Resources for Veterans
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Resume and Interview Tips
Behavior-Based Interviews and Questions –
http://www.baseops.net/transition/behavior.html
Cover Letter Tips & Advice –
http://www.baseops.net/transition/cover_letters.html
Out of Uniform: Resume Tips for Transitioning Military Professionals http://www.baseops.net/transition/resumetips.html
"Tell Me About Yourself" - The Toughest Question in the Interview http://www.baseops.net/transition/communications.html
Employment Resources:
Career Command Post - www.careercommandpost.com
Career One-Stop - http://www.jobbankinfo.org/
Center for Veterans Enterprise - www.vetbiz.gov
Corporate Gray - www.corporategray.com
CPOL – www.cpol.army.mil
Destiny Group - www.destinygrp.com
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve - www.esgr.org
Helmets to Hardhats - www.helmetstohardhats.org
Hire Heroes USA - www.hireheroesusa.org
Hire Vets First - www.hirevetsfirst.gov
MC2 - www.militarycandidates.com
Military Hire - www.militaryhire.com
Military Job Zone - www.militaryjobzone.com
New Directions Inc - www.newdirectionsinc.org
Next Step Center – www.nextstepjobs.org
Project Return to Work - www.return2work.org
REAL Lifelines - www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/realifelines/menu.htm
Recruit Military - www.recruitmilitary.com
SF State Career Center - www.sfsu.edu/~career
Soar Consulting - www.soarcareers.com
Swords to Plowshares – www.swords-to-plowshares.org
Transition Assistance Online - www.taonline.com
Vet Biz - www.vetbiz.gov
Vet Jobs - www.vetjobs.com
Veteran Job Board - http://www.military.com/Careers/Home/0,13373,,00.htm
Veterans Employment Committee of San Mateo County - www.vecsamnet.org
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Forms to bring to a Career Counselor
DD 2648
DD 2586
Skill Assessment:
SF State Career Center – www.sfsu.edu/~career
Vet Success Skills Identification - http://vetsuccess.gov/resources/milskills/
Transitioning:
Military to Civilian Career Change Strategies http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=columns.db&command=viewone&id=54
Military to Civilian: Navigating the Civilian Job Market –
http://209.235.208.145/cgibin/WebSuite/tcsAssnWebSuite.pl?Action=DisplayNewsDetails&RecordID=1180&Sections=5
&IncludeDropped=0&AssnID=NCDA&DBCode=130285
Military to Civilian - Tips For Making the Transition –
http://ezinearticles.com/?Military-to-Civilian---Tips-For-Making-the-Transition&id=1317331
Military to Civilian Transition: From Service Member to Business Owner http://www.education4military.com/reblog/2007/07/military-to-civilian-transition-from.html
The Riley Guide: Job Banks & Recruiters –
http://www.rileyguide.com/vets.html
Separation Career Resources http://www.armytimes.com/benefits/getting_out/online_hbml08_separation_careerresources/
Service Members Must Network http://www.education4military.com/reblog/2007/06/importance-of-networking.html
The Transition Plan –
http://www.education4military.com/reblog/2007/06/transition-plan_07.html
Veteran’s Associations:
American Coalition of Filipino Veterans - http://usfilvets.tripod.com/
American Legion - www.legion.org
American Veterans - www.amvets.org
American Veterans for Equal Rights - http://aver.us/aver
Amputee Coalition of America - www.amputee-coalition.org
Blinded Veterans Association - www.bva.org
Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans – www.coalitionforveterans.org
Disabled American Veterans - www.dav.org
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America - www.iava.org
Iraq War Veterans Organization - www.iraqwarveterans.org/military.htm
Italian American War Veterans - www.itamvets.org
Jewish War Veterans - www.jwv.org
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National Association for Black Vets - www.nabvets.org
National Coalition of Homeless Veterans - www.nchv.org
National Veterans Foundation - www.nvf.org
National Veterans Organization - www.nvo.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America - www.pva.org
Veterans and Military Families for Progress - www.vmfp.org
Veterans for America - www.veteransforamerica.org
Veterans of Foreign Wars - www.vfw.org
Vietnam Veterans of America - www.vva.org
Government Sites:
California Department of Veterans Affairs - www.cdva.ca.gov
Center for Veterans Enterprise - www.vetbiz.gov
Center for Women Veterans - http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
Department of Veterans Affairs - www.va.gov
National Center for PTSD - www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp
REAL Lifelines - www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/realifelines/menu.htm
Vet Biz - www.vetbiz.gov
Vet Center - www.vetcenter.va.gov
Vet Success - http://vetsuccess.gov/index
Veterans Employment Coordination Service - www.va.gov/vecs
Vocational Rehab and Employment - www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre
Service Websites:
Air Force - http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil
Army - http://www.acap.army.mil/
Marines - http://www.tampusmc.com
Navy - http://lifelines.navy.mil
Books:
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Expert Resumes for Military to Civilian Transitions, Enelow, 2005, Impact Publications
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Job Search: Marketing Your Military Experience, Henderson, 2004, Stackpole Books
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Marching to College: Turning Military Experience into College Admissions, Green, 2004,
Random House
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Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide: The Essential Job Search Handbook for
Service Members, Farley, JIST Works
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Military to Federal Career Guide: Ten Steps to Transforming Your Military Experience into
a Competitive Federal Resume, Troutman, 2005, The Resume Place Press
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Military Transition to Civilian Success, Navobi, 2006, Impact Publications
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Transition Planning For Students with Disabilities: What Educators and Service Providers
Can Do, Bakken, 2008, C.C. Thomas
Prepared By:
Tamara Capone, BA Journalism, 2009 –Former Aviation Electrician for the United States Navy
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