A civilian mentor from your target industry can be a key resource for servicemembers transitioning to a post-military career.

These technology tools can help servicemembers build and maintain their network during their post-military career search.

Raquel Riley Thomas isn’t your typical veteran. After joining the Army in 1990 as an enlisted photojournalist, she became an ordnance officer through the Green to Gold program; she left the service as a captain in 2002. Fewer than eight years later, she was crowned first runner-up as Mrs. America.

Servicemembers can usually get them at no cost while in uniform.

As a history professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., the career path of Greg Daddis, who has a doctorate in American history, couldn’t have been further from the movie business. However, after two executives visited the school on a research trip, the former Army armored cavalry colonel found himself part of the team for The Vietnam War, the latest project by noted documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

Military skills and experiences don’t always translate to the civilian world. It’s important for veterans to carefully tailor their résumés for a career after the military.

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