Employment

Consistently finding employment is just one of many lifestyle challenges military spouses face. With frequent moves, the seemingly endless search to not only land a career, but to maintain and grow it, can be frustrating.   In the job search, the advice “it’s all about who you know” is often tossed around as the secret […]

This is an opinion piece that does not necessarily reflect the views of MilitaryOneClick. Dear Military Spouse Employment Community, I’ve never been comfortable with writing open letters. I’m not sure why either. I’m not sure if it’s because the letter is “open” and the purpose of an open letter is to address a large group […]

Out of the ten years I have been a military spouse, I have had full-time employment during exactly one of them. (It’s not because I “took time off” to become a mom or earn my master’s degree.) I moved four times in those ten years. Three years were spent overseas, where I was not allowed […]

By J.G. Noll Yesterday, Hiring Our Heroes presented the Military Spouse Employment Summit in Washington, D.C. The star-studded event included national notables (including Dr. Jill Biden, Linda McMahon, and Kellyanne Conway), military spouse employment advocates, and leaders in the corporate and military worlds. For three jam-packed hours, speakers and panels discussed the multi-faceted issues surrounding […]

By J.G. Noll During it’s 25th Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 22, Starbucks announced growth and hiring plans impacting the military community. Having reached or exceeded their goals surrounding Military Family Stores and veteran and spouse hiring, the Seattle-based company outlined new goals. In late 2016 and early 2017, Starbucks had been the target […]

By Lizann Lightfoot When you’re a military kid, you may not have many options for a summer job, especially if you’ve just moved to a new base or live in a foreign country. Luckily, military kids have some unique employment opportunities on base, no matter where they are stationed. These jobs are offered through different […]

By Sarah Peachey Author’s note: In July, MilitaryOneClick shared Jeremy Hilton’s article, “Why Military Spouses Can’t Have It All,” which detailed what makes military spouse employment so difficult. You can read it here. Most military spouses can say how hard it is to find employment. The average military spouse seeks new employment every one to […]

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Jeremy Hilton, military spouse and author of this piece, for his permission to reprint it here on MilitaryOneClick. It was originally published here.  Last Friday, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) published the first in a three-part series regarding military spouse employment, titled The Force Behind the Force: A […]