LibGuides: Veterans and Military Student Resources: Employment Resources

Jobs

Websites listed are outside of East Central College resources.

100,000 Jobs Mission
It began in 2011 as the 100,000 Jobs Mission with 11 leading companies committed to hiring 100,000 veterans by 2020. Since then, the coalition has evolved to 200+ leading member companies that represent virtually every industry in the United States economy. The coalition has been renamed the Veteran Jobs Mission and has collectively hired more than 450,000 veterans.veterans by 2020.
Bradley Morris, Inc.
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.
Career OneStop
This links provides several other links to job-related sites for veterans and transitioning soldiers.
Employment Situation of Veterans
In honor of those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, this spotlight presents information about the employment situation of veterans.
Employment Situation of Veterans Summary
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
Feds Hire Vets is your single site for Federal employment information for veterans, transitioning military service members, their families, and federal hiring officials."
G. I. Jobs
Listed as "Your Guide to Post-Military Success", this site provides links to resume writing, dressing for success, interviewing skills and career tips.
Hire a Hero
Veteran-centered job search site providing job searches and help with resume preparation among other things.
Hire Heroes USA
Hire Heroes USA provides free job search assistance to U.S. military members, veterans and military spouses, and we help companies connect with opportunities to hire them.
Jobs for Vets from the Department of Labor
We provide resources and expertise to assist and prepare veterans to obtain meaningful careers, maximize their employment opportunities, and protect their employment rights.
The Riley Guide for Veterans
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
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 Jobs
Veteran Employment Center with advice, jobs, skills assessment, resume writing and other links to help veterans find jobs.
VetJobs
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.
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program
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.

Job Search Strategies

Websites listed are outside of East Central College resources.

Careers for Transitioning Military
Military-friendly employers are listed on this website.
Glassdoor
Search millions of job listings and see company salaries, reviews, and inside connections for any company.
Job-Hunting/Job Scams
If you’re looking for a job, you may see ads for firms that promise results. Many of these firms may be legitimate and helpful, but others may misrepresent their services, promote out-dated or fictitious job offerings, or charge high fees in advance for services that may not lead to a job.
Job Search Strategies for Veterans
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.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Welcome to the nation′s premier source for career information! The profiles featured here cover hundreds of occupations and describe what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, and more. Each profile also includes Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for the 2010–20 decade.
O*NET OnLine
Build your future with O*NET OnLine.
Welcome to your tool for career exploration and job analysis! O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, and researchers.

Resumes and Job Search Books

These books are available at ECC Library or online with your ECC library login.

Gallery of best cover letters : a collection of quality cover letters by professional resume writers / by Noble, David F
ISBN: 1593579179
Publication Date: 2012
Military to Federal Career Guide by The Resume Place
ISBN: 0982419023
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
150 Best Jobs for the Military-To-Civilian Transition
Call Number: UB 357 .S53 2013
ISBN: 9781593579296
Publication Date: 2012-09-01
Helps returning military personnel find the best job matches for their training and interests, providing detailed job descriptions and noting the best-paying and fastest-growing occupations held by recent veterans.
Business Networking for Veterans
Call Number: UB 356.A27 2014
ISBN: 9780133741612
Publication Date: 2013-11-18
Your military skills and experience will be invaluable to you in civilian life. But your successful transition won't just happen. You need a network of people who can help you decide where you want to go and then "help you get there."Don't know how to build that network? No problem: "Business Networking for Veterans" will help you. Not comfortable drawing attention to yourself? Don't worry: networking is about service, "not" showing off. And service is something you've already mastered. Authored by two former U.S. Marines and a world-renowned business consultant, "Business Networking for Veterans" will teach you everything you need to know to succeed. From start to finish, it focuses on the unique challenges you face as a transitioning veteran and the unique skills and resources you bring to the table.

Entrepreneurship

Websites listed are outside of East Central College resources.

How Military Veterans Are Finding Success in Small Business
This website was created by Entrepreneur Magazine. The article is about veterans and small business success.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
This Department of Veterans Affairs link provides resources for small business and veteran-owned business start-ups.
Office of Veterans Business Development
The Office of Veterans Business Development's mission is to maximize the availability, applicability and usability of all administration small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their Dependents or Survivors.
VetBiz.gov
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
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.

Resumes and Resume Writing

Websites listed are outside of East Central College resources.

Best Practices in Resume Writing For Veterans
This article gives advice to veterans on how to write effective resumes.
How to Create a Persuasive Resume
This article details the writing of a winning resume for a military person and points out why some resumes are not effective.
How to Write a Military Résumé
You can't effectively market yourself for a civilian job if you don't have a clearly defined goal. Because so many service people have diverse backgrounds, they often make the mistake of creating resumes that are too general to be effective.