Sources are from the VA Employment Website
As you separate from the military, explore your career options by attending a Transition Assistance Program (TAP) briefing.
Use this online tool to get recommendations for careers you may enjoy and succeed in, and training programs to help you get started.
Search for jobs, get help translating your military skills and experience to civilian jobs, and access other career resources.
Get support for starting or advancing your career at VA or other federal government departments.
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Find out how to get free educational and career counseling if you are leaving active service soon, have been discharged within the past year, or are a Veteran or dependent eligible for VA education benefits.
Find the resources you need as you transition from the military to a civilian career, identify programs and workplace support for wounded warriors, and learn more about employment rights, protections, and responsibilities.
This agency's mission is "to maximize the availability, applicability, and usability of all administration small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their Dependents or Survivors."
U.S. Dept. of Labor: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) Provides resources to assist veterans to "Prepare them to Obtain Meaningful Careers, Maximize their Employment Opportunities, and Protect their Employment Rights."
Get assistance from the VA in finding employment. Jobs are posted by employers on this site as well.
A wealth of information on various areas of veterans benefits. Here you'll find factsheets, answers to FAQs, and benefits information.
Resources for Military and Veteran Family Members
The Veterans Employment Center can help spouses and family members access valuable career resources.
Find information to help start a business, access financing, grow a business, and much more.
This recently updated guide points veterans to resources to help their businesses succeed. It is very robust and contains information on everything from generating business ideas to expanding an already established business. It is very helpful for veteran entrepreneurs.
DAV provides information for veterans and their families looking to become entrepreneurs. It guides visitors to agencies, tutorials, and training information to start their business.
Suppose you’re a Veteran who owns a small business. In that case, you may qualify for advantages when bidding on government contracts—along with access to other resources and support—through the Vets First Verification Program. This program is run by the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). Registering through OSDBU will allow you to work with us (all businesses that work with VA must be registered). Find out if you can register your Veteran-owned small business.
The VA OSDBU mission is to enable Veterans to access economic opportunity by leveraging the federal procurement system and expanding the participation of procurement-ready small businesses.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has undertaken an outreach effort to identify small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans. The DoD outreach effort aims to improve prime and subcontracting opportunities for veteran and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The DoD believes that the sacrifices made by veterans in the service of our country need to be recognized at all levels of government. The Defense Department is committed to making the maximum practicable prime and subcontracting opportunities available to such firms.