Job Search Support

To access general job search assistance services and tips, contact your local One-Stop Career Center or a County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO). Get help locating your CVSO through a Veterans Affairs Office. Visit Explore Careers to begin searching careers or mapping your military experience to civilian careers. Or look for job openings with this list of Job Banks for Veterans. The resources below offer assistance such as resume writing and other job-search strategies: Resume Writing CareerOneStop's Resume Tutorial walks you through the process of creating a resume The Department of Defense's Military Resume Writer helps service members compile and describe military occupations, education, experiences and training acquired in the military Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET) provides individual details to help write your resume and review your skills The Mil-Skills Translator offers a detailed description of service duties to add to a resume Descriptions of military career opportunities for enlisted personnel and officers Job-Search Strategies HireVetsFirst provides resources you can use for matching your skills with employment opportunities. REALifelines provides recovery and employment assistance for wounded veterans. Your Next Career, from DoD TransPortal, includes tips on using the Internet when job searching. CareerOneStop's Employer Locator gives contact information for businesses in all industries that might be hiring. DoD Preseparation Guide includes "Employment Assistance" and "Effects of a Career Change". VetJobs, from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, provides veterans job search, spouse employment and transition information. The elaws USERRA Advisor helps explain employee eligibility, job entitlements, and benefits that veterans are entitled to under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Office of Personnel Management's VetGuide explains the special rights and privileges that veterans enjoy in federal civil service employment. The guide also summarizes many laws and regulations that affect veterans' employment. Interested in starting your own business? Check out these links for entrepreneurs.