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...
Begin Within provides career coaching for high performers in the workplace. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably asking yourself, “How do I know if I’m a high performer?” or even, “What if...
The DIY resume process — creating tricky documents for applicants to write with outdated rumors about style and page length that clash with modern-day technology. If you’ve been...
During an interview, you will most likely be faced with either situational or behavioral-based interview questions. Situational interview questions ask candidates about what they would do in...
Personal and career development involves the technical aspects of improving your career. Until now, the Begin Within blog has primarily focused on self-improvement. Self-improvement is the...
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.