Deploying New Tools

There are many organizations keeping us on the cutting edge: developing and launching new tools, embracing and deploying new technologies, and helping us communicate better with the military service members we hope to be able to serve.

TOYOTA
If you’re a U.S. veteran who’s returning home and looking to enter the civilian workforce, how do you express—in a one-page resume— that the strengths, skills, and character you’ve displayed while in service to your country can be of real value to a civilian employer? Not so easy, is it?

That’s why Toyota partnered with Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on their Hiring Our Heroes program to assist with the creation of tools and resources to help veterans do just that.

The Personal Branding Resume Engine is a first-of-its-kind online tool that takes the entirety of a veteran’s military experience and translates it into a strong, civilian-friendly resume and 90-second elevator pitch.

The Personal Branding Resume Engine also helps streamline a veteran’s path to meaningful employment with an employer search feature that allows veterans to add their completed resumes to a database where employers can find qualified veteran candidates, completely free of charge to both veterans and employers. To see the Personal Branding Resume Engine, visit resumeengine.org.

VERIZON
Earlier this year, Verizon and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation launched the Hiring our Heroes app, a mobile one-stop shop developed to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses search for employment. The app includes a resume tool to help veterans better brand themselves, a job portal to search for employment opportunities, and a virtual mentorship program.

The app organizes resources found on the web into the phases of a typical job search: Build Your Brand; Search for Jobs; Interview & Follow Up; and Mentorship Programs.

The Verizon Foundation has funded various programs that help returning veterans transition back into civilian life and into the private workforce. Verizon also has a number of external partnerships to further advocate the hiring of veterans, including Employer Support of Guard and the Reserves, Military Spouse Employment Partnership, Hiring our Heroes, Wounded Warrior Project, and the John Jay College Veterans Roundtable.

BNY MELLON
BNY Mellon is one of a number of forward-thinking organizations that have invested heavily in their career site, and in making it easy for former military personnel to be able to “identify” with jobs in their organization.

An important tool included in the site is the Military Jobs Transcoder. The jobs transcoder allows veterans to align their military experience and training with opportunities within the organization. Using the service member’s prior MOS, MOSC, rating, or designator as a starting point for application, the transcoder allows the veteran to apply confidently to positions that would be a known fit.

These job translators and transcoders interface directly with the applicant tracking system to demystify the application process and create a seamless connection that elevates the candidate experience.

ACCENTURE
Accenture’s Military Career Coach is an online tool developed with the assistance of LinkedIn to help veterans with resume development, job searching, interviewing, and building an online profile.

The app walks veterans through the steps needed to create the right social media presence to encourage successful networking and improve their online fluency, so they can gain equal access to opportunities in today’s recruitment market. It also offers instructional content and videos in areas such as career planning, resume writing, interviewing, and more.

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