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Click hereResources for Veterans
- Resume and Interview Tips
- Forms to Bring to a Career Counselor
- Employment Resources
- Skill Assessment
- Transitioning
- Veterans' Associations
- Government Sites
- Service Web Sites
- Books
Resume and Interview Tips
- Behavior-based Interviews and Questions
www.baseops.net/transition/behavior.html - Cover Letter Tips & Advicewww.baseops.net/transition/cover_letters.html
- Out of Uniform: Resume Tips for Transitioning Military Professionalswww.baseops.net/transition/resumetips.html
- "Tell Me About Yourself"—The Toughest Question in the Interviewwww.baseops.net/transition/communications.html
Employment Resources
- American Corporate Partners www.acp-usa.org/
- Best for Vets www.militarytimesedge.com/projects/best-for-veterans/best-employers-for-veterans/2011/
- Career Command Postwww.careercommandpost.com
- Career One-Stopwww.jobbankinfo.org/
- Center for Veterans Enterprisewww.vetbiz.gov
- Corporate Graywww.corporategray.com
- CPOLwww.cpol.army.mil
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reservewww.esgr.org
- Helmets to Hardhatswww.helmetstohardhats.org
- Google for Veterans and Familieswww.googleforveterans.com/
- Hire Heroes USAwww.hireheroesusa.org
- Hire Veterans www.hireveterans.com
- LinkedIn Veterans Microsite www.linkedin.com/veterans
- MC2www.militarycandidates.com
- Military Hirewww.militaryhire.com
- Military Job Zonewww.militaryjobzone.com
- Military to Civilian www.militarytocivilian.com
- Military Vet Jobs www.militaryvetjobs.com
- My Next Move for Veterans www.mynextmove.org/vets
- New Directions, Inc.www.newdirectionsinc.org
- Next Step Centerwww.nextstepjobs.org
- Project Return to Workwww.return2work.org
- REAL Lifelineswww.dol.gov/elaws/vets/realifelines/menu.htm
- Recruit Militarywww.recruitmilitary.com
- Soar Consultingwww.soarcareers.com
- Swords to Plowshareswww.swords-to-plowshares.org
- Transition Assistance Onlinewww.taonline.com
- Vet Jobswww.vetjobs.com
- Veteran Job Boardwww.military.com/Careers/Home/0,13373,,00.htm
- Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)www.dol.gov/vets/
- Veterans' Employment Committee of San Mateo Countywww.vecsamnet.org
Skill Assessment
- SF State Career Centerwww.sfsu.edu/~career/students/majors.html#assessment
- Military-to-Civilian Occupation Translator vetsuccess.gov/resources/milskills/
- Vet Success Skills Identificationwww.acinet.org/acinet/moc
Transitioning
- Military to Civilian Career Change Strategiescarolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=columns.db&command=viewone&id=54
- Military to Civilian—Tips For Making the Transitionezinearticles.com/?Military-to-Civilian---Tips-For-Making-the-Transition&id=1317331
- Military to Civilian Transition: From Service Member to Business Ownerwww.education4military.com/reblog/2007/07/military-to-civilian-transition-from.html
- The Riley Guide: Job Banks & Recruiterswww.rileyguide.com/vets.html
- Separation Career Resourceswww.armytimes.com/benefits/getting_out/online_hbml08_separation_careerresources/
- Service Members Must Networkwww.education4military.com/reblog/2007/06/importance-of-networking.html
- The Transition Planwww.education4military.com/reblog/2007/06/transition-plan_07.html
Government Sites
- California Department of Veterans Affairswww.cdva.ca.gov
- Center for Veterans Enterprisewww.vetbiz.gov
- Center for Women Veteranswww1.va.gov/womenvet/
- Department of Veterans Affairswww.va.gov
- National Center for PTSDwww.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp
- REAL Lifelineswww.dol.gov/elaws/vets/realifelines/menu.htm
- Vet Centerwww.vetcenter.va.gov
- Vet Successvetsuccess.gov/index
- Veterans Employment Coordination Servicewww.va.gov/vecs
- Vocational Rehab and Employmentwww.vba.va.gov/bln/vre
Veterans' Associations
- American Coalition of Filipino Veteransusfilvets.tripod.com/
- American Legionwww.legion.org
- American Veteranswww.amvets.org
- American Veterans for Equal Rightsaver.us/aver
- Amputee Coalition of Americawww.amputee-coalition.org
- Blinded Veterans Associationwww.bva.org
- Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veteranswww.coalitionforveterans.org
- Disabled American Veteranswww.dav.org
- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of Americawww.iava.org
- Italian American War Veteranswww.itamvets.org
- Jewish War Veteranswww.jwv.org
- National Association for Black Vetswww.nabvets.org
- National Coalition of Homeless Veteranswww.nchv.org
- National Veterans Foundationwww.nvf.org
- National Veterans Organizationwww.nvo.org
- Paralyzed Veterans of Americawww.pva.org
- Veterans and Military Families for Progresswww.vmfp.org
- Veterans for Americawww.veteransforamerica.org
- Veterans of Foreign Warswww.vfw.org
- Vietnam Veterans of Americawww.vva.org
Service Websites
Books
Expert Resumes for Military to Civilian Transitions
- Enelow. 2005. Impact Publications.
Job Search: Marketing Your Military Experience
- Henderson. 2004. Stackpole Books.
Marching to College: Turning Military Experience into College Admissions
- Green. 2004. Random House.
Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide: The Essential Job Search Handbook for Service Members
- Farley. JIST Works.
Military to Federal Career Guide: Ten Steps to Transforming Your Military Experience into a Competitive Federal Resume
- Troutman. 2005. The Resume Place Press.
Military Transition to Civilian Success
- Navobi. 2006. Impact Publications.
Transition Planning For Students with Disabilities: What Educators and Service Providers Can Do
- Bakken. 2008. C.C. Thomas.
Prepared By:
Tamara Capone, Former Aviation Electrician, United States Navy
BA Journalism, 2009
