Employment
There are several programs and agencies that assist veterans entering the civilian workforce.
Resume Assistance
- Hire Our Heroes: Build a Resume
- Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Employment Toolkit
- O*Net OnLine: Military Crosswalk Search
- TAOnline: Skills Translator
- DAV: Employment Resources
- Military.com: Military Skills Translator
- Hiring Our Heros: Personal Branding Resume Engine
- CareerOneStop: Resumes and Applications
Interview Preparation
Mentoring
Employment Resources
- City of Albuquerque's Veterans Hiring Initiative
Veterans qualified for the City Department Jobs will be given an Interview - U.S. Department of Labor Hire Vets First
Excellent career web site for hiring veterans of America's military. - VA Vocational Rehabilitation - Vets Success
Disabled veterans employment stipend and assistance. - New Mexico Vocational Rehabilitation
Helping veterans with disabilities achieve a suitable employment outcome. - Horizons of New Mexico
Jobs for People With Disabilities - Veterans' Workforce Investment Program
"Work First" program to help you secure employment as soon as possible. - USA Jobs
Employment Opportunities for Veterans in the Federal Government. - New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
- New Mexico State Personnel Office
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
Protects service members reemployment rights when returning from a period of military service. Help with reemployment issues.
- New Mexico Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Troops to Teachers
Second career in public education. - Helmets to Hardhats
Connects veterans to careers in construction. - New Mexico Apprenticeship Program
Become proficient in a specific trade. - Order of the Purple Heart - OIF/OEF Mentoring Program
Combat wounded veterans helping veterans. - Military Spouse Employment Partnership
- Recruit Military
- Free Job Corps Training for Young Veterans (20-24 Year-Olds)
DOL VETS is enrolling 300 Veterans ages 20-24 in new one-year, all-expense paid Demonstration Project with ETA's Job Corp that provides training, a credential or certificate, stipend, housing, meals, employment and post-employment support. - America's Heroes at Work Instructions for employers to hire veterans "Hiring Toolkit."
- Military OneSource