As the world increasingly relies on advanced technology – in computing, manufacturing, health care, and more – science and technology are becoming inextricably linked in the U.S. job market. More and more, the jobs with better pay and job security are in STEM –...

[EXCERPT:  MassMEDIC Release, April 16, 2019]   "Last week, MassMEDIC joined affiliated life science partners from across Greater Boston for an MVPvets veteran's career workshop at Abiomed headquarters in Danvers, Mass. MVPvets is a organization that seeks to...

Military.com - Thursday, March 21, 2019: [Excerpt] "The health care and life sciences field is booming. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare occupation job opportunities are projected to grow 18 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than all other...

Money.usnews.com just released their latest "Best Job Rankings" report, include several different industries.  You can find the best job for you in the health care, business or technology industry, for example. If you’re seeking a high salary, the Best-Paying Jobs...

You might have heard about STEM and how vital a STEM career would be. But which fields exactly are the most promising? STEM careers are more and more in demand, and the employment landscape now has as important modifiers fields that deal with science and technology...

MVPvets CEO, Jayson C. Gilberti, speaks with Ed Brzychcy of Blue Cord Management on this episode of The Leadership Update Brief.  Some of the topics covered include navigating dynamic and changing environments, the "fear of the unknown" for transitioning veterans,...

A release from Northeast Metro Tech vocational school in Wakefield: WAKEFIELD — Northeast received a $106,320 Skills Capital Grant to increase students' access to STEM occupational opportunities according to School Committee Chair Deborah Davis and Superintendent...

Local veterans celebrated Veterans Day weekend by learning how to build electric guitars from scratch.  During a three-day workshop hosted by the National STEM Guitar Project at Edmonds Community College, 14 veterans built customized electric guitars to help build...

MVPvets CEO, Jayson C. Gilberti, speaks one-on-one with Chase Schaub about the new MVPvets expansion in Massachusetts, and focused goal of assisting and preparing transitioning veterans for meaningful employment in the life sciences. He has a special...

Best for Vets: Colleges 2019 rankings 4-year schools 2-year schools Online and nontraditional schools Career and technical colleges In the market for a good school where you can use your education benefits? We surveyed hundreds of colleges across the country and used...

Change is never easy in life, and one of the toughest transitions anyone can go through is a significant career shift. Not all career changes are created equally, though, and one of the most challenging can be the move from active duty military to corporate America....

Best for Vets: Colleges 2019 rankings 4-year schools 2-year schools Online and nontraditional schools Career and technical colleges In the market for a good school where you can use your education benefits? We surveyed hundreds of colleges across the country and used...

Change is never easy in life, and one of the toughest transitions anyone can go through is a significant career shift. Not all career changes are created equally, though, and one of the most challenging can be the move from active duty military to corporate America....

“Network, network, network." That’s the top piece of job search advice from Hire Our Heroes Founder Dan Caporale, who sat down with Military Times recently to discuss his nonprofit and tips for veterans entering the civilian workforce. Caporale said LinkedIn is a...

“Network, network, network." That’s the top piece of job search advice from Hire Our Heroes Founder Dan Caporale, who sat down with Military Times recently to discuss his nonprofit and tips for veterans entering the civilian workforce. Caporale said LinkedIn is a...

More than half of veterans struggle to find work in their desired fields after leaving the military because civilian employers want experienced and educated candidates, and often don't realize veterans qualify... a new survey finds. Only 17 percent of employers say...

Those leaving the military will have more time to use free resources such as income tax help, non-medical counseling, spouse employment assistance and other resources via Military OneSource, thanks to a provision in the defense authorization bill signed into law...

E-4 Specialist Donald Dutton suffered a knee injury serving in Afghanistan, ending his Army career. His reward for his service when he returned home? Working three jobs just to make ends meet. Stories like Donald’s are all too common in the U.S. According to the...

Those leaving the military will have more time to use free resources such as income tax help, non-medical counseling, spouse employment assistance and other resources via Military OneSource, thanks to a provision in the defense authorization bill signed into law...

E-4 Specialist Donald Dutton suffered a knee injury serving in Afghanistan, ending his Army career. His reward for his service when he returned home? Working three jobs just to make ends meet. Stories like Donald’s are all too common in the U.S. According to the...

Rod Levy founded Code Platoon in 2014 with veterans like Deja Baker in mind. The Chicago-based program teaches practical coding skills and lines up private-sector internships for its students. A Cornell graduate with degrees in civil structural engineering and...

The Department of Defense’s push for renewable energy has taken a back seat during the Trump* Administration, but new programs are still getting under way. One development of interest to the business community is located at Fort Benning in Georgia. This summer, the...

Rod Levy founded Code Platoon in 2014 with veterans like Deja Baker in mind. The Chicago-based program teaches practical coding skills and lines up private-sector internships for its students. A Cornell graduate with degrees in civil structural engineering and...

The Department of Defense’s push for renewable energy has taken a back seat during the Trump* Administration, but new programs are still getting under way. One development of interest to the business community is located at Fort Benning in Georgia. This summer, the...

For Elias Sanchez-Perez, it's simple arithmetic. "To reduce crime in the street, you have to have children in skilled labor positions," he said. "Skilled jobs lead to higher wages. Higher wages lead to higher self-esteem."  Helping children pursue courses that will...

E-4 Specialist Donald Dutton suffered a knee injury serving in Afghanistan, ending his Army career. His reward for his service when he returned home? Working three jobs just to make ends meet. Stories like Donald’s are all too common in the U.S. According to the...

