New Website Tools Translate Veteran Skills into 500,000 Private-Sector Jobs

The key to these new job searching tools is that is a military occupational code (MOC) translator translates the user’s military experience into associated civilian job skills – matching specific skills or jobs.

Just in time for Veterans Day and with the troops coming home, the Federal government introduced new website tools designed to help veterans use the skills they learned from military service to find a job in the civilian sector.

My Next Move for Veterans

One such website tool is called “My Next Move for Veterans,” a derivative of another online resource called “My Next Move” that was designed for the general public. With Microsoft providing support, the veteran website helps military personnel locate civilian jobs corresponding to their skills and gives details about salaries, training, education and apprenticeships.

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