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Counseling services and online tools to help you get a job and advance in the career of your choice.
Program for airmen medically separated with combat-related disability, including Purple Heart recipients. Assigns a family liaison officer and provides transition assistance, case management, civilian job search assistance and help with filing of VA disability claims.
A nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping Veterans transition from the armed services to civilian employment through career counseling and networking with professionals from corporations.
Information on applying for jobs with VA. Typical positions filled in VA include health-related, professional, technical and administrative occupations.
Provides pre-separation counseling on transition, benefits and employment assistance services for soldiers and 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.
Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the guide describes occupations in various industries. It offers information on training and advancement, earnings, expected job prospects and working conditions.
Provides national, state and local career, labor market and workforce information using online tools, videos and maps to a range of local services.
Connects Veterans and transitioning service members with high quality career planning, training and job search resources available at local One-Stop Career Centers.
A tool that helps users find salary information on more than 800 different occupations.
Provides links to apprenticeships in high growth and emerging industries. Apprentices receive paid on-the-job learning and academic instruction that equip them with the skill sets needed to advance in their chosen field. Find an apprenticeship office in your state.
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.
Connects Veterans with private sector employment opportunities. Helps Veterans develop and refine their job search skills through individual and group mentoring programs.
Finds civilian credentials related to your rating, job, or occupation, explains what it takes to obtain the credentials and provides a list of available programs that will help pay credentialing fees.
Provides Veterans and transitioning military personnel with employment training and reemployment rights, information and assistance.
DoD employment opportunities for Veterans with disabilities. Includes information on internships, scholarships and fellowships, grants, loans, 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.
Prepares wounded soldiers, recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, for a future career in the animal behavior industry through a 3 tier certificate level training curriculum. The Human-Animal Rehabilitation program opens doors to careers in the field of animal training, care and welfare.
Offers a variety of services, including child development centers, medical rehabilitation programs, job training, respite care, recreation and camping to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals. Learn more about the Easter Seals' Military and Veterans Initiative.
Provides information on education and employment resources for military spouses and children offered by the National Military Family Association.
Gains and maintains employer support for National Guard and Reserve service by recognizing outstanding support, increasing awareness of the law and resolving conflicts through mediation.
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.
A referral-based organization that provides assistance to Veterans and their families. Works with other organizations to help with job training, housing, financial, family support and mental health.
Provides free job-placement services to Veterans with service-connected disabilities. A non-profit organization that serves as a bridge to rewarding careers for returning Veterans, specializing in the career placement of those wounded or with any level of disability.
Resource to assist government agencies, community-based organizations, social workers, case managers and others who are helping homeless Veterans prepare for and obtain employment.
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.
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.
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 at 1-800-378-4559.
A highly comprehensive database that provides information on occupations, their characteristics, skill and training requirements, and more.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics service that allows a person to find which jobs require a certain level of education or training. It also allows a person to compare over 700 occupations by employment size, projected employment growth and earnings.
Provides occupational information including career exploration tools for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
Offers information about the training and education needed for hundreds of different jobs, as well as earning potential, job search tips and job market information in each state.
A quarterly magazine published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that covers a wide range of topics related to various occupations and finding jobs.
Guides to help you get started in a new career, answers to questions about high growth industries and information on how education leads to higher earnings.
Assists homeless Veterans in Maryland with obtaining and retaining employment using training, job development, employment referrals, coaching during first 180 days on the new job and coordinating VA services.
A brochure describing an employment recruitment program in the real estate industry targeting military spouses, retirees, injured Veterans and other ex-military personnel.
Learn about assistance programs, employment opportunities, and awareness initiatives that are meeting the needs of injured US Veterans and their families. A Department of Labor program that assists wounded and injured Veterans and Service Members transition into rewarding civilian careers.
A comprehensive program to provide individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services to Service Members and Veterans seriously injured or wounded in the War on Terrorism.
Interactive online tool provides 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 transitioning military personnel worldwide. Also offers career fairs across the country.
Recommendations on how to write an effective resume for Military-to-Veteran transitions.
Provides job training and support services to more than 10,000 people with disabilities in ten states (CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, NC, PA, SC and VA) and the District of Columbia.
Offers career options for those who have served in the military. Special hiring authorities allow Veterans to apply for careers without undergoing the normal selection process. Visit SSA's Career Search page to learn about current opportunities.
Offers career and community support to wounded Veterans and their families. A non-profit service organization committed to long term career development and life skills support for severely wounded Veterans and their spouses. Web site includes a Job Center with job listings, resume guides and interviewing tips.
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.
Directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. Provides instruction for jobseekers and recruiters on how to use the Internet to their best advantage.
Provides tips on connecting Veterans, transitioning Service Members, and their families with career planning, training, job search, and other resources to help smooth their transition to civilian life.
Offers wounded warriors and military families online training leading to careers in information technology.
Provides referral assistance and placement services to military personnel interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher.
Provides employment opportunities to Veterans with service-connected disabilities.
One-stop resource for Veterans that includes information on federal job opportunities, forms, benefits and program information.
Offers injured Service Members career counseling in oceanography, marine biology, joining the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and scuba instructors and diving careers.
Links to DoD's online system that verifies military experience and training.
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.
Links to a variety of career resources for employers and Veteran employees, including job fairs. Provided by Veterans of Modern Warfare, it is a source for Veteran job candidates with security clearances.
Provides programs and services, including education and business development services, to Veterans to encourage and assist them in starting and growing their own businesses.
Explains how the federal employment system works and how Veterans' Preference and the special appointing authorities operate within that system. The handbook was designed to help Veterans understand the entitlements they have earned.
Offers severely wounded soldiers and military spouses work-at-home opportunities in accounting, business-2-business collections, customer service and administrative telework services. Identifies telework opportunities and provides customized training, continuous supervision and mentoring.
Provides wounded Marines new and marketable professional skills for careers in media following their rehabilitation. A Wounded Marine Careers Foundation career training and job placement program for Marines and Navy Corpsmen wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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.
Toll-free call center (1-800-342-9647) 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.
