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Top 3 Jobs for Healthcare Professionals OCONUS Healthcare degrees tend to be inherently portable. An aging population and shortage of healthcare professionals across the country results in a high demand for this field. Within the US, challenges related to license transfer from state to state can delay portability. The employment landscape – requirements for different… Read more »
New Virtual Paid Fellowship for Veterans and Military Spouses Partnering with Salesforce (formerly known as Vetforce), Hiring Our Heroes announced a new paid fellowship program for veterans and military spouses on May 21st. This program works to mitigate problems like overcoming employment barriers in the military community and bridging the digital skills gap. Unlike many… Read more »
Ideas for OCONUS Spouse Career Paths The appeal of a nursing degree to a military spouse is undeniable. If they are lucky, they will be stationed near a fairly large town with plenty of health care positions to be filled. However, some will be limited to opportunities on the base alone. This is the much… Read more »
If you are a service-disabled veteran and small business owner, you may qualify to compete for special government contracts. Learn more.
Update: 7/21/2023: In early 2023, President Joe Biden signed legislation mandating interstate license transfer standards for military spouses. However, six months later at press time, the Department of Justice felt the need to send formal reminders to state governments; these nudges were designed to help states move forward with recent DoD license transfer policies for… Read more »
Preparing for and Finding a Remote Job Landing a remote job can seem daunting if you’ve never considered remote work before and don’t know where to begin; however, it is becoming more and more common for companies to be fully remote or for companies to offer remote positions. For military spouses this means you can… Read more »
Hiring Our Heroes Programs The military community represents many races, ethnicities, and religions. It could be one of the most diverse demographics the world has ever known. As such, numerous challenges are unique to this community, the greatest being transitioning from military service back into “normal” life. Within this challenge are education and employment. Many… Read more »
Virtual job fairs are a great way for military and veteran job seekers to land a job by connecting with local or national companies from the comfort of their own home. Companies are looking for a wide range of candidates from college graduates to executive-level professionals.
Highlighting Online Veteran Businesses Today, small businesses around the country are faced with some extraordinary challenges. While we are stuck at home, we can support those small, veteran-owned businesses with an online presence. Our sister site, CollegeRecon, did a piece back in February that covered some really great businesses, and I want to take a… Read more »
Should You Consider a Career in Cloud Services? Cloud Services also commonly referred to as cloud computing are services consisting of storage, networking, analytics, intelligence, software, and application design. With 90% of companies operating in the cloud it is no wonder that in 2021 the cloud services market is set to reach $300 billion. On… Read more »