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How Career Services Can Support Student Veterans (feat. Eric Stetson)
Manage episode 404781835 series 3428568
Eric Stetson, Director of Engagement and Enrollment at FourBlock and a retired Army officer, shares best practices for how career services teams can support student veterans.
In the episode, Eric highlights:
- The unique challenges student veterans commonly face as part of the career exploration process
- What career leaders should know about best supporting veterans in career development
- How career teams can help veterans translate the wealth of skills they have from military service into the language of the civilian workforce
- Best practices for providing nuanced support and resources for veterans
- Immediate strategies that can be implemented to increase support for veterans as part of career services
- And more
Eric served in the US Army for 24 years before retiring in 2015. Now he works for FourBlock, a nonprofit organization that prepares transitioning veterans and military spouses for careers in corporate America.
Resources from the episode:
- Eric’s LinkedIn profile
- Warrior-Scholar Project
- American Corporate Partners (ACP) for mentors
- Student Veterans of America (SVA) for student peer-to-peer networking and support
- Candorful for interview training for veterans
- Military skills translator tool
- O*Net Military crosswalks
- My Next Move
Join us for the Career Everywhere Conference July 29-30 in Boston! Use promo code PODCAST to get $50 of your registration. Learn more and register: careereverywhere.com/boston
70 episodes
Manage episode 404781835 series 3428568
Eric Stetson, Director of Engagement and Enrollment at FourBlock and a retired Army officer, shares best practices for how career services teams can support student veterans.
In the episode, Eric highlights:
- The unique challenges student veterans commonly face as part of the career exploration process
- What career leaders should know about best supporting veterans in career development
- How career teams can help veterans translate the wealth of skills they have from military service into the language of the civilian workforce
- Best practices for providing nuanced support and resources for veterans
- Immediate strategies that can be implemented to increase support for veterans as part of career services
- And more
Eric served in the US Army for 24 years before retiring in 2015. Now he works for FourBlock, a nonprofit organization that prepares transitioning veterans and military spouses for careers in corporate America.
Resources from the episode:
- Eric’s LinkedIn profile
- Warrior-Scholar Project
- American Corporate Partners (ACP) for mentors
- Student Veterans of America (SVA) for student peer-to-peer networking and support
- Candorful for interview training for veterans
- Military skills translator tool
- O*Net Military crosswalks
- My Next Move
Join us for the Career Everywhere Conference July 29-30 in Boston! Use promo code PODCAST to get $50 of your registration. Learn more and register: careereverywhere.com/boston
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