Resume Writing and Interview Preparation
Hiring Our Heroes:
• Service Members/Veterans:
o Resume Engine - Assists with the translation of your military service to a civilian resume. You will be
able to share your resume with employers through this site.
• Military Spouse Program:
o My Career Spark – Resume builder for military spouses.
LinkedIn & LinkedIn Learning:
• Free Premium Account for 1-Year:
o Service Members and Veterans
o Military Spouses and Caregivers
• Explore LinkedIn Learning’s library of classes for professional development (
must have LinkedIn Premium
)
CASY: Provides free job placement assistance to veterans, military, and military spouses.
Hire Heroes USA: Provides free job search assistance with career coaching, resume writing, mock interviewing,
mentoring, job sourcing and career events for active-duty service members, military spouses, and veterans.
Indeed: Assists with formatting and building your resume. Also receive a free resume review that includes a curated
10-minute video with personalized recommendations.
VA for VETS: Provides employment readiness assistance and outreach for VA Federal Employment opportunities.
Mentoring
American Corporate Partners (ACP): A personalized career mentorship program that hand picks a Mentor based on
your career interests and professional work history.
COMMIT Foundation: Helping America’s top tier service members and veterans find their purpose transitioning from
the military to professional civilian life.
FourBlock: Helps transitioning service members create a professional network.
Honor Foundation: (FOR US SPECIAL OPERATIONS ONLY): Provide professional development to prepare for the
transition to the professional civilian workforce.
Veterati: Have free access to unlimited mentors through a digital mentorship platform to support the military
community pursue the careers of their dreams at every point in their career journey.
Military Spouses
Blue Star Families (BSF): On-demand webinar platform that brings in experts on finances, IT training, remote work,
and entrepreneurship.
Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) Program: Provides military spouses with expert education and
career guidance and offers comprehensive information, tools and resources to support career exploration, education,
training, and licensing, employment readiness, and career connections.
Caregivers
Code of Support: Provides essential and critical one-on-one assistance to struggling service members, veterans and
their families (SMVF) who have the most complex needs.
Elizabeth Dole Foundation Resource Directory: Browse the vetted directory of valuable resources to find
organizations that help military caregivers and their families. Use the filters to explore resources that address
challenges specific to your situation.
Wounded Warrior Project: Assists with job search, resume writing, goal setting and networking.
DoD Skillbridge & Career Skills Programs
Hiring Our Heroes:
• Service Members: The Corporate Fellowship Program is an innovative 12-week program that provides
transitioning service members with professional training and hands-on experience in civilian workforce.
• Military Spouses/Caregivers: Military Spouse Fellowship Program is a 6-week program that provides military
spouses and caregivers with professional training, networking and hands-on experience in the civilian
workforce.
DOE/Solar Ready Vets Fellowship Program: 12-week program that allows service members to learn more about
career opportunities in solar and showcase their skills in an applied work environment.
M-TEN Toyota Fellowship Program: Allows veterans to participate in a paid one-year automotive technician training
program, earning credits towards becoming a certified technician. The program is currently accepting candidates in
southeast US—NC, SC, GA, AL and FL.
Salesforce Military: Offers free, online training classes and certification exams at no cost for active-duty military,
veterans, and military spouses. We connect our talented pipeline with partner companies to help grow, strengthen,
and diversify their workforces.
• Salesforce Fellowship Program: Allows veterans and military spouses to participate in paid 12-week fellowships,
gaining targeted experience as a certified Salesforce professional. The hands-on experience offered through the
program prepares fellows for a smooth transition into Salesforce careers.
Skillstorm: Entry-Level Software Developer Program Military Fellowship Program offering a Foundation Tech Training,
4-week introduction to software development and an Advanced Technology Immersion & Certification, 12-week
deep-dive program designed for tech-savvy veterans or graduates of our Foundational Training Program.
Apprenticeship & Training Programs
Airstreams: Accelerated 240 hour Renewable Energy and Communications Tower Technician Program offers a
complete complement of safety and technical lessons designed to provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of
wind energy and communication towers to prepare you for an entry-level position in the industries.
Amazon:
• Apprenticeship: Participate in an IT apprenticeship to learn and develop skills in high demand technology roles.
Formal training followed by paid On the Job cloud technology training at Amazon.
• AWS Educate: Four training pathways: Software Development, Solution Architect, Big Data/Data Engineer and
Operations/Technical Customer Support.
• Camo2Commerce: Free to transitioning service members, these classes serve as direct pipelines into high
demand roles at Amazon. Twelve to 16 week training courses for both Data Center Technician and Cloud
Support Associate roles.
• DSP Program: Start your own business opportunity with Amazon by growing a package delivery business.
Eleven Fifty Academy: Boot camp-style courses in web development, software development, cybersecurity, and
UI/UX design, Eleven Fifty prepares students for a new career in tech in just 90 days—16 times faster than a
traditional degree.
Mears Group
Microsoft:
• Service Members/Veterans:
o Microsoft Software & Systems Academy - MSSA - provides transitioning service members and
veterans, including those with clearance, with critical career skills required for today’s growing
technology industry.
• Military Spouses:
o Microsoft Spouse Technology Academy - provides an intensive 22-week onsite training program
designed to empower military spouses with in-demand digital skills leading to well-paying and
meaningful careers.
Onward 2 Opportunity (O2O): Access to training and professional certifications that help prepare you for your next
career – at no cost and individualized career preparation services and job placement support.
Troops 2 Transportation: Exclusive program of The CDL School and its partner carriers. The Commercial Driver’s
License Training provides expert knowledge on every aspect of commercial vehicles; from air and brake inspections
to extensive on-road training.
