Soldiers, veterans and military spouses looking for a civilian job can get help with resumes, mentoring, introductions to companies and more from Warriors to the Workforce, which has a schedule of workshops during the AUSA meeting.
"Warriors to the Workforce is part of the American Freedom Foundation's initiative to find veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses jobs, meaningful employment," said Ted Hacker, president and CEO of American Freedom Foundation said on Tuesday.
To help with the transition from military to civilian life, workshops address a wide range of topics tailored to service members, such as fears about the transition, motivation, job performance, financial security and 10 steps to a federal job.
One of the most popular services offered is resume reviews by professionals, Hacker said.
Job seekers can meet recruiters from major companies and federal agencies at Warriors to the Workforce events.
"I look at our job as giving veterans the opportunity to meet companies they otherwise would never have access to," Hacker said. "We get the top companies and top recruiters in the country."
Among companies represented at the Warriors to the Workforce booth on Tuesday were Raytheon, BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, First Command Financial Services and several others. Federal agencies and other organizations also had recruiters there.
He said he knows the service works because people tell him it does, and companies and agencies tell him about their hires through Warriors to the Workforce.
Workshops open to AUSA attendees on Wednesday include:
- "Operation Resume, 4 Battlefield Phases to a Targeted Resume" with Bruce Benedict, a certified resume writer.
- "Develop a Battle Plan for Winning Your Next Great Career Opportunity," with Greg Altieri, a corporate culture analyst.
- "Planning for Success" with Bill Koch, director of Still Serving Veterans.
Warriors to the Workforce is located at Booth 261 at the AUSA gathering.
Kathleen Curthoys is editor of Army Times. She has been an editor at Military Times for 20 years, covering issues that affect service members. She previously worked as an editor and staff writer at newspapers in Columbus, Georgia; Huntsville, Alabama; Bloomington, Indiana; Monterey, California and in Germany.
