Veteran Transition Resouces
Employment Tools
IVMF VetNet: VETNET - D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (syracuse.edu)
Salute - DOD Partners Program: National Employment Resources For Veterans | Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes (saluteheroes.org)
Hiring Our Heroes: Home Page - Hiring Our Heroes
EMPLOYMENT - VETERANS.GOV
VETERANS.GOV is designed to be the virtual "first stop" in the employment search process for veterans, transitioning service members, and their spouses — and for employers in the hiring process.
The site brings together job banks, state employment offices, American Job Centers, opportunities in top trending industry sectors, and employer assistance all in one online spot.
If you're a veteran or service member looking for your first civilian job after the military, wanting a career change, or hoping to start your own business, VETERANS.GOV is your go-to site for resources that will help you chart a new path.
VETERANS.GOV Resources:
For Job Seekers
- Connect with one-on-one assistance in the nearly 2,400 American Job Centers located conveniently in communities around the country;
- Explore Veterans' Job Bank/National Labor Exchange online job listings;
- Search career paths by industry, by similarity to military careers, or by keyword;
- Locate approved local training programs, colleges and universities;
- Access resources from Federal partners to connect with industry career programs in sectors including agriculture, transportation, energy/utilities, homeland security, and employment in the federal government;
- Learn how to start a business; and
- Link to the Veterans Employment Center (VEC) portal.
My Next Move for Veterans
My Next Move for Veterans is an online interactive tool where veterans can learn more about civilian career options. Users can:
- Explore over 900 different careers and see important information including skills, tasks, salaries, and employment outlook on easy-to-read career reports.
- Look at related apprenticeships and training, and search actual job openings.
- Find careers through a keyword search; by browsing industries; or through a military transition search that recommends civilian careers relevant to their military experience.
The National Resource Directory
The National Resource Directory (NRD) is a resource website that connects wounded warriors, Service Members, Veterans, their families, and caregivers to programs and services that support them.
It provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. Visitors can find information on a variety of topics that supply an abundance of vetted resources. For help finding resources on the site, visit the How to Use this Site section of the NRD.
Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Department of Labor Vets Program
America’s Service Locator – Find workforce services in your area nationwide.
Recovery Coordination Program (RCP)
The Recovery Coordination Program (RCP) provides the support of Recovery Care Coordinators (RCCs) to wounded, ill, and injured service members to ensure they get the non-medical support they need to create the life they want.
Warrior Care > Care Coordination > Recovery Coordination (dodlive.mil)
Comprehensive Recovery Plan
The Recovery Care Coordinators work closely with each service member, families, and recovery team to develop a Comprehensive Recovery Plan (CRP). This plan identifies the Service members’ and families’ goals and the resources they need to achieve them, such as assistive technology, education, employment, or housing. The RCC uses the plan to guide service members and their families along the road to recovery, rehabilitation, and return to duty or reintegration into the civilian community.
Service members who have serious or catastrophic wounds, illnesses, or injuries are eligible to receive the support of an RCC. Service members may self-refer or be referred by medical or administrative personnel, military service wounded, ill, and injured program staff, or a family member.
RCCs are available at military treatment facilities and installations across the country. They work within the military services’ wounded, ill, and injured programs including:
- U.S. Army Recovery Care Program (ARCP)
- U.S. Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor (NWW)
- U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2)
- U.S. Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment (USMC WWR)
- U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Warrior Care Program
- U.S. Army Reserve Recovery Coordination Program
Warrior Care > Care Coordination > Recovery Coordination (dodlive.mil)
Military Transition Assistance Programs
- The Defense Department Transition Assistance Program has information, tools and training to prepare you and your family for your military-to-civilian transition.
- Find your nearest Transition Assistance Program office. Transition Assistance offices are on most military installations in the United States and overseas. Each service branch has its own program:
VA Employment Resources
Employment Sites / Resources
Private sector effort to hire veterans – http://www.servicelocator.org/
Locate veterans at an American Job Center near you –http://www.uschamberfoundation.org/form/hiring-500000-heroes
Business Center at CareerOneStop – http://www.careeronestop.org/businesscenter/index.aspx
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) – http://www.dav.org/
The Army Women’s Foundation – http://www.awfdn.org/
If you are interested in energy and are interested in a Federal job check out Energy.gov
Wounded Warrior Programs
Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor
National Resource Directory – Connecting Wounded Warriors, Service Members, Veterans, Their Families and Caregivers with Those Who Support Them.
VetSuccess- VetSuccess is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and provides the opportunity for veterans to post resumes, and for employers to post job openings as well as links directly to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) national employment resources for employers.
Veterans Administration Assistance for Homeless Veterans
VA Benefits for VeteransDependents and Survivors
The work opportunity tax credit – Veterans Brochure
State of Texas Resources
Texas Veteran Network
The Texas Veterans Network (TVN) is the first interconnected state consisting of more than 300 veteran-focused community-based organizations and government agencies and thousands of resources that holistically serve the veteran and military community.
Join the network that is committed to connecting the military community to the right resources at the right time.
Texas Veterans Portal
The Texas Veterans Portal connects veterans, their families, and caregivers to the benefits and services earned through their military service. Thank you for serving our country!
Texas Veterans Commission
Helping Veterans Starts Here
The Texas Veterans Commission is the state department of veteran affairs. The Agency was created in 1927 as the State Service Office to assist veterans. Our purpose has always been to act as the state appointed advocate of Texas veterans as they attempt to secure the benefits rightfully earned in exchange for their service in our nation’s armed forces.
Texas Veterans Leadership Program
The Texas Veterans Leadership Program is a Texas Workforce Commission resource and referral network. It connects returning veterans with the resources they need to lead productive lives and enjoy the full benefits of the society they have willingly served. Our Veterans Resource and Referral Specialists are assigned to each of the 28 Workforce Development Board areas. They work closely with staff members from Workforce Solutions offices and the Texas Veterans Commission. These specialists understand the needs of veterans because they also are veterans. All 23 Veterans Resource and Referral Specialists are veterans who have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.