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4 tips for landing a blue-collar job Advice from Ron Krannich, author of "The Blue-Collar Resume and Job...

Top-paying jobs Not all the money in this country is earned behind a desk. For those...

5 cities for blue-collar workers Philadelphia is stocked with manufacturing and chemical jobs, along...

Disaster response Nothing says job security like global insecurity. With disasters...

2-star goes back to school A command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours — including...

45 great employers for vets Trevor Chan had four solid job offers as a fresh Cornell University...

Going civilian Remember when you first decided to join the military?

Sears, Walmart promise portable spouse careers Two major retailers committed to job portability for military spouses...

New websites translate your skills into ‘civilian’ Two new websites from the Labor Department can help you plot a new...

Utility companies smooth path from military to energy jobs Utility companies around the country have launched a program to link...

Why transportation companies want vets When you hear that lonesome whistle blow … it may be calling...

Translating transportation jobs Freight and trucking companies find many skills they need in the...

30 percent of recent vets work in government Post-9/11 veterans are much more likely than nonveterans to find work...

Follow the money: Discipline, integrity translate well to finance industry Discipline, focus, resourcefulness and integrity: Few industries...

Pack up and go: 5 portable careers — that aren’t teaching or nursing Georgia McCurdy has built a career for herself as a consultant to the...

Southwest Airlines accepting pilot applications Southwest Airlines plans to hire 100 pilots this spring, listing...

Apply now for vets-only backcountry trail crew Veterans Green Corps and the California Conservation Corps are...

HR survey: Disabled vets make good employees Most human resource professionals think veterans with disabilities...

Twenty-one percent of employers close for Veterans Day More companies planned to close their offices for Martin Luther King...

The Mission Continues awards 100th fellowship The Mission Continues, a nonprofit that sponsors injured veterans...

Online trading school offers vets scholarships Interested in investing? An organization that teaches online trading...

Apply soon for financial counseling fellowship Military spouses who want to build a portable career and serve the...

Where feds hire vets Federal jobs are in more demand than ever these days, and veterans...

High-flying jobs How many aerospace engineers does it take to get a plane in the air?

Learn how to campaign for elected office Veterans interested in running for public office can learn how at the...

Veterans in Piping program opens in Wisconsin A group of Wisconsin veterans started 16 weeks of free welding...

Microsoft makes push to recruit veterans If you're interested in working at Microsoft, a new website,

Program offers wounded troops cybersecurity IT training The IT training program for wounded service members operated by the...

Outside job After a year in a Humvee gun turret, Dan Holler came back from Iraq...

Job: Security For Tim McManus, the move from military life to corporate security...

Hot jobs If you're leaving the military to launch into a new career field, but...

Narc work For Frank Deerr, working for the Drug Enforcement Administration is...

Teaching moments Translating her military skills into a civilian career wasn't a...

Nuke commission named best place to work in government The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Government Accountability...

Labor Dept. offers employer training on TBI, PTSD Employers who want to learn more about traumatic brain injury and...

Bank plans industry conference for vets on Wall Street Deutsche Bank recently kicked off a new effort to attract, develop...

Spouses receive financial counselor fellowships Nearly 200 military spouses were selected this year from 1,300...

Find your niche What are you good at? Many veterans have a stock answer to that...

Get into I.T. It's no secret the high-paying world of information technology is a...

Border patrol now hiring agents for southwest border U.S. Customs and Border Protection is taking applications for border...

Employers honored for taking care of military reservists A small plumbing business, a state government and a huge...

Police chiefs offer guides to returning combat vets Veterans who work in law enforcement — or want to — can...

Zigzag careers Brian Schulz never expected to be standing in the operating room...

Vets wanted Finding a job can be hard. Finding a job with a company that doesn't...

Find your health care niche Army Reserve Spc. David Flees knew he wanted to go into health care...

Doctor shortage? 28 states may expand nurses' role CHICAGO — A nurse may soon be your doctor.

Building military camaraderie in classrooms When Lisa White left the Air Force after serving for eight years, she...

Spouses can apply now for financial training fellowships Military spouses can apply now to get free financial counseling...

Head of the class David W. Kinsman makes his living teaching college courses in...

Microsoft launches training program for veterans Microsoft announced March 8 that it is expanding its free technology...

Welding queen For Vanessa Redford, it all started with a '68 Impala, teenage...

Seattle union gives Guardsmen free electrical training National Guardsmen in the Seattle area are getting free electrical...

Working in a war zone As a Marine sergeant, James Rios served as an imagery analyst in...

Get the beat Dominic Dinisio always admired the life of a cop, which he witnessed...

Sergeant Planet Dahm Rosas spent seven years defending the nation. Now he wants to...

Corps of Engineers trains vets in archaeological curation The Army Corps of Engineers has turned up a lot of stuff over the...

