Employment assistance for veterans
CareerOneStop’s Veteran and Military Transition Center is a one-stop resource to help veterans and transitioning service members achieve civilian career success. The website includes specialized tools and information to help everyone from current service members thinking about transitioning to veterans who’ve been out of the service for years.
The Veterans Job Matcher helps identify civilian careers that could be a good match for military occupations in three easy steps:
- Enter a military occupation or job title.
- Find a list of careers that use those military skills and experiences.
- Evaluate careers based on employment outlook, wages, or educational requirements. Results link to current job postings in any U.S. location.
The website also includes content based on the "Transition from Military to Civilian Workforce” Employment Workshop from the U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service in these areas:
Explore Civilian Careers
- Understand civilian employment
- Learn about and assess skills and interests
- View career profiles and videos
Back to school
- Learn about options like short-term certificates, certifications, and college degrees
- Find local training and apprenticeship programs
- Access financial aid and other options to pay for school
Job Search
- Plan your job search and learn how to network successfully
- Polish your resume and interviewing skills
- Find and apply for current job postings
Employment assistance for the formerly incarcerated
Having a criminal record can be a huge barrier to employment—but it doesn’t have to be a blockade. There are organizations and tools that can help people with a record get past the barrier and find meaningful employment. Whether you’re a workforce professional who helps justice-involved individuals find employment or a job seeker who has a criminal record, CareerOneStop’s resources for ex-offenders can help.
Connecting with a local organization that assists ex-offenders can improve the chances of a successful job search. CareerOneStop’s ReEntry Program Finder lets anyone easily search for programs and nonprofit organizations across the United States that help people address essential needs such as housing and health care, obtain job training, get work-ready, and secure jobs. Services often also include help with understanding the labor market and the skills employers are looking for, and learning how to discuss a record during the job search process. Programs vary, so it can be helpful to contact several programs to learn details about their menu of services.
Apart from connecting people to in-person services, CareerOneStop also offers a wealth of easy-to-use online tools and information at Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders, which features four main sections:
Explore Careers
- Learn about skills, interests, and career options
- Understand workplace restrictions
- See common jobs for people entering or reentering the job market
- Set goals and plan a job search
Get Training
- Learn where to gain basic skills
- Understand the world of job credentials
- Find resources to help pay for training or college
Find a Job
- Get tips for job applications and resumes
- Learn how to talk about your conviction in interviews
- View and apply for job postings
The Toolkit, including:
Work Values Matcher
CareerOneStop’s Work Values Matcher is an easy-to-use online card sort activity that your clients can use by themselves or with you. They simply place 20 values statement cards in order of how personally important each value is to them.
Then they can read about the six major categories of work values and see a list of careers that map to their top values.
As always, there’s no fee or login required to use any CareerOneStop resource; but if you or your clients want to
create an optional CareerOneStop User Account, they can save their results along with any career or job ideas.