Home Depot helps military find careers

The Home Depot has launched its first online guided version of Mission Transition.

This program, said the retailer, is described as, “a series of courses aimed at providing U.S. service men and women with knowledge and resources to help them successfully transition into the civilian workforce.”

About 200,000 service members leave the military each year. But, the retailer said, according to Pew Research, only one-in-four veterans say they had a civilian job lined up after they left the military. 

The program’s three self-paced, online courses can be completed in less than an hour and are filled with content, templates, scenarios and language specific to experience from a military career.

Courses include: Optimize Your Resume; Build Your Personal Brand; and What to Expect While Interviewing.

This program is available at no cost to the public and can be found on the retailer’s career website.

 “Supporting the military community is a priority for our company,” said Tim Hourigan, executive vice president of human resources.

The Home Depot said it employs more than 470,000 associates, including tens of thousands of veterans and military spouses.