Military Spouse and Veteran based job search sites
Military Spouse and Veteran based job search, job board and employment support programs.
If you know of a place, site or link that hires Military Spouses and want to post it, just contact us with the information and well do the rest.
Military Spouse Job Search
www.militaryspousejobsearch.org
"…Military Spouse Job Search is designed to enhance the employment opportunities for spouses of US Military members with employers committed to hiring military spouses and to connect employers with a talented, global, diverse workforce…"
Military to Medicine
http://militarytomedicine.org/
"…Military to Medicine® offers state-of-the-art career preparation and assessment, to help you start a career in healthcare that can move with you…Whether you have a medical background or are looking for a new career and need training, we have a pathway for you...For those who already have healthcare experience, Military to Medicine will provide access to a network of healthcare employers across the nation…With the training opportunities and talent exchange made possible by Military to Medicine, developing and growing a career in healthcare is more accessible than ever before…"
Vet Jobs
http://www.vetjobs.com/
"…VetJobs makes it easy for employers to reach and employ all the members of the military community. VetJobs defines the military community to include Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Department of Defense Civilians, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, National Guard, Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service, Reserves and their spouses and dependents..."
Hire Veterans
http://www.hireveterans.com/
"…As part of the Veterans Today Network, Hire Veterans service hundreds of thousands of job seekers from the military community -- active service members, veterans, DoD civilians, spouses, family members and others…"
USO
http://www.uso.org/about-us.aspx
"...As a nonprofit, non-political organization, the USO is now, and always will be, about our troops. The USO provides career support to wounded warriors and their families through the creation of two new facilities at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and a new medical campus at Fort Belvoir, Virginia…"
Hire Heroes USA
http://www.hireheroesusa.org/
"...Hire Heroes USA's (HHUSA) mission is to offer transition assistance, job search assistance, and job placement services to those who have honorably served in the US military -- and to their spouses -- in order to reduce veteran unemployment. HHUSA prioritizes veterans statistically most likely to be unemployed: veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and veterans that are wounded or disabled…"
The last two websites are not job boards or employment services…but they offer the creative military spouse a funky, fun, creative way to earn money or fund a special project! Grab a glass of your favorite chilled beverage and scroll through these two sites. They are fun, quirky and started an interesting conversation at our house about what we would do for five bucks like the people who have posted products and services on www.fiverr.com or what kind of budget we would need to make a series of quilts spotlighting the historical role of military spouses in American History and what types of incentives for funders that we could provide if we posted the project on www.kickstarter.com.
Fiverr
www.fiverr.com
"…The place for people to share things they're willing to do for $5. Buy. Sell. Have fun…"
Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com
"…We help people (like you!) fund creative projects. Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields. Each and every Kickstarter project is the independent creation of someone like you…"
Free Lance and Portable Career Websites
Elance
www.elance.com
"…As the world's leading platform for online employment, Elance helps businesses hire and manage in the cloud. For businesses looking to staff-up a team on an hourly or project basis, Elance offers instant access to qualified professionals who work online and provides the tools to hire, view work as it progresses and pay for results..."
oDesk
www.odesk.com
"…Is the marketplace for online work teams, with the best business model for both employers and contractors. Our unique approach guarantees to employers that an hour billed is an hour worked, while guaranteeing to contractors that an hour worked is an hour paid. This win-win approach attracts more work to oDesk than to any other online work marketplace. Each month, thousands of companies of all sizes post jobs on oDesk, representing more than $65,000,000. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of top-notch professionals, including web developers, software programmers, graphic designers, writers, customer service representatives and virtual assistants, offer their services through oDesk…"
Go Freelance
www.gofreelance.com
"…Work from home, running your own home-based business and take control of your own future. Sounds great, huh? And now you can make it happen. Go Freelance is dedicated to bringing you all the latest freelance jobs online and work at home jobs, with new listings added daily. Whether you are a writer, designer, programmer or other freelancer, we are here to help you start your own home-based business. So no matter if you're an experienced professional, or just starting out as a freelancer, we can bring you online jobs and work at home positions in every work-at-home job and free lance sector, including: [writing, editing, web design and development, medical and legal transcription, data entry, programming, internet research, graphic design, telecommute, online, work from home jobs]…"
Guru.com
www.guru.com
"…For Freelancers, Guru.com offers the opportunity to market sought-after skills to a global audience with minimal cost. Innovative features, such as online Video Profiles, give Freelancers a cutting edge platform on which to highlight their skills and experiences in attracting or retaining business. Quality Score data teaches Freelancers about their personal strengths and weaknesses so that every service provider on our site has support in becoming a successful free agent - an online entrepreneur with a core market niche..."
Project4Hire
www.project4hire.com
"…The place to find Freelance Programmers, Web Designers, Graphic Artists, IT Professionals, Translators, Writers, Consultants & other Freelance Professionals. If you have a project you need help on, you've come to the right place…"
Freelance Writing Gigs
www.freelancewritinggigs.com
"…Join thousands of writers who visit Freelance Writing Jobs every day for Job Leads, Writing Tips, Business Help, and more. No matter where you write or where you are in your career, you can find the information you need to succeed right here at FWJ!..."
