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Career Counseling & Job Services
Connects veterans, transitioning service members, and their families with career planning, training, job search, and other resources to help smooth their transition to civilian life.
A Department of Labor program that provides veterans and transitioning service members wounded and injured as a result of the War on Terrorism, and their family members, with the resources they need to successfully transition to a rewarding career.
Offers severely injured service members and military families online training leading to careers in information technology.
Provides information on how to deal with on-the-job problems and succeed at work after a deployment. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
Airmen medically separated with combat-related disability, including Purple Heart recipients, are provided a family liaison officer, transition assistance, case management, civilian job search assistance and help with filing of VA disability claims. Document is in .pdf format.
Provides service-connected disabled veterans opportunities to seek employment, career advancement, job mobility, family economic well-being and greater financial security.
Information on applying for jobs with the VA. Typical positions filled in VA include health-related, professional, technical and administrative occupations.
Provides pre-separation counseling on transition benefits and services and job assistance training, including information for family members.
Works to connect wounded and disabled veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with career and job services and long-term employment; also includes links to other specific career-related resources.
U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored site provides national, state and local career, labor market and workforce information using online tools, videos and maps to a range of local services.
State by state list of CILs, which are private, non-profit organizations that provide services relating to employment, health care and living skills that support the independence of individuals with disabilities.
Career counseling program to assist wounded service members, veterans and their families with in-depth assessments of career options.
Provides veterans and transitioning military personnel with employment training and reemployment rights, information and assistance.
DoD employment opportunities for veterans with disabilities; internships; scholarships and fellowships; grants, loans and financial aid; education and training; transition centers and general information for both disabled veterans and managers.
Helps service members and veterans identify and locate veterans' employment service professionals in the states and communities where they live.
Offers a variety of services, including child development centers, rehabilitation programs and job training, to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.
Fact sheet provides an overview of the employment and training services offered to eligible veterans by the Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS).
Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities find employment and live independently. Includes a video describing the organization's work and the importance of addressing the unemployment rate among people with disabilities.
Helps military veterans who were wounded while serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations around the world find careers working in many types of jobs, especially the health care industry.
Resource to assist government agencies, community-based organizations, social workers, case managers and others who are helping homeless veterans prepare for and obtain employment. Document is in .pdf format.
Designed to meet the needs of both disabled soldiers who want the chance to work and the employers who want to actively recruit these outstanding men and women.
Job board focused on bringing transitioning military, former military and spouses together with employers seeking employees with a military background.
Toll-free call center (1-888-774-1361) offers personalized assistance with military and government services related to recovery and rehabilitation. Assistance includes medical care, education, training, job placement, personal mobility, housing, transportation and workplace accommodations, counseling, financial resources and more.
Offers a job bank, career advice and other resources for the spouses of military men and women. Includes a comprehensive listing of "military spouse-friendly" employers.
Helps transitioning military personnel and veterans find jobs after the military through career fairs and placement services.
Information on education and employment rights, benefits and services available to military families. Includes information about employment for spouses and children's education.
Provides employment advice and referrals to returning disabled service members, recently medically retired service members and their spouses. Also offers a Disabled Veterans Assistance Line - 1-800-378-4559.
A brochure describing an employment recruitment program targeting military spouses, retirees, injured veterans and other ex-military personnel. Document in .pdf format.
A comprehensive program to provide individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services to veterans seriously injured or wounded in the War on Terrorism.
Interactive online tool provides access to contact information for one-on-one employment assistance and online resources to assist wounded and injured transitioning service members and veterans in their reintegration into the civilian workforce.
Provides free comprehensive job search and career transition services for veterans, their spouses and enlisted transitioning military personnel worldwide. Career fairs offered nationwide .
Recommendations on how to write an effective resume for military-to-veteran transitions.
Non-profit service organization offers job listings, resume guides, information on rights and responsibilities and tips on interviewing.
Provides referral assistance and placement services to military personnel interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher.
Information from VA's Office of Human Resources and Administration on recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities.
Job search site for transitioning service members and veterans with an employment assistance section on how to organize a job search, write a resume, interview and identify employers.
One-stop resource for veterans that includes information on job opportunities, forms, benefits and program information as well as training assistance for private sector employment.
Provides programs and services, including education and business development services, to veterans to encourage and assist them in starting and growing their own businesses.
Career counseling, job search assistance, job shadowing and mentoring and online training offered by The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes.
Helps individuals recovering from severe injuries received in the line of duty connect with the support and resources they need to build a career in the civilian workforce.
Information on job search tools and tips, employment openings, career assessment, education and training, benefits and special services available to veterans.
