Spouse Education and Career Opportunities

Presenter:

Julie Wheeler, Certified Career Counselor

Working OverseasJuly 19, 2017 at 10 a.m. EDT

&July 19, 2017 at 8 p.m. EDT

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Working OverseasPresentation Outline

• Transitioning Overseas – Where are Your Resources?

• Overseas Career Options• Thinking Outside the Box• Applying for Jobs Overseas• What’s Next? – Don’t Go It Alone!• Q & A

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The Human

Resource Office

Military

Installations

Family Support

and Community

Service Centers

Your

Sponsor

Working

Overseas

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Where are Your Resources?Working Overseas

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

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Where are Your Resources?Military Installations Website

This is the page that loads when you

select “Local Community Information”

on the Military Installations website.

www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil

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Where are Your Resources?Family Support and Community Service Centers

Using the“Get to know

the installation” box, you can

select Employment

from the list for resources.

www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil

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Where are Your Resources?Family Support and Community Service Centers

General information about local

employment services along with contact information will be provided on these

pages.

www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil

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Where are Your Resources?Family Support and Community Service Centers

Family Support and Community Service Centers

USN

Fleet and Family Support Centers

(FFSC)

US Army

Army Community Service Centers

(ACS)

USMC

Marine Corps Community Service

Centers (MCCS)

USAF

Airman and Family Readiness Centers

(A&FRC)

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Where are Your Resources?Your Sponsor

Similar Rank and

Family Status

Assigned Through Your New

Unit

Local Base and

Community Information

Guided Tours and

In-Processing Assistance

SPONSORSHIP

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Where are Your Resources?The Human Resource Office

www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil

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Overseas Career OptionsEmployment on the Installation

Exchange and

Commissary

Employment

Federal

Employment (Appropriated)

Federal Employment

(Non-Appropriated)

Defense Contract

Employment

Working

On

Base

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Overseas Career OptionsEmployment on the Installation

Federal Employment – Appropriated

www.usajobs.gov

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Overseas Career OptionsEmployment on the InstallationFederal Employment – Non-Appropriated

http://usmc-mccs.org/careers/

USMC

http://www.navymwr.org/jobs/

USN

http://www.nafjobs.org/

USAF

http://armycivilianservice.com/

U.S. Army

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Overseas Career OptionsDefense Contract Employment

Contract Employment Information• Family Support and Community

Service Centers

• Employer Specific Websites

• Military Installations Websiteo On the “Get Started” page…

Use “Select a program or service”

Select “Spouse Education, Training and Careers”

from the drop-down menu

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Overseas Career OptionsEmployment on the Installation

Exchange Employment

The Navy Exchange, or NEX,

employs 16,000 civilian

associates worldwide.

www.mynavyexchange.com/nex/work-for-us

NAVY

Army and Air Force Exchange

System, or AAFES, recruits for

entry-level and management

positions worldwide.

https://odin.aafes.com/employment/EXCHAN

GE_EMPLOYMENT/HTML/spouses.html

ARMY & AIR FORCE

The Marine Corps Exchange, or

MCX, is a decentralized system

and each store manages its own

employment needs.

Open positions are listed on the

Marine Corps Community

Services, or MCCS, website.

http://www.usmc-

mccs.org/careers/#.UYzsMLWcdsg

MARINE CORPS

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Overseas Career OptionsEmployment on the Installation

Commissary Employment

The Defense Commissary Agency, or DeCA,

provides grocery services to military installations

worldwide.

More than 18,000 civilians are employed

throughout 14 countries.

Federal positions are listed on

www.usajobs.gov.

www.commissaries.com

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Thinking Outside the BoxWorking Overseas

Home-

Based

Businesses

Working in the

Local Community

Virtual or

Telework Options

Working at a

U.S. Embassy

www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil

Off-Base

EmploymentOptions

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Applying for Jobs OverseasResume vs. Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum

Vitae

• Long

• Covers the Entire

Career

• Static

Resume

• Short

• No Standardized

Format Rules

• Customizable

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