Hiring Military Spouses is Good for Business

  By: Jaime Chapman, Founder & CEO of Begin Within & Ana Levan, Director of Marketing at Premier Talent Partners  Consider Hiring a U.S. Military Spouse Hiring U.S. military spouses is good for business. Military spouses are scrappy, diverse, and highly...
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The resume isn’t the military spouse, meet Peggy de Villiers.

Totally ignore the resume of a military spouse. Military spouses come in all forms. You may see a hot off the press 18 year old newlywed who has never had a "real job", all the way through industry leading professionals who've been in the workforce for several...
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Military Spouses are Agile, Meet Emerald Trejo

Being a "dependent" is the worst. Military spouses get a bad rap for being "dependas" and mooching off their service member. I am a fiercely independent woman and being called a "dependent" makes me vomit in my mouth every time I hear the word. This week, I discovered...
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Military Spouses are Determined and Passionate, Meet Deidre McVay-Schulmeister

A little bit of grit, and a whole lotta love. Military spouses are just that... spouses. Military spouses all have something in common, they married a service member. Many people say, "You knew what you were getting into when you married a soldier." HECK NO! Not true....
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Milspouses Adjust Quickly, Meet Shirley Walker-King

Over 90% of military spouses are women. According to the White House's Military Spouse Demographics and Employment Information publication, "92% of Active Duty spouses are female". This publication also states that: "Female military spouses earn, on average, 25% less...
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Ashleigh Hilker

Ashleigh Hilker is a Resume Writer for Begin Within. After graduating from Virginia Tech with her degree in marketing, she began her career working as a fundraising guru for nonprofit organizations including The United Way and The American Cancer Society. She then moved into a recruiter role in healthcare where she developed significant experience in the hiring process from an employer’s perspective. Her passion lies in recruiting and employee development. Ashleigh is currently based out of Florida and is pursuing her master’s degree in Human Resource Management while caring for her two children. In her free time, she leads a local running club that supports fellow military spouses and enjoys spending time at the beach and exploring new places with her family.

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