Veterans' Resources

JPMorgan Chase and a number of leading U.S. companies launched the 100,000 Jobs Mission in March 2011 with a goal of hiring 100,000 transitioning service members and military veterans by 2020.

The popular GI Bills are all programs veterans can use to learn a vocational skill like automotive repair and truck driving or building trades such as carpentry, plumbing and electrical. These are just some of the popular trades selected by veterans. Attention-to-detail and the ability to work independently or on a team are just examples of the many skills learned in the military that adapt well to the trade industry. This guide outlines options for veterans to learn a vocation using a GI Bill, along with scholarships, resources, and a directory of transferable skills.

Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) is the largest military job placement firm in the U.S. We help employers hire military for their civilian positions, and provide military job placement services to job seekers who are undergoing military transition, and job seekers with military experience who have worked in the civilian sector.

This links provides several other links to job-related sites for veterans and transitioning soldiers.

In honor of those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, this spotlight presents information about the employment situation of veterans.

This information was obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides information on employment and unemployment in the United States.

Feds Hire Vets is your single site for Federal employment information for veterans, transitioning military service members, their families, and federal hiring officials."

Listed as "Your Guide to Post-Military Success", this site provides links to resume writing, dressing for success, interviewing skills and career tips.

Veteran-centered job search site providing job searches and help with resume preparation among other things.

We provide resources and expertise to assist and prepare veterans to obtain meaningful careers, maximize their employment opportunities, and protect their employment rights.

These are resources specifically set up to meet the needs or address the interests of current and separated military personnel and their families.

Transition Assistance Online is the largest source of transition assistance information, jobs, and tools for today's separating military. On this career site for military veterans, service members can find the resources needed to transition from their military service to the perfect civilian career.

Veteran Employment Center with advice, jobs, skills assessment, resume writing and other links to help veterans find jobs.

VetJobs makes it easy to reach transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members and veterans that have separated over the last several decades and are now productive members of the civilian work force in all disciplines, and their family members.

From the Department of Veterans Affairs, this website provides tips for job applications, interviewing, and writing resumes and cover letters.

The VetSuccess program assists Veterans with service-connected disabilities to prepare for, find, and keep suitable jobs. For Veterans with service-connected disabilities so severe that they cannot immediately consider work, VetSuccess offers services to improve their ability to live as independently as possible.

Military-friendly employers are listed on this website.

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As a veteran, you bring many skills and qualities that employers look for, but you need to present them in a way employers can understand and appreciate.

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This website was created by Entrepreneur Magazine. The article is about veterans and small business success.

This Department of Veterans Affairs link provides resources for small business and veteran-owned business start-ups.

SCORE is committed to helping veterans, service members and their families looking to start and grow small businesses with significant, long term success. SCORE provides advice, training programs, and long term mentors for the life of any small business – no matter the stage.

This site assists veteran business owners in registering their businesses as veteran-owned and enables VA contracting officers in identifying elegible businesses for procurement opportunities.

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is a comprehensive, user friendly directory of small, medium and large businesses owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and service disabled veterans.

The Veterans Business Outreach Program (VBOP) is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and mentoring, and referrals for eligible veterans owning or considering starting a small business. The SBA has 15 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC).

This article gives advice to veterans on how to write effective resumes.

This article details the writing of a winning resume for a military person and points out why some resumes are not effective.

Some tips when preparing your resume for civilian service are given in this article.