Veteran Mentor
Hire MI Vet
The Hire MI Vet Mentorship Program provides individualized career readiness support for Veterans, focusing on resumes, cover letters, networking, interviewing, elevator speech, and job search assistance. This volunteer position will consist of mentoring the Veteran through their career search. This includes all the career readiness support details in the previous sentence. Military skills and experience need to be translated into a civilian resume. Ideally, the candidate should be familiar with federal resumes using USAJOBS.gov.
Expectations for Mentors
- Provide services under the perspective of unconditional positive regard
- Participate in monthly calls
- Be committed to the Hire MI Vet mission to assist Veterans in gaining meaningful employment
- Are not expected to be experts, but do have direct experience with Veterans and/or job preparation to the point to which they can confidently provide accurate service
Due to Covid-19, the work will be conducted with the Veteran virtually. The volunteer will act as a mentor by following up with the Veteran's progress.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Hire MI Vet
Location:
PO Box 8192, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, US
Mission Statement
A community initiative that helps Veterans gain meaningful employment.
Description
Hire MI Vet is a community initiative that coordinates and hosts hiring events and other events to open the doors to meaningful employment. The initiative is a strategic, yet very straightforward approach to helping the men and women who have served our country in the military find employment through a range of employment-related services. We host employment workshops, networking events, and an annual hiring event.
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan, by serving and honoring the men and women who are American’s veterans."