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Career Planning & Employment Prep
Career Planning & Employment Prep
A federal program focused on supporting veterans, separating service members, and military families with career guidance, job placement assistance, and employment resources.
Why It’s Good: Provides direct access to career specialists and veteran-specific employment programs.
When to Use: Use when you want personalized guidance, attend workshops, or access veteran-focused employment services.
A broad, self-service career, training, and job search platform from the Department of Labor. Includes tools for exploring careers, searching jobs, and finding local training programs.
Why It’s Good: Offers a broad, self-service platform to explore careers, training, and jobs across industries.
When to Use: Use when researching career paths, comparing salaries, or exploring training opportunities independently.
A career planning tool that connects service experience, training, and education to civilian careers. Shows how military credentials map to civilian jobs and identifies steps to qualify for those careers.
Why It’s Good: Maps military experience and training to civilian careers, helping plan education and certifications.
When to Use: Use when translating military skills into civilian jobs or creating a post-service career roadmap.
An interactive career exploration tool for civilians and veterans. Uses your interests and experience to suggest careers and pathways. Includes the O*NET Interest Profiler.
Why It’s Good: Interactive tool to explore career options aligned with interests and skills, including O*NET profiling.
When to Use: Use when exploring new career fields or identifying roles that match your skills and interests.
Resume & Applications
Resume & Applications
The Personal Branding Resume Engine™ converts your military skills and experience into a civilian-friendly resume. Once completed, your resume can be shared with thousands of employers through the platform.
Why It’s Good: Converts military experience into civilian-friendly resumes, making skills clear to employers.
When to Use: Use when preparing to apply for civilian jobs and want a professional resume that translates military experience.
A military-specific career planning tool that connects service experience, training, and education to civilian careers. It shows how military credentials map to civilian jobs and outlines the steps needed to qualify for those careers.
Why It’s Good: Helps map military credentials to civilian careers and outlines steps for certifications or education.
When to Use: Use early in transition to plan career pathways based on your military experience.
Skillbridge & Internships
Skillbridge & Internships
A DOD program that lets transitioning service members gain civilian work experience through internships, apprenticeships, or training during their last 180 days of service, while continuing to receive military pay and benefits.
Why It’s Good: Provides real-world civilian work experience while still on active duty.
When to Use: Use during the last 180 days of service to gain hands-on experience and explore career options.
Six- to twelve-week programs connecting service members, military spouses, and caregivers with companies for hands-on work experience.
Why It’s Good: Connects service members, spouses, and caregivers with meaningful, short-term work experience.
When to Use: Use to gain practical experience, explore industries, and build a civilian network.
Job Opportunities & Networking
Job Opportunities & Networking
Provides employers with recruiting services, career fairs, a job board, and military-focused publications to connect veterans with civilian jobs.
Why It’s Good: Offers access to civilian jobs, career fairs, and veteran-friendly employers nationwide.
When to Use: Use when exploring a broad range of civilian opportunities or networking with veteran-focused companies.
Hosts events that connect job seekers with businesses of all sizes actively hiring veterans, service members, and military spouses.
Why It’s Good: Provides direct access to employers actively hiring veterans and service members.
When to Use: Use to attend job events, meet employers, and explore immediate employment opportunities.
Sponsors in-person and virtual job fairs through a partnership with RecruitMilitary, connecting veterans with employers nationwide.
Why It’s Good: Offers both in-person and virtual access to multiple employers across industries.
When to Use:: Use for veteran-focused job fairs to meet multiple employers in one setting.
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
A free course from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offered through the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), covering the fundamentals of starting a business for service members, veterans, and military spouses.
Why It’s Good: Provides structured guidance for those with a business idea or early-stage business who want to learn how to launch or grow it.
When to Use: During or after military transition, for exploring and preparing to start a business.
Empowers women veterans, service members, and military spouses through online training, in-person residencies, and mentorship to launch or grow their businesses.
Why It’s Good: It provides tailored education and a strong peer community for women with a business idea or an early-stage venture, helping them turn that idea into a growth-oriented business.
When to Use: For women ready to start or grow a business and seeking tailored training and community support.
Provides business training, counseling, and mentoring to veterans, service members, and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business.
Why It’s Good: Offers personalized support, including business plan development, market research, and resource connections.
When to Use: When preparing to start or expand a business and seeking hands-on guidance from experienced advisors.
Allows veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) to become certified by the SBA to compete for federal contracts.
Why It’s Good: Certification enables access to sole-source and set-aside contracts—VOSBs primarily through the VA’s Vets First program, and SDVOSBs across the federal government.
When to Use: Use when a veteran-owned business is ready to pursue federal contracting opportunities.
LinkedIn and Professional Networking
LinkedIn and Professional Networking
Provides the U.S. military community with one year of LinkedIn Premium and unlimited access to over 10,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning to enhance skills, networking, and career opportunities.
Why It’s Good: Provides premium access to networking, online learning, and career-building tools.
When to Use: Use to expand professional networks, learn new skills, and explore career opportunities online.
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