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...
Capsule Wardrobe: A term coined by Susie Faux, referring to a collection of a few essential items of clothing that don’t go out of fashion, such as skirts, trousers, and coats, which can then...
I get requests for me to review LinkedIn profiles all the time. If you’re looking to make a career move, optimizing your LinkedIn profile is a must. Yet people underestimate how powerful...
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...
Have you’ve been busy in the application process for a new job, sending out dozens of resumes, but you just haven’t gotten to the point where you’ve received an offer? It’s easy to blame a tough job...
One of the most essential components in your professional tool belt is crafting and perfecting your elevator pitch, which is a quick summary of yourself that you can utilize during interviews or...
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.