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Find Your Next Career on U.S. Tech Vets!

USTechVets.org is an online career support community designed to connect Veterans and their spouses to employment opportunities in the tech sector. Upload your resume and apply to over 10,000 technology jobs posted on the site. Over 650 corporate recruiters are looking to connect with you today!

U.S. Tech Vets also contains many useful tools to boost your job search, including a military skills translator. Translate your military skills, experience and training to find career opportunities that best align with your capabilities on the site! Define your military experience and subspecialities in your profile on the site and customize the jobs available to you. The Military Skills Translator will also provide language to help you describe your military skills and experience to civilian recruiters.

Some of the other tools on the site include:

• Transition Center: Create an action plan based on the amount of time you have before separation from active duty. Stay on track with the actions needed for a successful transition.
• Resume Builder: Seamlessly upload and edit your resume from cloud store providers like Google Drive.
• Budget Calculator: Statistics show that transitioning service members need to earn approximately 35 percent more than they were making while serving due to expenses such as housing and medical. The site’s budget calculator will help you and your family create a livable and sustainable budget.

Setting up an account on USTechVets.org is FREE! Sign up, post your resume and start searching for a new career today!

Recruiting & Networking Events

Connect with and gain insider insights into the hiring process from top corporate recruiters—in an intimate setting!

The VEI partners with the Military District of Washington (MDW), Virginia Department of Veterans Services, the Virginia Employment Commission and other local Veteran support organizations and workforce investment boards to host recruiting events to match Veteran-friendly companies with Veteran and military spouse job seekers.

Unlike a traditional job fairs where candidates circulate to employer tables, our events are uniquely designed to personally connect with small groups of Veterans in a round-robin format. During these events, recruiters present their companies and job openings directly to the jobseekers in 15 minute sessions allowing employers ask candidates about their personal qualifications and interest in specific positions. The format also provides great insight and mentoring for job seekers.

Contact VEI Executive Director Steve Jordon to participate in an upcoming Recruiting Day.

The next recruiting event will be held on March 22 at Ft. Belvoir.

Sign up here

Professional Development Opportunities

Receive resume and interview coaching, build your network and participate in mock interviews with recruiters from the region’s top tech companies at VETWORKING!

VEI’s VETWORKING program provides transitioning military members, Veterans and their spouses with career education and personal growth experiences necessary to succeed in gaining civilian employment.

VETWORKING is a personal and professional development program which combines elements of networking and mentoring, while connecting job seekers to a support team in Greater Washington’s business sector. Through small group interactions, VETWORKING facilitates the development of career search skills, building professional networks and empowerment through the support of fellow job seekers and professional mentors.

Contact VEI Executive Director Steve Jordon to sign up for an upcoming VETWORKING session or to learn more.

The next VETWORKING session will be held on April 19 & 26, 2018

Sign up here

Military Skills Translator

Military Skills Translator

Translate your military skills, experience and training to find career opportunities that best align with your capabilities on USTechVets.org.

To get started, set up a free profile on USTechVets.org. Define your military experience by adding your Military Job Title (for example, your MOS, MOSC, Rating, Designator). Once this information is selected, you can add your subspecialties and training to further customize the jobs available to you on the site. The Military Skills Translator will also provide language to help you describe your military skills and experience to civilian recruiters.

Job Training & Assistance

Virginia Employment Commission:

Transitioning service members, Veterans and military spouses from all periods of military service are eligible for job referrals, job training and job placement assistance through the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). Veterans may access these employment services through a statewide network of VEC local offices.

Interested in learning more about the career transition tools available through VEC? Click here or call 1-866-832-2363.

Virginia Transition Assistance Program:

Recognizing that transitioning from military service is not complete on the date of your discharge, the Virginia Transition Assistance Program (VTAP) is designed to provide transition resources and assistance to Veterans who now call Virginia home.

VTAP supports transitioning Veterans connect with employment, education, entrepreneurial and support services, and helps educate participating Veterans and Veteran service providers on available resources.

Click here to learn more.

NVTC Member Companies Committed to Hiring Veterans

Veteran and Military Spouse Tech Scholarships

The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Foundation has establish four scholarships- two are named the Earle Williams NVTC Foundation Veteran Technology Scholarship and two are named the Bobbie Kilberg NVTC Foundation Military Spouse Technology Scholarship. Two of the scholarships under each name will be directed toward traditional associate’s degree studies in a technology field and the other two will be directed toward technology work force certifications at the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA).

For more information on the application process contact Takesha McMiller, Director of Military and Veteran Services, NOVA, at tamcmiller@nvcc.edu.

Earle Williams NVTC Foundation Veteran Technology Scholarship: Earle Williams was an Army Veteran, business leader and longtime NVTC board member who became the President and CEO of BDM International. Earle was very involved in numerous corporate boards, non-profits, community organizations and educational institutions- including establishing the NOVA Foundation in 1979.

Bobbie Kilberg NVTC Foundation Military Spouse Technology Scholarship: Bobbie Kilberg was the President and CEO of NVTC for 22 years retiring in 2020. Bobbie worked in four presidential administrations from Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George Bush (41) to George W. Bush (43) — and held leadership positions at Mt. Vernon College and the Aspen Institute. Over her many years representing the Northern Virginia technology business sector, Bobbie has been recognized as a Laureate by the Washington Business Hall of Fame, Washingtonian Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women and 100 Tech Titans and received the Washington Business Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  Bobbie was recognized for her support and advocacy for women in technology and awarded an honorary associates degree in humane letters by NOVA.