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Military spouse scholarship: apply now!
Have you finally found the time (or energy) to head back to school, but aren’t sure how you will pay for it? Apply for a scholarship! Our Joanne Patton Holbrook Spouse Scholarship program application...
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Job searching? Here’s what the Military Spouse Employment Partnership can do...
My husband and I have moved three times in the past four years. To be quite honest, no one knows what the military lifestyle has to offer unless you have lived it and understand the complexities of...
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Military spouse education: the costs, the options, and whether it’s right for...
The same story is told throughout military communities and within military support systems—military spouses are hard pressed to find employment. PCS moves are frequent and jobs come and go. Luckily...
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Military spouses with professional licenses: we need your feedback to improve...
We all know it – between frequent moves, maintaining the household during a service member’s deployment, and providing strength and support to the entire family, military spouses make sacrifices every...
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It’s not too late to figure out what you want to be when you grow up
As a kid we knew what we wanted to be when we grew up. Well, we had to have an answer – we were asked the question all the time. Although, in my case, I didn’t know. Not until I … Continue reading →
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Tips for using volunteer experience on your resume
As military spouses dealing with frequent moves to exciting and new locations, we’re often faced with potential gaps in our resumes. So, you ask yourself, what can I do to keep my expertise current,...
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Tips for PCSing with your professional license
Military spouses move 14% more often than their civilian counterparts, making it difficult to maintain a career. As an active duty military spouse, I can certainly understand the challenges of...
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Advocacy on Capitol Hill: a military spouse’s perspective on speaking up for...
For more than 44 years our staff and volunteers, comprised mostly of military family members, have built a reputation for being the leading experts on military family issues. I had the pleasure of...
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Recap: Military Spouse JD Network “Making the Right Moves” Event
The Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) hosted a professional development event for military spouse attorneys yesterday in Washington D.C. called Making the Right Moves: Celebration and Education for...
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Working for military families: So much more than a paycheck – it’s our passion!
If you are passionate about the military and particularly military families, then we have a job for you! The National Military Family Association has three positions open in our Alexandria, VA office....
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Update: Military Spouse Employment and Education Advocacy
As an Association, one of our top priorities is to ensure that military spouses are able to pursue their education and continue professional career development that works with the military lifestyle....
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2013 FINRA Investor Education Foundation’s Military Spouse Fellows
The job market for military spouses can be intimidating, and employment can be daunting. Especially when you know you won’t be in one spot for long. Portable careers are the most coveted among military...
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Rock the Interview: 5 tips for military spouse employment success
You’ve graduated, enjoyed a taste of summer, probably PCS’ed across the country recently and now it’s time to hit the ground running and secure your dream job. Not quite sure how to build your resume...
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Got Baggage?
On any given day, I carry anywhere from 4-5 bags to work. On my right shoulder, there’s my purse, which contains everything I hold dear—my phone, my money, a diaper, a small package of wipes, and my...
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Guest Post: Staffing Agencies – do they work for military spouses?
You probably know first-hand the employment challenges facing military spouses. Considering the mobility of your family and the short-term job tenures resulting from unavoidable PCS assignments, it can...
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The Disney World of Jobs: Dreams do come true!
It’s not every day that the “perfect” situation presents itself – especially in a military family. No perfect deployments, no perfect PCS moves, holidays, or long term plans. In military terms,...
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How to Get the Job: Interview secrets from a hiring manager
Military spouses, wake up! The National Military Family Association is trying to hire YOU! Unfortunately, as a hiring manager for the Association, my experience with interviewing many military spouses...
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Are You A Career-Minded Military Spouse? Join This Network!
Military spouses face particular challenges when it comes to maintaining or developing their professional career. More often than not, being married in the military means either giving up your career...
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A New Chapter and A New Career: Life After the Military
As a military spouse and parent, I know the frustration of thinking about my own goals and wondering “When will my time come?” For me, the small steps I took during those active duty years, combined...
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HomeFront Rising: Military Spouses are Changing the Face of Politics!
A few weeks ago, something amazing happened. And it happened because of military spouses. Like many things that military spouses get frustrated by, a conversation happened and that conversation became...
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