After returning from war, a veteran is not only faced with the task of transitioning to the civilian life but he or she has to find a job that will enable him or her to support him or herself as well as the other members of the family. Being discharged can be a scary thing especially if you have no clue about what you will do in order to support yourself and your family. For more information please visit: http://www.GreenCollarVets.org

2. After returning from war, a veteran is not only
faced with the task of transitioning to the
civilian life but he or she has to find a job that
will enable him or her to support him or herself
as well as the other members of the family.
Being discharged can be a scary thing
especially if you have no clue about what
you will do in order to support yourself and
your family.
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3. But with the skills you gained in the field, there
are many veteran employment opportunities
that you can go for.
You just need to know the rights steps to take
in order for your job hunt to be successful.
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4. The first thing you will need to do when
looking for employment opportunities as a
veteran will be look out for those resources
that offer veteran-specific employment
opportunities.
With the internet, you should be able to find a
lot of programs that will help you to connect
to an employer.
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5. Examples of these programs include VetNet
which is a partnership of various veteran focused
NGOs together with Google, Hire Heroes USA
whose main aim is coming up with jobs that help
veterans transition to civilian life, Veteran Green
Jobs Employment Program which helps vets to
connect to the jobs that are available by
matching their experience to the skills that are
required by the employers in the green sector,
and there is also VetSuccess which is a under the
Department of Veteran Affairs and it offers
employment as well as transition assistance to the
veterans.
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6. There are a lot others which you can easily
find online.
Another thing that you will need to do when
looking for veteran employment opportunities
is to prepare your resume so that it fits the job
that you are looking for.
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7. You need to ensure that the employer you
send your resume to finds value in your
abilities.
Make sure that the duties and responsibilities
you include in the resume have been
translated into a civilian language that the
employer can understand.
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8. Just to be sure that the resume is perfect before
you send to the employer, you can have a family
member or close friend go through it to make
sure that there are no grammatical mistakes that
might risk you not getting the job you are
applying for.
Do not forget to include in the resume the skills
you gained while in service for they are very
crucial when it comes to marketing you and
giving you an upper hand over other people who
might have applied for the same job.
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9. Skills like working well under pressure, integrity
as well as trustworthiness, good teamwork
and leadership skills, ability to get things done
even when faced with adversity among
others are the skills you gained in the service
and they might help you earn that job.
If your application is successful and you are
called for an interview, make sure that you
conduct a basic research about the
company.
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10. At least know what the primary product or
service the company offers, who the
company's clients are and other general
details concerning the company's success (for
instance goals and objectives).
If you are looking for employment
opportunities for veterans then check out
Green Collar Vets today and support our
programs.
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