- Find work now
- Know what you are worth
- Leaving the military
- Benefits and rights
- Credentials that get you hired
- Support beyond the job
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Find work now
Live roles and the tools to land them.
Open rolesLive openings, updated continuously from our system. Free to apply, always.Submit an applicationOne form + résumé upload, straight to a recruiter. We match you across every open role.Rate my résuméFree instant score, plus specific advice on what to fix.Résumé builderBuild a civilian résumé from your service record.Apprenticeships + GI BillEarn a wage while you train — and the GI Bill pays a housing allowance on top. The underused benefit, explained.What your skills payReal median wages for the jobs veterans move into, by metro — straight from the federal wage survey.MOS translatorYour military code, translated into the civilian jobs it maps to.Career quizNot sure what you want to do next? Start here.Employers hiring veterans2,396 employers whose own federal filings show they actually hire veterans — by state and industry.Employer spotlight: WalserFive veterans and Guard members on what support looks like at Walser Automotive Group.
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Know what you are worth
Pay, benefits and the numbers that decide your next move.
Military pay to civilian salaryConvert your pay and allowances into a real salary target.Your rank in civilian termsEvery pay grade from E-1 to O-6: civilian job equivalents, basic pay, Minneapolis BAH and what the matching civilian jobs pay.VA disability calculatorThe combined rating maths, done properly.VA disability ratings explainedHow ratings work and how they are decided.Working while on VA disabilityWhat you can earn without risking your rating.Salary negotiationHow to negotiate when you have never had to before.
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Leaving the military
The transition itself, in order.
Separation checklistWhat to do and when, before you take off the uniform.Separation plannerYour date in, a fully dated countdown plan out.DoD SkillBridgeTrain with a civilian employer in your final months, on military pay. Up to 180 days, less for senior ranks.Working on terminal leaveStarting a civilian job before your separation date, and the rules that still apply.SkillBridge programmes206 occupations with authorized host organizations.Your first 90 daysThe part nobody prepares you for.Your second civilian jobSix months to three years in: move up, or move on well.Military to civilian résuméHow to write it so a civilian recruiter understands it.Interview preparationAnswering civilian interview questions without jargon.Verify a recruiterCheck that a job offer or recruiter is real, and where to report a scam.Data center careers in MinnesotaPower, cooling and network jobs for 91D, 12R, 25B, EM, ET and 3E0 backgrounds, with state licensing and pay.Health & life insurance after you separateTAMP, CHCBP, VGLI and VALife, with the deadlines that matter.Unemployment after separation (UCX)How to file for unemployment while you look for work.
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Benefits and rights
What you earned, and what protects you at work.
Benefits FinderSeven quick questions, then a personal checklist of the benefits, deadlines and free help that may apply to you.Veteran benefits by stateProperty tax relief, tuition, licenses and state hiring preference in all 50 states and DC, with official sources.Using the GI BillPost-9/11 rules, transfers and the money involved.Filing a VA disability claimStep by step, with the evidence that matters.Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E)Chapter 31 — often better than the GI Bill.USERRAYour right to your job back after service.Veterans' preferenceHow preference actually works in federal hiring.Discharge upgradesHow to correct a record that is costing you benefits.Survivor & caregiver benefitsFor families and those who care for a veteran.Enrolling in VA health careWho qualifies, how to apply, and where Vet Centers fit.VA home loansEligibility, the funding fee and who is exempt, and using the benefit again.VA pension & Aid and AttendanceMonthly pension for wartime veterans with limited income, and the scams to avoid.Retirement pay: CRDP, CRSC, TSP, SBPHow retired pay and VA compensation fit together, and the decisions that are hard to undo.SCRA protectionsInterest caps, ending leases on orders and court protections.Benefits you might be missingPark passes, base shopping, Space-A and more you may have earned.
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Credentials that get you hired
The certifications employers in our roles actually ask for.
Credentialing & COOL fundingHow to get certifications paid for.CDLCommercial driving, and the military skills test waiver.Welding certificationAWS credentials and where they lead.CompTIA Security+The baseline cyber credential for cleared work.PMPProject management, and how service time counts.FAA A&PAviation maintenance certification.OSHA 10 & 30Safety credentials for industrial work.Medic to healthcare in MinnesotaEMT, CNA, LPN and RN routes for 68W, HM, 4N0X1 and 68C, with the real licensing rules.
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Support beyond the job
Everything else — and there is a lot of it.
Veteran resource directoryMore than 700 searchable resources: crisis lines, benefits, housing, legal aid, family support.Minnesota county CVSOsEvery county veterans service officer in the state.Minnesota military unitsEvery Guard and Reserve unit in the state — who, where, and what they do.Military bases in MinnesotaMinnesota's military sites from DoD's installation data, on one map and grouped by component.Crisis & mental healthImmediate help, and longer-term support.Military spouse employmentBecause the household transitions, not just the service member.All guidesEvery long-form guide we publish, in one place.