Job Seekers

Working With Your Career Specialist

Building a Strong Partnership for a Successful Job Search

Let's work together to get you hired!

A successful job search is built on a strong, collaborative relationship between the candidate and their Career Specialist. Each step in the process is designed to meet candidates where they are, provide personalized guidance, and equip them with the tools needed to confidently pursue new opportunities at no-cost.

1. Welcome Questionnaire: Setting the Foundation

The journey begins with a welcome questionnaire. This helps the Career Specialist understand:

• The candidate’s background and goals
• Where they currently are in their job search
• What support they need most

This step ensures expectations are clear and creates a shared understanding of how you’ll work together.

2. Phone Consultation: Creating a Game Plan

Next comes a personalized phone consultation. This conversation allows the Career Specialist to build a tailored strategy, which may include:

• Reviewing and refining the resume
• Rewording or strengthening key verbiage
• Translating military experience into civilian language
• Reviewing or optimizing the LinkedIn profile
• Identifying training or upskilling opportunities
• Highlighting both hard and soft skills

This is where the roadmap for the candidate’s job search truly takes shape.

3. Resume Revisions: Crafting a Strong Master Resume

After the consultation, the Career Specialist works with the candidate to create a polished master resume. This involves:

• Drafting and revising resume versions
• Ensuring alignment with job requirements
• Highlighting relevant experience and skills
• Preparing a strong base resume that can be tailored for each application

Because companies increasingly require tailored resumes, this collaborative process is essential. Candidates must understand expectations and stay engaged to ensure accuracy and alignment.

4. Ongoing Collaboration: Staying Connected

The job search is dynamic, and communication is key. Candidates should:

• Stay in touch with their Career Specialist
• Share updates on applications and interviews
• Ask questions when unsure
• Continue learning about the job market and opportunities

RecruiterConnect Jobs

This is where you’ll find all the available positions from vetted employers that our RecruiterConnect Specialists are directly collaborating with.

Work From Home Jobs

All job listings on this board are remote positions that our RecruiterConnect Specialists are collaborating directly with the employers to fill.

DirectEmployers Jobs

Gain immediate access to more than 2 million verified nationwide job postings directly from employers, hosted by DirectEmployers Association.

Resume Engine

VetJobs has partnered with Hiring Our Heroes to provide you with this in-depth resume builder. With Resume Engine, you can create a professional, tailored resume in just minutes. Then download or share it directly with employers looking for top military talent.

MOS / Rate Translator

VetJobs has partnered with Oplign to provide you with the most advanced MOS/Rate translator. This cutting-edge Employment Intelligence Platform not only converts your military skills and experience into terms that civilian employers value, but it also matches you with jobs that fit those skills.

A Message From Dan Goldenberg, Call of Duty Endowment

“Veterans are reentering the job market in record numbers. Are you one of them?

We’re here to help. If you need a hand, visit https://www.callofdutyendowment.org/us_veteran_support.html. Through our grantees, we’ve helped more than 149,000 veterans find meaningful careers after their service, and we can connect you with teams who can advise and assist you with your search.

Veterans represent the best of our values. We want to make sure you’re taken care of after you’ve taken such good care of our country.”

-Dan Goldenberg

Success Stories

VJ-scam-alert

Military Spouse Jobs and VetJobs operate under funding agreements, statutory authority, and program objectives that restrict service delivery to defined military‑affiliated populations. Eligibility is therefore limited to transitioning service members, veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserve, military spouses, survivors, caregivers, and individuals with verified military affiliation. These limitations ensure compliance with grant requirements and responsible stewardship of public and private funds.

HOT JOBS

This is a small sample of positions that companies are looking to fill immediately.

Updated On: August 3, 2026

Construction Defect Sr Technical Specialist
Tampa, FL

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High School Degree or GED.
  • 3 years of liability claim handling experience and/or comparable litigation claim experience.
  • In order to perform the essential job functions of this job, acquisition and maintenance of Insurance License(s) may be required to comply with state and Travelers requirements.
  • Generally, license(s) are required to be obtained within three months of starting the job.

Associate Engineer
Savannah, GA

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or global equivalent in related discipline.
  • 2 to 4 years of related professional experience.

Antenna Engineer (Starship)
Hawthorne, CA

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of relevant professional or project experience with antennas or RF systems
  • 1+ years of experience with 3D electromagnetic simulation tools

Embedded Software Engineer (Cleared)
Scottsdale, AZ

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
  • Requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master’s degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.
  • Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
  • Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
  • Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Quality Inspector 1st Shift
Arden, NC

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 2-year associate degree or 1 year of manufacturing experience
  • Basic computer skills including email communication and computer navigation
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.
  • Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Scroll to Top