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Tech industry treats veterans the same as non ex-military. Just insure that you have the technical knowledge and background for the job. If you do not, govern
by techjuice 10y ago
Tech industry treats veterans the same as non ex-military. Just insure that you have the technical knowledge and background for the job. If you do not, government contractors will gladly bring you on to teach you, especially if it is something that helps maintain your security clearance. They will normally put you in a journeyman position if you have zero experience in a certain technology sitting right with experts in the technology.
With enough time on the job and at home teaching yourself you will be at the junior level in no time. Once your able to do all your regular tasks along with more advanced projects you may be able to start working in a senior role and be handsomely compensated for it.
Now if you have heavier military only skills government contractors more then likely still have a place for you, I would recommend checking the top government contractor job sites. They can normally place you in something very similar to what you were doing in the military with the added benefit of you learning new tech and some times becoming the expert on that tech, especially if it is very popular in the tech industry.
If you want to use many of the benefits that come with joining the military long term you may want to check out jobs at the intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA, NGA, DIA, etc.) or usajobs.gov to see if there is anything there you like. You may also be able to get a higher paying ranked job based on your military experience.
Do not forget to also take a look at the agencies like FDIC, SEC, Patent and Trade office too. They are smaller but pay better and offer more benefits than many of the larger agencies for tech talent.
- boniface316 10y agoI really appreciate your reply TechJuice (cool name). I was thinking of using my security clearance as an advantage with the government contractors! I will check these agencies!