Make your own documentary with a film fellowship If you aspire to filmmaking beyond funny YouTube clips of your...

Obama orders federal agencies to set up vet job offices Uncle Sam wants you — again.

Vets offered scholarships to train in corrosion industry Now is your time to break into a well-paying industry that's...

Transition into civilian work with Port of Seattle fellowship The Port of Seattle is helping new veterans transition to a civilian...

A fair wind When Matt Wheeler returned from an Illinois Army National Guard...

Best bets for hot jobs The hottest job areas from now to 2016 will be in health care,...

GI Pictures wants your screenplay Imagine the next big action-comedy produced by Clint Eastwood,...

Get cooking Prentice Nelson isn't your textbook chef. Rather, he says logistics...

Training the trainer Rene Moreno was pretty out of shape for a soldier. He could still...

Making a smokejumper NORTH CASCADES SMOKEJUMPER BASE, WASH. — A Marine combat...

Get creative Sam Zhao figures he has the coolest job in the world. He might be...

Green jobs for vets Calling it a continuation of their service to their country, 15...

Spaceport brings jobs to New Mexico New Mexico officials say the state's

Camp Pendleton Marines learn a trade The first class of future union members graduated from training at...

Most demanding jobs A new study by the Web site

High-tech health care Health care has gone a long way beyond stethoscopes and...

Tomorrow’s jobs Someone out there is getting paid to design widgets for cell phones.

Finance careers Military accountants, comptrollers, financial managers, CFOs,...

Small farms make a comeback Big farms produce most of the food in the U.S., but the latest...

Certified to teach When George Amonette left the Army in 2001, he took a full-time job,...

Campaign planning Years before he got out of the Army, Dracey Davis was already working...

Happiest workers Hiring experts are already reporting heightened competition for fewer...

Private security jobs It seems an obvious fit on the route to civilian work. Switch...

Why vets go fed When Jonathan Zapien left the 3rd Special Forces Group in the summer...

Career opportunities abroad Oh, what a difference a year makes.

Find your career match Answer a series of questions, learn more about who you are, find the...

New clearance rules for new citizens U.S. intelligence agencies have loosened security clearance and...

Bulletproof careers If only we'd known where Windows was headed, we'd have taken jobs...

Shipping industry runs short of young mariners TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Long a symbol of romance and adventure,...

Despite layoffs, fed work force is growing WASHINGTON — Companies are cutting jobs by the tens of...

How to get a union job Labor unions have transitioning service members squarely in their...

New, better logistics jobs Some 13,000 unique parts from 35 countries go into one of JCB...

5 construction careers: You’ve got the skills; now nail the job Maybe you've never overseen a construction site or installed a...

Nonprofits: Go to work giving back Leslie Lightfoot, Terry Jelliffe and Maritza Meza Lima no longer wear...

Be a teacher by fall It happens every summer: School districts race to recruit new...

Manufacturing industry wants vets to fill skills shortage Blaine Williams went back to his farming hometown of Ada, Minn., in...

Road warriors: Superior rigs, more time home give trucking mass appeal Eric Schultz won't let his trucking career get in the way of his home...

The building trades: Get started in the civilian construction industry Construction job opportunities are ripe for military men and women...

5 engineering jobs Engineering graduates may have an easier time than other job-seekers...

Survive recession in one of these secure careers Hospitals, schools and the assembly line at an airplane factory look...

5 jobs that require digging for information Is snooping your forte? Or maybe you refer to it as "investigating."...

5 jobs in travel Success in the tourism industry depends on your knowledge of the city...

5 high-paying jobs - no degree required Although a college degree is beneficial, not everyone is driven to...

5 sports careers beyond fields of play So you want to work in sports, but you lack that laser rocket arm....

Human resources: Who it’s good for As demand for qualified employees rises across U.S. markets over the...

Crime scene investigation Forensic expert and former Army Maj. Michael Berkland likes to tell...

Finance careers Maybe you find crunching numbers more satisfying than a good meal. Or...

Associate-degree jobs in health care A career in the military is all about service. That's one of the...

Read to succeed Your transition is approaching, and you're lagging a little in...

Join federal law enforcement’s elite You need at least a bachelor's degree these days to compete for...

How to stay competitive for defense IT jobs There's a surplus of open IT positions and a projected growth rate...

Do homework before working from home Interested in starting a home-based business as a second career once...

Get I.T. certified Maintaining up-to-date information technology certifications —...

Gulf Coast needs your skills The future of the Gulf Coast region of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi...

Why go gov Government jobs may be aplenty and growing. Some estimates range from...

Best places to go fed Feds are pretty happy these days. Employee satisfaction is up in 71...

Vets programs receive $41M in green jobs training Veterans struggling to carve out a new career in economically...

Navy apprenticeship program accepting applications Applications are being accepted for until 9 p.m. PDT April 20 for a...