Career Resources: Veterans

Websites:

American Freedom Foundation, Inc.
Foundation that provides grants and resources with a special focus on aiding wounded or disabled veterans and their families, as well as the children of those killed in action

Employ Vets
A variety of resources for veterans, including a job-search engine, a tool for discovering how one's military skills translate to the civilian world, and career advice

Foreign Area Officer Association of Monterey
Professional organization comprised mainly of students from the Naval Post-Graduate School and the Defense Learning Institute for officers and others who are interested in political-military affairs.

Military Transition
Career planning, training, and job services for veterans and transitioning service members.

TurboTap
Career resources for veterans including translating military service into civilian terms for resumes.

Veteran Entrepreneurial Transfer Inc.
A Veteran Centered Business Accelerator to teach veterans how to become entrepreneurs and to assist them in accelerating their veteran owned innovations

 

In our Print Career Collection:

Life After the Military: a Handbook for Transitioning Veterans
UB357.H55 2011

Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide: the Essential Job Search Handbook for Service Members
HF5384.F37 2010

Military-to-civilian Resumes and Letters
HF5383.S284 2007

Military to Federal Career Guide: Federal Resume Writing for Veterans
JK716.T76 2010