Veterans Compass - Directing Veterans to the answers they seek.
Veteran Employment Representatives
Are professionally trained individual, here to help the veteran find employment. In most cases these outstanding employment representatives are veterans themselves. This link will allow you to find your closes representative.
 
Resume Builders
A well built resume is your ticket to getting a good job here is a resume format that has been successful in the past along with a sample cover letter.
 
Cover letter format.docx (DOCX — 11 KB)
resume format.doc (DOC — 24 KB)
 
 
 
 
resume format.doc (DOC — 24 KB)
 
 
 
 
Federal Jobs require a little more work, and the general rules to a regular resume do not apply to a federal resume. Below is a Federal Resume Format.
 
KSA's Information.docx (DOCX — 22 KB)
                
     
 
 
 
This website will help the veteran take his or her occupation in the military and find its civilian counterpart if applicable.
 
Government Employment
Government employment often seems to be the best jobs for our veterans. I have noticed that veterans who are employed by the government are more successful, have a easier time transitioning from the military and are happier with what they do. Here is a list of government employment websites.
 
Federal Agencies.docx (DOCX — 15 KB)
 
 
 
 
Here is the two websites that has postings from all sorts of agencies.
 
 
Veteran Friendly Employers
Veteran friendly employers are employers who give veterans preference when it comes to hiring, most veteran friendly employers are federal contractors, and here is a list of some Federal contractors.
 
 
 
 
Veteran Employment Websites
There are many employment websites; some are specifically for veterans, such as the ones listed here.
 
 
 
 
 
Other Employment Websites
This third web site does not so much as an employment website but more of an employer website; it will narrow down the employers who will have the jobs that you are looking for, but does not list job openings.