Just like any Google jobs search, filters can be used to narrow down results by location, date posted and salary range, among other factors. Veterans can simply type 'jobs for veterans' and their MOS code into the Google search bar, and a list of local advertised positions that require their skills will appear. Generally referred to as Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes, which are used in the Army and Marines Corps (the Air Force uses Air Force Specialty Codes, and the Navy uses the Navy Enlisted Classification system) these short combinations of letters and numbers identify specific jobs in the military.įor example, an 0311 refers to a rifleman in the Marines, and a 42A is an HR specialist in the Army. Military veterans transition into civilian job seekers with an occupational code that describes the work they did in uniform. 'By better understanding the way in which that military experience fits with existing job opportunities, a veteran is more likely to apply for the jobs that will be a good fit and, it stands to reason, stay in that job,' she said. 'Skills translation is essential for retention because it's often the first step a veteran takes to understand how their military skills can be leveraged by a civilian employer,' said Sarah Blansett, director of operations and strategic alliances for, a resource site for service members and veterans with its own well-known military skills translator tool. One of the reasons could be the mismatch between their military experience and civilian roles. 1 challenge when seeking a job after leaving the military is finding work at the same level as where they were in the military (67 percent), followed by finding jobs that match their skills in the military (63 percent) and translating their military skills to a civilian job (62 percent), according to the 2018 Veterans Hiring Survey conducted by Monster.Ī 2017 study conducted by ZipRecruiter and Call of Duty Endowment, a nonprofit foundation that prepares veterans for civilian work, found that veterans leave their first civilian job post-military at a higher rate than nonveterans. 'Over 250,000 service members transition into the civilian workforce each year, and unfortunately it's all too hard to find that first job coming out of the military,' said Nick Zakrasek, product manager and co-founder of Google for Jobs. Google recently launched the feature as a tweak of its Google for Jobs job search technology, based on occupational skills mapping and machine learning.

Numerous translation tools have been made available over the years, but now Google-the most ubiquitous search function of all- has stepped up, offering veterans the opportunity to seamlessly match their skills with new jobs. One of the biggest problems military veterans face when returning to civilian life is how to translate the skills they picked up in the service to nonmilitary jobs.

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