the sole mission to help all members our nation’s military community find great career opportunities with great employers. They are delighted to help connect any Veterans, transitioning service members, members of the Guard and Reserve, military spouses that are under your care who are in need of employment across the country.
Feds Hire Vets:
This website is the preeminent source for Federal employment information for our veterans, transitioning service members, and their families.
FourBlock:
FourBlock is re-imagining career readiness for a new generation of veterans. They go beyond traditional transition programs and support veterans in discovering their new calling.
GI Jobs:
G.I. Jobs offers resources in military recruitment, articles, tips and online tools to help military transitioners explore different career and post-secondary education options. We give you specific, how-to advice on everything from choosing a college to writing a resume and interviewing.
Helmets to Hardhats:
Helmets to Hardhats connects quality men and women from the Armed Forces with promising building and construction careers.
Heroes to Work Here:
In March of 2012 The Walt Disney Company announced Heroes Work Here, a company-wide initiative to hire, train, and support returning veterans.
Hire Heroes USA:
Hire Heroes USA empowers U.S. military members, veterans and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. Hire Heroes USA provides free career coaching and job sourcing to hundreds of transitioning U.S. military members, veterans and military spouses each week.
Hiring Our Heroes:
Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment opportunities.
Hirepurpose:
Hirepurpose believes in the American military community, and they are committed to helping transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses find careers they love.
HireVeterans:
Through their alliances with many veterans organizations, networks, and other military agencies, HireVeterans.com is an e-recruiting site for the veterans of our armed forces.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America:
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America uses a combination of quality research, in-person and digital programming to connect veterans with top employers, industry experts, peer mentors, and best-in-class resources, and to provide them with more personalized support in meeting their goals.
Joining Forces:
Joining Forces works hand in hand with the public and private sector to ensure that service members, veterans, and their families have the tools they need to succeed throughout their lives.
LinkedIn for Vets:
LinkedIn is proud to support those who have served. As you launch the next stage of your career, they are offering eligible military and veteran members 1 year of free access to LinkedIn Premium Subscriptions including our LinkedIn Learning Platform.
Military.com:
This site is an amazing go-to for all things military. They have a job search function as well as information on job fairs, resume writing, and job hunting advice.
Military Friendly:
This site allows you to search for or look up a business to find whether or not it’s been deemed “military friendly” by Military Friendly’s standards. It’s a great way to find businesses that are more likely to accommodate and hire veterans.
Military Hire:
This site has been developed and is maintained by a team of both military veterans and corporate hiring authorities. They have worked hard to create a network where former military personnel can seek careers and utilize their professional skills.
National Veterans Foundation:
The National Veterans Foundation knows how important it is for veterans to be employed in fulfilling jobs to help prevent veteran suicides and homelessness. They offer a job search, vet to vet assistance, and resume guides.
Operation IMPACT Network of Champions:
This business employs thousands of veterans worldwide and are committed to hiring and assisting our military-experienced candidates and employees.
Project HIRED:
Project HIRED offers an array of job placement, training, and employment services designed to promote self sufficiency and independence, remove barriers, create opportunities, and help job seekers with disabilities build successful careers.
Rally Point:
With RallyPoint, you can build out your professional network, connect with other members of the military and veterans in a safe environment, and explore career opportunities both within the military (PCS opportunities) and in the private sector.
The Milspo Project:
Milspo Project is a fun, generous, and hard working, global community of military spouse entrepreneurs who believe in meaningful employment through entrepreneurship.
Troops to Trucks:
Through the Troops to Trucks program, the DMV is making it easier for personnel trained by the military in the operation of heavy vehicles to obtain a civilian commercial driver license (CDL).
VAforVETS:
The Veteran Employment Services Office’s VAforVets initiative helps Veterans and transitioning military service members find meaningful careers. At VAforVets, VA human resources professionals and supervisors can find a multitude of resources to support Veteran hiring.
Veteran Business Owner Association:
The Veteran Business Owners Association recognizes the abilities of veterans and believes that the qualities that make a good soldier also make a good entrepreneur. The VBOA is a group of organizations implementing programs that assist veterans to develop and manage their own successful businesses.
Veteran Jobs Mission:
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment.
Veterans Employment Center:
The Veterans Employment Center supports you in all stages of your job search—from returning to work with a service-connected disability, to getting more training for new job opportunities, to starting or growing your own business. They can connect you with Department of Labor resources for more career advice, help building your resume, and access to employers who want to hire Veterans and military spouses.
Veterans on Wall Street:
Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS) is an initiative dedicated to honoring former and currently military personnel by facilitating career and business opportunities in the financial services industry.
Veterans Support Organization:
Their mission is to get veterans off the streets and into the workforce. VSO has a philosophy of empowerment and believes in working with veterans to provide them a steady job and faithful support.
VetFran:
VetFran’s mission is to provide access and opportunities in franchising to our nation’s veterans and their spouses.
VetJobs:
VetJobs is a job board, offers resources to help with resume writing, and works to act as a bridge between prospective employers and veterans looking for work.
VetNet:
VetNet is operated through a collaboration between The Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Hire Heroes USA and serves as a platform to help veterans and their families find careers.
VETS:
VETS is committed to helping America’s veterans and separating service members by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing employment resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights.
Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship:
V-WISE helps women veterans and female military spouses/partners find their passion and learn the business savvy skills necessary to turn an idea or start-up into a growing venture.
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