Career Center
Getting Started
Select any tool in the Career Center to begin and
add as much information as you'd like. By entering
more details, your results are tailored to reveal
the career matches that most closely align with your
professional goals. Learn more about:
Once you've created a full professional profile
with the Career Center, you can easily run a Career
Matching report showing the careers that correspond
to your results.
Career Center tools are intended to provide
guidance in conducting your career search. Your
results do not equate to meeting the qualifications
for the federal occupations displayed. To view the
full eligibility requirements for a particular
federal position, please refer to the specific job
announcement on USAJOBS:
www.usajobs.gov.
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Self-Assessments
Self-assessments provide a starting point for your
civilian career by showing a snapshot of your
professional strengths. You can identify your levels
of proficiency associated with common skills (like
leadership or time management). A variety of tests
will evaluate your:
- Actual work experience
- Current skills
- Work activities you enjoy
- Interests and work preferences
- Aptitudes and abilities
Start Assessments
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Military Skills Translator
Begin by entering your military occupation code
(MOS), area of concentration (AOC), Air Force
specialty code (AFSC) or Navy enlisted
classification (NEC). Multiple codes and
classifications can be entered and saved.
Continue by adding your rate or rank and
selecting primary, secondary and tertiary
responsibilities. Finally, you can select
specialties and sub-specialties, certification,
training and education, collateral duties, technical
and soft skills.
Once you've translated active-duty skills into
civilian-friendly language, you will immediately see
the careers that best fit your experience.
Translate My Skills
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Resume Builder
The Resume Builder integrates your translated
skills, assessment results and employment history
into a Federal Government resume template. With your
newly created resume, you can:
- Apply for a federal position on USAJOBS.gov
through the Career Center
- Upload the resume to the Veterans Resume
Database for VA recruiters to find you
- And save the resume to your desktop for use
in applying for any civilian job
The Career Center enables you to build and save
up to five different resumes.
Access Resume Tool
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Job Search
Explore available VA job opportunities and apply
through USAJOBS.gov. You can manage and save
multiple job searches, jobs, and resumes all in your
Career Center profile.
Search Jobs