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Career & Education

As milspouses, we may struggle with our own career and education goals as we simultaneously run our households and support our service members’ careers. But thankfully, you don’t have to put all your goals and dreams on hold. 

Here at Mission: Milspouse, we want to give you the tools to make your dreams happen. From resume tips, to programs geared toward new career paths for spouses, our Career and Education category has you covered.

We have a cadre of bloggers who share their insights on job search, resume writing, different career choices for spouses, and tons of other resources ready to land you that career that moves with you. 

Using School Cancellation to Teach Different Curriculum

Using School Cancellation to Teach Different Curriculum

by | May 6, 2020 | , ,

In many parts of the country and world, even on military installations, school is closed and likely to be closed for the rest of the school year. Parents and teachers are rightfully concerned that this will lead to a significant regression in learning, resulting in lowered scores on state standardized tests.

However, having kids at home, and for many of you that are now homebound as well, “no school” creates opportunities for enhanced learning, teaching kids things that are not typically taught in school, lifetime lessons and values that will endure long after memorizing multiplication tables.

Now is a good time to teach kids how to set a table. In fact, it is a good time to use the table for family meals and conversation (half of all American families don’t eat meals together). 

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HFTW Scholarship Helps Milspouses Earn Degrees

HFTW Scholarship Helps Milspouses Earn Degrees

by | Apr 22, 2020 | , , , ,

In 2016, I had the opportunity to interview one of Hope For The Warriors’ very first Military Spouse and Caregiver Scholarship recipients, a Gold Star spouse who we assisted in her journey of achieving her doctorate in audiology. She shared the first line of her application essay:

“A regular day that began as seemingly innocuous was the day that all of my life’s goals went out the window. It was the day that my husband died.”  

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The Hardest Interview Question is My Favorite One

The Hardest Interview Question is My Favorite One

by | Mar 6, 2020 | , , ,

Do you want to know a secret? I certainly want to tell it. Shout it even.

I just interviewed for my dream job!

For this moment in time, compared to all the other jobs I have held and interviewed for, that statement is true. My dream job, you guys—an interview for the history books. My personal history books, of course.

Now that the interview is over, the jig is up and I am ready to spill out so much about my dream job interview.

The first time I applied for this job, I was not selected for an interview and it was pretty crushing. Was my resume not right? Do I have the wrong degree? Maybe I submitted my application at a weird hour of the day and they didn’t like the timestamp. I guessed so many reasons why I didn’t get an interview.

Fast forward six months—six whole months!—and the same job was posted again.

I applied. Again.

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Effective Leadership: The Art of Mentoring

by | Dec 4, 2019 | , ,

If you were able to apply any of the previous information to your current leadership role, we encourage you to take your leadership abilities one step further and explore the art of mentorship.

A mentor is a trusted person who advises and serves as a role model in a specific field of expertise. The purpose of a mentor is to develop, encourage, and allow the mentee to achieve their goals with their mentor’s support.

Have you ever been given the opportunity to be mentored? If so, think back to how the relationship began. Did you grow and bloom as an individual with your mentor’s guidance?

I’ve had several mentors throughout my life—professional mentors and life mentors.

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New Skills in the New Season

by | Nov 29, 2019 | , ,

A change in the seasons is a wonderful time to consider new beginnings, and when starting afresh, you may identify the need for more education to gain necessary skills. In case you or members of your family are considering a health science career as your new beginning, here are some sites and programs that you might find useful. 

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4 Steps to PCS with Your Professional License

by | Nov 6, 2019 | , ,

Being a military spouse is hard. Trying to have a career in this constantly changing military family life is difficult. Throw in being employed in an occupational licensed career field and it is difficult to maintain employment as we continue down our path as a military spouse.

I am with you. Throughout most of my 16-year marriage I have worked in the real estate industry, in both licensed and unlicensed positions. Our family has made tough decisions to keep my career on track.

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