Google Launches New Site to Help Veterans Find Jobs

From resume-writing to entrepreneurial tips

Google is launching what may be the largest online hub to help homecoming veterans find work. Called VetNet, the site offers the women and men three distinct “tracks” to plot and organize their next life moves – “basic training” aids job hunters; “career connections” links users to corporate mentors and other working veterans; and “entrepreneur” offers a roadmap to starting a business. Users will get a weekly snapshot of “what’s happening” in the veteran-employment arena. They will also gain access to business advisers and virtual “hangouts” that train people on basics from resume writing to making “elevator pitches." To arm the new site with experts, Google partnered with three leading nonprofits in the veteran-employment space: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes program, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and Hire Heroes USA. (NBC News)

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