Career Opportunities for Student Veterans

Tips For Interpreting Civilian Job Descriptions

We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her how a veteran should look through the qualifications in a job description and assess whether they are qualified. Here’s what …

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Ways To Highlight Your Skills To Match Civilian Roles

We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her to give an example of how someone who served can directly correlate their role in the military to a role …

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Military Careers: This Infographic Explains How to Transition to Civilian Life

We’ve covered military careers here at Vault in the past–covering everything from the options available for post-military careers, to the difficulty of translating military job skills into a format that makes sense to recruiters in the civilian world.

This infographic, …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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These 11 tech companies are hiring veterans right now

While veteran joblessness rose to 7.3% in 2020—versus 8.3% unemployment for the total U.S. population—millions of STEM jobs went unfilled. In 2020, 18.5 million men and women were veterans, comprising 7% of the civilian population.

As the tech industry …

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Veteran Careers: Positive Traits Veterans Should Stress in Interviews

This is the last of three posts on veteran careers, based on an interview I conducted with branding expert Lida Citroën that I conducted earlier this year. In the two previous posts, I focused on Citroën’s comments on some of …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Translating Your Military Skills to Civilian Workplace

Taught by Lida Citroën
Marketing and branding expert Lida Citroën has been serving the transitioning veteran community for many years, presenting workshops and seminars…

Lieutenant General Reynold Hoover (Thirty Minute Mentors)

Taught by Adam Mendler | Thirty Minute Mentors
Lieutenant General Reynold Hoover spent 35 years in the United States Military before retiring as the deputy commander of the…

LinkedIn for Veterans

Taught by May Chow
LinkedIn seeks to help veterans take the next step in their careers and transition from the military to the civilian…

Managing Your Well-Being as a Leader

Taught by Dan Schawbel
Research shows that today’s leaders are suffering from poor well-being and mental health issues more so than ever before. Too…

Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Taught by Kenji Yoshino
Despite decades of diversity and inclusion efforts, people sometimes feel forced to choose between being included and being themselves. Join…

A Navy SEAL’s Surprising Key to Building Unstoppable Teams: Caring

Taught by Pete Mockaitis | How to Be Awesome at Your Job
In this audio-only course adapted from the How to Be Awesome at Your Job podcast, former Navy SEAL platoon commander…

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Taught by Carolyn Goerner
Those who experience imposter syndrome often believe they are inferior to others or have faked their way into positions despite…

Embracing Unexpected Change

Taught by Todd Dewett
When we’re caught off guard by a job loss or the crumbling of a personal relationship, it can be tough…

Isenberg Student Clubs

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