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 at no-cost.
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.
Work From Home Jobs
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: June 22, 2026
Sr Procurement Specialist Supply Direct T&D Material
New York, NY
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in a related field, such as Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc., and minimum 2 years of full time procurement or work related experience or Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, such as Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc., and minimum 4 years of full time procurement or work related experience or Relevant Work Experience
- Proficient in the use of MS Office Products, required.
- Contract Management, Contract Creation, Sourcing Strategy, Spend Analysis, Market Intelligence, Negotiation, Supplier Analysis, required.
- Contract/Procurement Law, required.
- RFx Development and Execution, required.
- Supplier Analysis, Screening, and Selection, required.
- Understanding of spend analytics, market intelligence, financial analysis and regulation, required.
- Understanding of Supplier Relationship Management, required.
- Driver’s License Required
Multi- Function Manufacturing Supervisor
Liverpool, NY
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to technically understand complex assembly or electronic product testing issues, and relay to other functions to find solutions
- Technical degree or equivalent military/commercial experience/combined relevant education.
- Must be capable of effectively multi-tasking and prioritizing efficiently.
- Requires excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate in a manner that clarifies issues, promotes closure, and delivers information in a clear and concise manner.
- Must have the ability to effectively interact with technical, non-technical and business staff at all levels.
- Experienced with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn additional computer systems.
- Must be able to work independently and have good conflict resolution skills.
- Work force planning experience across multiple work areas and products.
Security Specialist
Santa Rosa, CA
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 12-Day Introductory Training Academy in San Antonio, TX
- Be able to pass physical readiness test (Pull-ups, Push-ups, Sit-ups, 800m run)
- Must be able to swim
- Must be drug and nicotine free
- Background check required
- Must be able to obtain appropriate state firearm and security licensing
Personal Financial Counselor
Monterey, CA
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- May consider applicants with an associate degree plus 4 years’ experience in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
- May consider applicants with a high school diploma plus 6 years’ experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- 3+ years of financial counseling experience.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and speak fluent English.
- If required by the contract, must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Be able to obtain a favorably adjudicated Tier 2 investigation.
- Must be able to pass the Congressionally Mandated Disclosures for Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) process.
- Must have one of the following certifications: Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), or Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).
Military & Family Life Counselor Adults
Jacksonville, NC
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree from an accredited Graduate Program in a Mental Health related field.
- Valid unrestricted independent counseling license from a State, District of Columbia, US Territory or Commonwealth that grants authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner.
- Less than 2 years of post-licensure clinical experience.
- Demonstrate intermediate-level competencies in technology and software (i.e., Microsoft Suite, Internet navigation, Smartphone/Tablet and application navigation, video-conferencing platform navigation).
- Requires ability to engage and communicate with military members or children as assigned, in order to accomplish job functions, and to respond quickly to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation and/or within a school setting, which includes the need to traverse short and/or long distances within the base to both indoor and outdoor locations, to maneuver through rugged, outdoor or uneven locations (e.g., steep inclines, stairs, grass), and work in outdoor weather and other military base conditions. May require travel to locations outside of a military installation in a variety of physical environments. Due to the nature of working on military installations or related worksites, counselors may need to comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations. For example, for some assignments, counselors will need to have certain immunizations or vaccinations and provide record of receipt.
- Ability to prove US Citizenship and must speak fluent English.
- Understanding, sensitivity and empathy for service members and their families. Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships. Ability to work effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) Clearance, an Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal History Background Check and FBI Fingerprints Check. Some units require a secret level clearance in addition to the previously stated requirements.
- Vehicle Operator’s License Requirement: Unless specifically waived by the FEDSIM COR, all contractor personnel providing counseling support at Government locations shall possess a valid U.S. state vehicle operator’s license. As a condition for employment under this contract, contractor personnel may be required to pass all tests for and obtain a U.S. military vehicle operator’s permit for commercial sedans and similar, for use at Temporary Duty (TDY) locations, if required.






