>>VIC MICOLUCCI: STUDIES FIND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES IS NEARLY 4
TIMES HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE SITTING AT AN AVERAGE
OF 24%. THIS IS DUE IN LARGE
PART TO THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES
AND FREQUENT MOVES THAT
MILITARY FAMILIES FACE, WHICH
CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR
SPOUSES TO ESTABLISH AND
MAINTAIN CAREERS THAT THEY
WANT. CHRIS NEWSOM WITH
RECRUIT MILITARY IS JOINING US
THIS MORNING WITH WHAT COULD
BE SO LOU SHUNS. CHRIS, THANK
YOU FOR COMING ON. ITS ALSO
MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION
DAY. SO VERY FITTING FOR THIS
SEGMENT.
>> AND THIS THANK FOR HAVING
TONIGHT. YES, SO WE HAVE SO
MANY VIEWERS IN OUR AREA THAT
ARE CONNECTED TO THE MILITARY.
WE KNOW THAT OUR SERVICE MEN
AND WOMEN MAKE THOSE
SACRIFICES, BUT THEIR SPOUSES
DO AS WELL. WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WHEN IT
COMES TO THEM FINDING A CAREER
THAT THEY THEY LOVE.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THAT’S
PROBABLY THE THAT IS THE
QUESTIONS. SO IT’S IT’S REALLY
IT THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING
TROUBLE THAT THEY HAVE IS THAT
THEY FREQUENTLY HAVE TO MOVE,
YOU DUTY STATION CAN BE A
MATTER OF A TWO-YEAR STINT. SO
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THE SPOUSE
HAS TO ESSENTIALLY CHANGE JOBS
EVERY 24 MONTHS, IF NOT MORE
OFTEN THAN THAT AND THEN CAN
SIT THERE. THE MEN AND WOMEN
THAT HAVE TO TRANSITION OVER
SEAS, YOU KNOW, GOING TO THE
PACIFIC GOING TO EUROPE WHERE
THERE’S ANYWHERE FROM A 6 TO
11 HOUR TIME. DIFFERENCE. IT’S
HARD TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT
EMPLOYMENT. IF YOU DON’T HAVE
A REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITY AND
A LOT OF THOSE SCENARIOS. SO
FREQUENT MOVING TENDS TO BE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS
THAT THE SPOUSE COMMUNITY
FACES. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE
RESOURCES. WHAT IS YOUR
ORGANIZATION RECRUIT, MILITARY
OFFER? THESE MILITARY SPOUSES?
>> SO WE ARE A FULL SERVICE
RECRUITING FOR THE MILITARY
COMMUNITY. SO WHILE WE ALSO
SERVE THEIR SERVICE MEMBER
COUNTERPARTS THAT ARE IN
UNIFORM, WE ABSOLUTELY
CONSIDER THE MILITARY SPOUSE
TO BE KIND OF THE BACKBONE OF
THE MILITARY FAMILY UNIT. SO
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM DIRECT
PLACEMENT SERVICES, TOO.
CAREER FAIRS, BOTH IN-PERSON
AND VIRTUAL. WE COME TO
JACKSONVILLE A COUPLE TIMES A
YEAR. WE’VE GOT A NATIONAL
VIRTUAL HIRING EVENT COMING UP
AT THE END OF THE MONTH ON ON
THE TWENTY-THIRD AND WE ALSO
HAVE DATABASE THAT IS FILLED
WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
OPEN OPPORTUNITIES THAT ANY
SPOUSE CAN SOURCE FOR AN
APPLIED TO TODAY REAL TIME.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO OBVIOUSLY,
WE TALK ABOUT THESE CAREER
FAIRS AND WE’VE HAD YOU ON THE
SHOW BEFORE TALKING ABOUT
THAT. YOUR ORGANIZATION. BUT
BUT RIGHT NOW, IF SOMEBODY IS
REALLY MOTIVATED THIS MORNING,
THEY CAN GO ON AND FIND SOME
JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
>> THAT 100% GO TO RECRUIT
MILITARY DOT COM. WE’RE GOING
TO ASK YOU YOU KNOW, CREATE
YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE.
SHARE YOUR RESUME WITH US. AND
ESSENTIALLY AND NOW IT’S YOUR
AVAILABILITY TO THE CORPORATE
AMERICA. WE WORK WITH
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
EMPLOYERS ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND EVEN ACROSS THE
WORLD. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITIES. SO
TRULY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU
MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR, WHAT
YOUR BACKGROUND IS, THERE’S
GOING TO BE A PRETTY HEALTHY
AMOUNT OF REPRESENTATION OF
WORK OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE
ECOSYSTEM. AND, CHRIS, I WANT
TO QUICKLY PIVOT AND TALK
ABOUT THIS TOPIC LAST APRIL,
THE VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WAS DOWN 3% FROM THE PREVIOUS
YEAR. SO
>> THINGS APPEAR TO BE MOVING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WHAT
ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST
STRUGGLES FOR VETERANS LOOKING
FOR A JOB? YOU KNOW, THEY’RE
THEY’RE KIND OF A JEWEL
PROBLEMS. A LOT OF IT IS
ARTICULATING WHAT THEY’VE
DONE. AND TRIPOLI TRANSLATING
THAT OVER TO CIVILIAN TERM
ANALOGY.
>> AS YOU MAY KNOW, YOU KNOW,
WE WE TEND TO TALK AND
ACRONYMS. THE MILITARY HAS ITS
OWN LANGUAGE WE’RE ALL SO USED
TO OPERATING IN A IN A TEAM
SORT OF ENVIRONMENT. SO WE
TALK IN TERMS OF WE WANTED THE
WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH? AND
WHEN YOU MAKE THAT TRANSITION,
YOU REALLY HAVE TO CHAMPION
FOR YOURSELF. YOU KNOW, IT
TENDS TO BE A GAP IN
TRANSLATION, BUT WHERE WE
TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, STREAMLINE
THINGS. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH
THOSE EMPLOYERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE JUST AS EQUALLY
EDUCATED AND PREPARED FOR THAT
INTERACTION. SO THAT WHEN THE
2 PARTIES MEET IN THE MIDDLE,
IT’S MEANINGFUL.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ALL RIGHT.
CHRIS NEWSOM, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR COMING ON. THE WEB
SITE RIGHT THERE ON THE BOTTOM
OF YOUR SCREEN. RECRUIT
MILITARY DOT COM THAT WILL
HELP YOU GET THE JOB
OPPORTUNITIES NOW AND MAYBE
SIGN UP FOR SOME FUTURE CAREER
FAIRS. OKAY. ALL DAY LONG.
WE’RE HONORING OUR MILITARY
SPOUSES HERE ON CHANNEL 4. WE
KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU
WATCHING IF YOU ARE ACTIVE
DUTY OR A VETERAN AND HAVE A
HUSBAND OR WIFE WHO SACRIFICED
WITH YOU DURING YOUR TIME IN
THE SERVICE, PLEASE HELP US.
WELCOME THEM. AND THANK THEM
SHARE THEIR PHOTO ON SNAPJAX.
JUST LOOK FOR THE MILITARY
SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY
CHANNEL UNDER EVENTS. HERE’S
ONE WE’VE RECEIVED SO FAR THIS
MORNING, DANNY SENT US A
PICTURE OF HIS WIFE, CHERYL.
SHE IS MARRIED TO A NAVY