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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Be on the lookout, big changes are coming soon at Begin Within! Be on the lookout for big changes in the next few weeks! If you have been following Begin Within for a while, you know we do ALL the...
Tune in every Wednesday our Facebook page, as Jaime Chapman, CEO and Founder of Begin Within, interviews industry leaders. Our December guests are as follows: • December 4, 2019: Nikki James Zellner...
Jaime Chapman, Founder, and CEO of Begin Within For immediate release:September 12, 2019 Press Contact: jchapman@beginwithin.careers (855) 855-8511 Ext. 1 Washington, DC – In May...
Coming from a military background, a zero-defect mentality is simply part of the territory. The expectation of perfection does not tend to render humans into the embodiment of machine-like...
You make excuses. You’re too busy and don’t have time. You’re tired. You have to put the kids first. My partner’s job is too demanding. You’re afraid. You don’t feel like it. You’re comfortable....
What does success mean to you? Success is a word we all define differently. Below are a few defining quotes from famous celebrities: “The accomplishment of an aim or purpose. The attainment of fame,...
Begin Within places U.S. military spouses in “careers” and not “jobs”. We provide staffing services to employers who want to hire military spouses to join their team. We also provide consulting services to companies who want to learn how to hire, retain, and promote military spouses without reliance on external staffing agencies. We were proudly voted the “#1 Military Spouse Owned Business Overall” in 2019, and we work tirelessly to help milspouses attain long-term careers.