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ICONI CEO Angel Johnson
February 7, 2023
Ambitious Black Business Owner Shares Lessons from Her First 3 Years as CEO

A former Air Force intelligence officer gives advice for veterans planning to be entrepreneurs after the military.

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man working at laptop smiles at camera
February 3, 2023
Next Step Vets Provides Pipeline of Tech Talent for HOH Partners

Veterans and military spouses with tech skills connect to employers.

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January 13, 2023
More than 800 Military Spouses Apply for New Fellowship Opportunity

The recently launched Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot provides paid 12-week fellowships to eligible military spouses.

Articles Career Planning Employer Military Spouse
Mears fellow Marivel Ramos
January 13, 2023
‘Without Hiring Our Heroes, a Job Offer Wouldn’t Have Happened’: Meet Marivel Ramos

After applying for jobs in her career field and not receiving a response, this frustrated military spouse applied for a fellowship.

Articles Stories of Success Military Spouse
Microsoft rep talks with Marine
January 9, 2023
Hiring Our Heroes Serves More Military Job Seekers Than Ever Before

More than 50,000 military community members participated in HOH events and programs.

Articles Stories of Success Employer Service Member
Mollie Raymond
December 14, 2022
‘Who Is Going to Join Me?’ Spouse of Former Chief of Space Operations Encourages Enrollment in Career Forward

Spouse of the former Chief of Space Operations explains why she’s enrolled in the Career Forward program and how the other 90 military spouses on this journey are supporting each other.

Articles Career Planning Military Caregiver Military Spouse
Woman standing in Singapore
December 13, 2022
Deloitte’s Supportive Structure Makes Portable Careers a Reality for Military Spouses

Deloitte’s supportive and empowering structure, coupled with the inspiring motivation of its employees, help military spouses maintain career opportunities despite permanent change of station moves, much like Cassie McConville.

Articles Stories of Success Employer Military Spouse
woman stands in front of shark attack poster
December 5, 2022
More Than 3,500 Career Forward Learners Gain Competitive Skills

Google Career Certificates provide the skills veterans and military spouses need to stay competitive in today’s workforce.

Articles Career Planning Military Spouse Veteran
CVS Health employees talking
November 29, 2022
With a Mission-First Mentality, CFP Fellow Assists 27,500 CVS Health® Colleagues

U.S. Air Force senior master sergeant is recognized for her response to those impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Articles Stories of Success Service Member Veteran