Resources
Here is an overview of websites and articles to help you on your journey. There are new resources being started all the time. If you come across these let me know and I’ll add them to the list.
Military Membership Sites
Transition Publications
Civilian Job News
G.I. Jobs
Military Times Edge
Military Transition Times
Military Job Boards/E-Recruitment
CivilianJobs.com
Cleared Connections
ClearedJobs.net
Hire a Hero
Hire Canadian Military
Hire Heroes USA
Hire Patriots
JSAJE Plus (Joint Services Academies Jobs Electronically)
Marine For Life
Military Connection
Military Engineer Jobs
Military Exits
Military Hire
Military Job Zone
Navy League Hiring Center
Transition Assistance Online
USA Defense Industry Jobs
Veteran Employment
VetJobs
Your Military Jobs
Military Specialized Recruitment Companies
Alliance Recruiting
Bradley-Morris, Inc.
Cameron-Brooks
Gemini Forces (UK)
Lucas Group
Military Recruiting Institute
Orion International
RecruitMilitary
Soar Consulting, Inc.
Resume Services
Career Pro Plus
Employment911 – Military to Civilian Resume Writing
MilitaryResumes.com
Military Resume Writers
Military Resume Wizard
Education
Allied Schools – Education 4 Military
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
Networking
iSABRD (Service Academy Business Resources Directory)
Government/Non-Profit
Call of Duty Endowment (CODE)
Department of Labor/Vets Program Information
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Military Officers Association of America
Swords to Plowshares
Tip of the Arrow Foundation
United States Veterans Association
Veteran Hiring Advice for Companies
Hire Military
The Value of a Veteran
Articles/Reports
Military Experience & CEOs: Is There a Link? – Korn/Ferry International report which asks the question: does military service help an executive become more successful in running a corporation. I highlighted some key lessons from this article in this blog post.
Battle-Tested: From Solder to Business leader – March 2010 article from Fortune magazine explaining how corporate American is (re)discovering the benefits of hiring military talent. I wrote how you can use the lessons from this article in your military transition in this post.
Frontline Leadership – This is a series of blog posts by Harvard Business Review featuring business and leadership insights from former and current military leaders. Here are some example articles: “How the Army Prepared Me to Work at Google,” and “What a Marine Jet Crash Can Teach Wall Street,” and “Why the Military Produces Great Leaders.”
How America’s Top Military Officer Uses Business to Boost National Security - Excellent profile of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen from Fast Company magazine. Unique aspect of this article is an explanation how the Admiral works with businesses.
What’s So Special About Special Ops - A consultant writes in a leading management publication – strategy+business – that the U.S. military’s elite training programs offer a model for the strategic deployment of human capital and for building effective teams.
Top Ten Lessons from the US Navy: Management Lessons of an Aircraft Carrier at Sea – Article by a venture capitalist, Bill Reichert, about management lessons he learned after he spent 24 hours on the USS Nimitz along with a group of bloggers. If you want to see photos of what the group of bloggers experienced check out the blog of one of the attendees – Guy Kawasaki.
Military CEOs – Economic Working Paper - An academic working paper by two economists. A bit theoretical but some important insights. In the author’s words here is the purpose of the paper: “We analyze the effect of military service of CEOs on a host of managerial decisions, corporate policies and outcomes.”
The Brand Called You, by Tom Peters Classic article by management consultant extraordinaire Tom Peter launching the entire personal branding movement. Written in 1997 the lessons from this article are still very relevant today for your transition. I write about how to develop your personal brand, and integrate the lesson of Tom Peters, in Part 3 of my Heroic Journey Series here.