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Unemployment is a serious concern for newly graduated students, and members of the military community are no exception. Veterans and their spouses are entering the workforce after years apart for both military service and education. Colleges across the country employ career counselors to ease the transition from being a student to being employed. However, many of these counselors are unfamiliar with the culture of the military or its organization and structure, making them unaware of the potential these students possess. This information is vital in order to better aid the military community in the final phase of their higher education: getting out of school and into a career position.

The largest group benefiting from this training will be student veterans. While career counselors cannot guarantee every veteran a job, they can assist in making the veteran a better candidate by strengthening their unique experiences. Your community can provide the college’s career counselor(s) with information they need to better serve a student veteran such as how to translate their military service, describe the level of authority or accountability they had while in service, and teach veterans to highlight military experiences that demonstrate their adaptability and resilience. This will set the student veteran apart to potential employers as superior applicants. Learn how to implement this promising practice.