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Campus Resources
- Veteran Services & Military Assistance Center: Helps navigate federal and state educational benefits for UW–Madison student-veterans and dependents of veterans
- Veterans, Educators, and Traditional Students (VETS) Educates, raises awareness, and facilitates discussions concerning veterans issues, military service, and U.S. military/foreign policy through first-person experiences to the entire UW-Madison campus and community.
- University Health Services
- Veterans Law Center: Free walk-in legal clinic that serves low-income veterans and their families.
- Office for Equity and Diversity
Job Boards
- USA Jobs – Veterans Dedicated Website: Provides detailed information to veterans, transitioning service members and their families, including: Veterans’ preference eligibility, special veteran appointing authorities, and other veteran related topics.
- Navigating USA Jobs: Provides information on eligibility for veterans’ preference, as well as other veteran specific hiring options
- Veterans Employment Center: U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Board for Vets
- Military Times: Independent source for news and information affecting service members’ and their family’s careers and personal lives
- Hire Heroes USA: Empowers U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce
- Hire a Hero: Dedicated to connecting individuals with military-friendly employers
- VetJobs: Dedicated to transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members, and veterans that have separated over the last several decades
- G.I. Jobs: Resource for jobs, schools, entrepreneurship, and transition resources for veterans or service members
- Veterans Enterprise: Organizations actively recruiting transitioning veterans
- My Next Move: Designed for U.S. Vets currently seeking jobs to learn about career options
- Veteran Jobs Mission: Organization that provides opportunities for members to network with like-minded organizations and leaders who are making an impact
- Job Opportunities for DisABLED Veterans: Charitable organization focused on reducing the high unemployment rate of individuals and veterans with disabilities
General Information & Resources
- Department of Labor: VETS serve America’s veterans and separating service members by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing employment resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights
- The National Resource Directory Engages with programs for Service Members and Veterans across the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, other U.S. Government agencies, and associated organizations
- Community Resources
- Madison Veterans Center: Community based readjustment counseling center for combat veterans.
- Dane County Veterans Service Office: Assists veterans and their families with obtaining local, state and federal benefits.
- State of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs: Works on behalf of Wisconsin’s veterans community — veterans, their families and their survivors — in recognition of their service and sacrifice to our state and nation.
- Resume Resources
- Go Government – Create Your Federal Resume
- O*Net’s Military Occupation Codes (MOC) Crosswalk
- The Real Warriors Campaign: Aids in converting military experience to a civilian resume
- MoneyGeek’s Veterans’ Guide to Job Hunting in the Civilian World: Focuses on helping veterans create a resume, search for a job or apply and interview for a position.
- VA.gov: Supports veterans in all stages of their job search.
- VA for Vets Resume Building Guide
- Sample Resume from Northeastern University
- Networking Resources
- American Corporate Partners: Committed to helping military and veteran student populations with their transition from service to academic life and, ultimately, to a new career
- Veterati: Veteran mentorship program
- LinkedIn Groups
- Facebook Pages
- Knowing Your Rights
- Transition Resources
- FourBlock: Semester-long, university-accredited career-readiness program that provides professional development, career exploration, and networks.
- Travis Manion Foundation: Transition Workshops focus first on the foundation that service members need to flourish in their post-military lives.
- VA Career Toolkit: Provides veterans with answers and resources in finding and obtaining employment, as well as making career decisions and excelling in the workplace.