SAN DIEGO, July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MVPvets announced today that Colonel Jayson C. Gilberti, U.S. Army, Retired was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 16, 2018. A native of Bedford, MA, Jayson is an executive leader and U.S. military veteran...

For Elias Sanchez-Perez, it's simple arithmetic. "To reduce crime in the street, you have to have children in skilled labor positions," he said. "Skilled jobs lead to higher wages. Higher wages lead to higher self-esteem."  Helping children pursue courses that will...

NORFOLK:  Cybersecurity and STEM for veterans are the focus of two grants, totaling nearly $2 million, awarded to the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University by the National Science Foundation. The grants are part of the NSF’s...

Congratulations are in order for the class of 2018. Among the gifts arriving soon to graduating college seniors to acknowledge their accomplishments, perhaps none is more welcome than the news that the labor market is the best it's been in years. "It's a really good...

Change is never easy in life, and one of the toughest transitions anyone can go through is a significant career shift. Not all career changes are created equally, though, and one of the most challenging can be the move from active duty military to corporate America....

For Elias Sanchez-Perez, it's simple arithmetic. "To reduce crime in the street, you have to have children in skilled labor positions," he said. "Skilled jobs lead to higher wages. Higher wages lead to higher self-esteem."  Helping children pursue courses that will...

This spring, Rancho Santa Fe resident Dick Arendsee was introduced to Workshops for Warriors, a nonprofit school that trains veterans, wounded warriors and transitioning service members for careers in advanced manufacturing. After meeting with founder and CEO Hernán...

From taking more breaks to shifting your focus away from the task at hand, these tips can help you finally get started. Dr. Joseph Ferrari, a psychologist at DePaul University in Chicago and an expert on procrastination, estimates that 20% of Americans are chronic...

A release from Northeast Metro Tech vocational school in Wakefield: WAKEFIELD — Northeast received a $106,320 Skills Capital Grant to increase students' access to STEM occupational opportunities according to School Committee Chair Deborah Davis and Superintendent...

Military life can be very different from civilian life, and to help veterans successfully transfer out of the service, employers should consider surrounding them with like-minded individuals who can help them adjust. Source: Read the full article at...

Write to the future. Resume writing is not about rehashing your past history and listing what you’ve done and where. Rather, resume writing is about writing to the future, to the job that you want or the career path that you wish to pursue. This is a critical...

For Elias Sanchez-Perez, it's simple arithmetic. "To reduce crime in the street, you have to have children in skilled labor positions," he said. "Skilled jobs lead to higher wages. Higher wages lead to higher self-esteem."  Helping children pursue courses that will...

A release from Northeast Metro Tech vocational school in Wakefield: WAKEFIELD — Northeast received a $106,320 Skills Capital Grant to increase students' access to STEM occupational opportunities according to School Committee Chair Deborah Davis and Superintendent...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series entitled Map to the Middle Class, which is being jointly published by NBCNews.com and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The series...

It’s a question as old as time. Here’s how to get your foot in the door when you don’t have any previous work experience. Source:  Read the Full Article at https://www.fastcompany.com/3046146/how-can-i-get-a-good-job-with-no-experience

In April 2019, transitioning veterans attended an MVPvets re-careering event at Abiomed* in Danvers, Massachusetts. Part of the day included engaging with a panel of professionals, themselves veterans, to hear personal stories of career transition. 0:00...

Anyone who has ever worked with an overbearing self-promoter knows there is a big difference between a show-off and a superstar. Downplaying your skill set won’t do much for your reputation, either. The key to shining in the office is to find a balance between sharing...

For Elias Sanchez-Perez, it's simple arithmetic. "To reduce crime in the street, you have to have children in skilled labor positions," he said. "Skilled jobs lead to higher wages. Higher wages lead to higher self-esteem."  Helping children pursue courses that will...

A release from Northeast Metro Tech vocational school in Wakefield: WAKEFIELD — Northeast received a $106,320 Skills Capital Grant to increase students' access to STEM occupational opportunities according to School Committee Chair Deborah Davis and Superintendent...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series entitled Map to the Middle Class, which is being jointly published by NBCNews.com and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The series...

It’s a question as old as time. Here’s how to get your foot in the door when you don’t have any previous work experience. Source:  Read the Full Article at https://www.fastcompany.com/3046146/how-can-i-get-a-good-job-with-no-experience

Guitars for Vets is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2007. We currently operate more than 80 chapters in 40 states with the assistance of over 200 volunteers nationwide. Over the past seven years, our organization has refined a...

BETTSVILLE — Local Vietnam veterans were honored at a dinner Wednesday evening. The Vietnam Veterans Recognition Dinner was hosted by Seneca County Veterans Services’ at American Legion Post 733, 3751 SR 12. Matt Prenzlin, an investigator for Seneca County Veterans...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series entitled Map to the Middle Class, which is being jointly published by NBCNews.com and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The series...

Nowadays, there are some pretty crazy job titles, and even as someone who works in the career space I’ve yet to fully understand them all. Then, of course, comes the issue of ambiguous titles. For example, I’m an editor—but I edit articles. In my office, there are...

Not wanting to be a pedantic Don Quixote tilting at in-apt windmills, I have nonetheless succumbed to addressing an issue that has bothered me from the very first time I heard the term “digital health.” This term is deeply branded into the forehead of health care,...