When the men and women that have gone to serve the country in Iraq and Afghanistan come back home, there is usually a need for them to look for jobs that will help them cater for their everyday needs. It is therefore important that they know the right ways and channels that they can use in order to get jobs in the civilian world. For more information please visit: http://www.GreenCollarVets.org

2. When the men and women that have gone
to serve the country in Iraq and Afghanistan
come back home, there is usually a need for
them to look for jobs that will help them cater
for their everyday needs.
It is therefore important that they know the
right ways and channels that they can use in
order to get jobs in the civilian world.
www.GreenCollarVets.org

3. One of the best places the vets can start their
job search is the Veterans Job Bank. The
Veterans Job Bank is simply a national effort
that is meant to link the veterans to employers
who appreciate the work done by vets.
Employment opportunities for veterans are
usually posted in the Veterans Job Bank so as
to allow the veterans who think they are
eligible for the jobs that have been to send
their applications.
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4. An example of a company that uses the job
bank to hire vets is PostNet. So far, this
company has already employed 100 veterans
using the job bank and it is looking forward to
hitting a target of 150 by the year 2014.
There are other companies that help in
veterans' job search similar to Veterans Job
Bank and they include Hiring
Heroes, RecruitMilitary's Resume Database
and Job Board as well as VetSuccess.
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5. you are a veteran you can just submit your
resume and application details these
companies to stand a chance of being hired
by employers who are seeking ex-military
workers. The employers will carefully review
your job experience and skills and if they find
that you suit their needs you might be called
for employment.
As a vet, you can also apply for the jobs that
are advertised in the newspapers, posted
online or advertised my any other means.
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6. But there are some things that you will need
to observe when sending the application. You
have to ensure that the resume is not written
in a military language that the human
resource personnel cannot understand.
You will need to take the skills as well as the
military jargon and translate them into a
language that civilians can easily understand.
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7. You will need to replace the military titles with
skill headings that match the job that you are
applying for.
Ensure that you do a proper marketing of your
best civilian experience and mix it with the
military background in order to appear
qualified for the civilian position that you are
applying for.
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8. With the skills they have gained in the
field, employment opportunities for veterans
are limitless. They can apply for absolutely any
job.
Examples of these jobs include
teaching, customer service, plumbing and
many others. The Air Force for instance
provides teaching opportunities for veterans
who handle roles in high-classrooms under the
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
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9. ROTC is program that deals with training of
the commissioned officers of the Armed
Forces of the United States of America.
Note that for any job that you will employed
in the civilian world, as a veteran, you will
need to undergo further training in order to
get acquainted with how to handle duties in
the civilian world and know the expectations
that you are required to meet.
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10. For more information please visit:
http://www.GreenCollarVets.org
www.GreenCollarVets.org