When a military family relocates, it can be difficult for military spouses to find employment. According to the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), approximately 26 percent of military spouses face unemployment. The MSEP helps connect military spouses with jobs or provides them with training to help them enter a new career field. Education/Training Military spouses […]
Military veterans don’t need to pursue formal college degrees with their education benefits. Many certificate programs offer outstanding career options, without the time commitment of a full degree. As a result, we’ll use this article to discuss certificate programs that lead to high-paying jobs. Specifically, we’ll discuss the following: What is a Certificate Program? Using […]
The unique challenges faced by military members, veterans, and their families drive demand for military social workers (MSW), a reality that leads to outstanding veteran employment opportunities. As such, in this article, we’ll address the best MSW career paths for veterans. Specifically, we’ll discuss the following: MSW Overview MSW Education Pipeline MSW Career Path #1: […]
If you are considering a career in social work, there are good reasons to consider working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, whether as a new hire as a graduate of your program and certification, via a practicum while you are still training to become a social worker, or as a fully certified professional looking […]
Social workers help their clients with coping and problem solving. There are different varieties of social work including clinical social work which involves diagnosis, treatment, and related areas requiring training, licensure, and relevant skills. There are social workers who specialize in working with veterans at a variety of levels and there are many career opportunities […]
If you are interested in learning how to get a job with the FBI, especially as a veteran, it helps to remember that in spite of the imposing name of this federal agency, it is still a federal organization with specific hiring practices, hiring preferences, and government standards to live up to. That means that […]
Many organizations and companies throughout the United States have programs in place to help them recruit and hire veterans. While it is sometimes assumed that veterans may have a difficult time transitioning into a civilian career, the reality is that hiring veterans helps organizations in many different ways. During their military service, veterans acquire many […]
What is the most unusual military career you can think of? Directors John Houston and Russ Meyer both documented World War Two in uniform, and there are plenty of other examples of famous people doing unusual jobs in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, etc. But it’s a two way street–for every Adrian “Good […]
Landing a federal job means knowing what to include in a federal resume. Newcomers to the process may not fully understand that applying for a federal job includes a number of screening procedures. Those procedures begin with whether or not the applicant has submitted all necessary paperwork, has followed the instructions to apply for the […]
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