Military Service Members, Veterans, Guard and Reservists
Veterans ASCEND was created to help the military community, veterans of all eras and discharge status, Guard, and Reservists become career ready through skills translation, resources, mentoring and community-based advocacy. Everyone deserves the opportunity for employment that values them as a person, appreciates their unique skills and abilities, and provides them a path to success. We are proud to be a DOD SkillBridge Partner and a DOL Employment Navigator Partner.
Skills First Hiring Platform
As part of our process, we invite you to create a free skills profile. With our AI Powered Skills Matching Platform, we will start matching you to employment opportunities based on the skills that you have and would like to use in your next career. This platform is available for use to all Service Members, Veterans of all eras and branches, Guard and Reservists.
No Resumes, No Job Boards
We do not pull jobs from the internet or an employer’s job board. We don’t send you to a job board to “apply”. We match candidates directly with employers, hiring managers or decision makers who are looking for your skills.
Get The Career You Want With The Respect You Deserve
Your experience, no matter how it was earned, is valuable. You earned it. You have highly transferable skills from that experience. Not just in jobs comparable to your previous title. Careers – where your skills are valued and your experience is needed.
Online Learning Hub
Veterans ASCEND’s Online Learning Hub is now available. Here, you’ll find a range of resources and tools designed to help you build a strong personal brand, enhance your skills, and prepare for meaningful employment. Our courses are tailored to support your unique journey, providing insights into career planning, goal setting, networking strategies, and much more. Whether you are looking to transition into a new field or advance within your current career, this platform is here to guide and empower you every step of the way.
Gain Real Experience in an Agile, Experiential Learning Lab –
It’s Free and Virtual
From potential to performance, faster.
Your career did not disappear because you took off the uniform, paused, or changed direction. Your skills are still there. Vanguard Rising gives you the space to put them back to work and turns your experiences into current, demonstrated capability.
Our six-week experiential applied learning lab gives military spouses the opportunity to work in cross-functional teams, solve real business challenges, and build the kind of recent civilian experience employers can see and value.
What sets the Lab apart is the opportunity to practice, not just prepare.
- Work on real projects. Participants collaborate on meaningful business challenges and contribute work that creates value.
- Build modern workplace skills. Teams practice prioritization, planning, communication, execution, feedback, and iterative improvement in a structured Agile environment.
- Translate transferable skills into evidence. Participants learn how their military-spouse experience applies to civilian roles and gain current examples they can speak to with confidence.
- Create a digital portfolio. Participants leave with tangible work products that demonstrate their skills, growth, and professional capability.
- Build confidence through experience. Instead of asking an employer to imagine what you can do, you leave with proof of capability to show them what you can do.
Translate it. Develop it. Demonstrate it.