Sun Sentinel: Veterans given tools for civilian job hunting
Photo Caption: U.S Marine Corps veteran Fernando Cardenas of Boca Raton, listens during a veterans meeting with mentors workshop at Florida Atlantic Uniiversity. Carline Jean, Sun Sentinel (Carline Jean, Sun Sentinel / January 30, 2014)
By Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun Sentinel
They came out of the Army, Marines, Air Force and Navy more skilled than they went in, and many thought employers would welcome them with a job.
But local veterans, many of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan, instead found they didn’t know how to translate their work in the military to what employers were seeking.
Now, with the help of Edge4Vets, a program that gives veterans the tools they need to pursue a civilian career, they feel more prepared…
John Harshaw, vice president for Carnival Corp. in Miami, the parent of Carnival Cruise Lines, said he and many of Carnival’s top executives are veterans, so they understand the transition former military members are undergoing.
Veterans “come back and they’re not used to marketing themselves,” he said.
At Carnival, “we’re going to point them to a job listing if there’s a job match. And we will set up an interview for them to come here,” Harshaw said.
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