Job Seekers
Working With Your Career Specialist
Building a Strong Partnership for a Successful Job Search
Let's work together to get you hired!
A successful job search is built on a strong, collaborative relationship between the candidate and their Career Specialist. Each step in the process is designed to meet candidates where they are, provide personalized guidance, and equip them with the tools needed to confidently pursue new opportunities.
1. Welcome Questionnaire: Setting the Foundation
The journey begins with a welcome questionnaire. This helps the Career Specialist understand:
• The candidate’s background and goals
• Where they currently are in their job search
• What support they need most
This step ensures expectations are clear and creates a shared understanding of how you’ll work together.
2. Phone Consultation: Creating a Game Plan
Next comes a personalized phone consultation. This conversation allows the Career Specialist to build a tailored strategy, which may include:
• Reviewing and refining the resume
• Rewording or strengthening key verbiage
• Translating military experience into civilian language
• Reviewing or optimizing the LinkedIn profile
• Identifying training or upskilling opportunities
• Highlighting both hard and soft skills
This is where the roadmap for the candidate’s job search truly takes shape.
3. Resume Revisions: Crafting a Strong Master Resume
After the consultation, the Career Specialist works with the candidate to create a polished master resume. This involves:
• Drafting and revising resume versions
• Ensuring alignment with job requirements
• Highlighting relevant experience and skills
• Preparing a strong base resume that can be tailored for each application
Because companies increasingly require tailored resumes, this collaborative process is essential. Candidates must understand expectations and stay engaged to ensure accuracy and alignment.
4. Ongoing Collaboration: Staying Connected
The job search is dynamic, and communication is key. Candidates should:
• Stay in touch with their Career Specialist
• Share updates on applications and interviews
• Ask questions when unsure
• Continue learning about the job market and opportunities
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This is where you’ll find all the available positions from vetted employers that our RecruiterConnect Specialists are directly collaborating with.
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All job listings on this board are remote positions that our RecruiterConnect Specialists are collaborating directly with the employers to fill.
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Career Spark Resume Builder
Military Spouse Jobs has partnered with Hiring Our Heroes to provide you with this in-depth resume builder. With Career Spark you can maximize your work and volunteer experience and make your resume searchable to thousands of military friendly employers in their database.
Experience Translator
Military Spouse Jobs has partnered with Oplign to provide you with the most advanced experience translator. This cutting-edge Employment Intelligence Platform not only converts your skills and experience into terms that civilian employers value, but it also matches you with jobs that fit those skills.
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HOT JOBS
This is a small sample of positions that companies are looking to fill immediately.
Updated On: April 27, 2025
VA Disability Benefits Questionnaire Reviewer I
Remote Conus
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum 1 year in the medical field as a Scribe, Military Corpsman/Medic, or Certified Medical Assistant, biller/coder; OR
- Minimum 1 year of relevant professional experience as a Quality Analyst in a healthcare setting; OR
- At least 6 months of experience conducting QA reviews of DBQs according to VA and MDE requirements.
- Deep knowledge of medical terminology, medical conditions, and quality assurance methodologies
- Strong written and oral communication and comprehension skills
- Proficient with computers (Knowledge of Microsoft tools)
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Software Engineer
Oklahoma City, OK
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
- Computer Science, or related discipline and 5+ years of experience. However, additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Solid programming skills in JAVA/J2EE, utilizing Spring MVC, Spring Security, JavaServer Faces, Eclipse/Hibernate/JPA, Oracle PL/SQL, Secure RESTful APIs/Services.
- Proficiency in developing GUI applications.
- Agile & DevOps methodologies and tools.
- JIRA/Confluence/GitLab/Liquibase
- Application containers, Payara/WebLogic
- Familiar with the following Oracle Database & Products:
- Installation
- Patching
- Auditing & Security
- Backup & Restoration
- Disaster Recovery
- Familiarity with OEM-Tools/Plugins
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust interim clearance.
- Must be a US Citizen or a U.S. Permanent Resident
Sr Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Tampa, FL
Minimum Qualifications:
- Formal training or certification on Infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Experience in infrastructure engineering, with proven ownership of solution design and delivery in large-scale enterprise environments.
- Deep expertise in multiple domains, including Windows/Linux systems, virtualization and/or containers (e.g., ESXi, VMware), networking (DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls), storage, and backup/recovery concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design reviews, influence decision-making, and align diverse stakeholders.
- Strong experience in risk management, resiliency planning (HA/DR), and operational readiness.
- Proficiency with observability stacks (metrics, logs, traces), capacity forecasting, and performance engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear technical documentation and present to leadership.
Sr Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Columbus, OH
Minimum Qualifications:
- Formal training or certification on Infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Experience in infrastructure engineering, with proven ownership of solution design and delivery in large-scale enterprise environments.
- Deep expertise in multiple domains, including Windows/Linux systems, virtualization and/or containers (e.g., ESXi, VMware), networking (DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls), storage, and backup/recovery concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design reviews, influence decision-making, and align diverse stakeholders.
- Strong experience in risk management, resiliency planning (HA/DR), and operational readiness.
- Proficiency with observability stacks (metrics, logs, traces), capacity forecasting, and performance engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear technical documentation and present to leadership.
Marine Electrician Superintendent
San Diego, CA
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School or equivalent level preferred.
- Minimum 10 years experience within the marine and/or shipyard industry.
- Expert level of knowledge on all trade specific repair procedures
- Demonstrated positions of management and conflict resolution.
- Demonstrates familiarity with NAVSEA Standard Item and OSHA Standards.
- Possess general computer skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.