EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY
Helping transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses build meaningful careers and providing veteran-led businesses with tools to grow.
Preparing over 8,000 military community members for in-demand jobs through Google Career Certificates
CAREER FORWARD
Hiring Our Heroes, a Google.org grantee, is creating career pathways for transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses
Career Forward, a program from Hiring Our Heroes supported with a grant from Google.org, helps you build a meaningful career with access to Google Career Certificates — portable credentials that prepare you for in-demand jobs in the high-growth fields of data analytics, IT support, project management, or user experience design. After earning your certificate, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for a 12-week paid fellowship with one of 400+ employers within the Hiring Our Heroes network, including Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, Freedom Learning Group, Verizon and of course, Google.
Helping the military community find new careers
Google partners with U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Navigator & Partnership Pilot
Google will provide transitioning service members and military spouses no-cost access to the Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud training and certifications through the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment Navigator & Partnership Pilot (ENPP) across select military installations worldwide.
Please visit the ENPP site for a full list of the host installations.
JOB SEARCH ON GOOGLE
Search “jobs for veterans” on Google
Find a job near you that makes use of your unique skill set. Search “jobs for veterans” on Google and enter your military occupation code (MOS, AFSC, NEC, or rating) to see relevant civilian jobs that require similar skills to those used in your military roles.
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BUSINESS PROFILE ON GOOGLE
Stand out as a veteran-owned business on Google
Identify your business as owned, led, or founded by veterans by adding a “Veteran-owned” attribute to your Business Profile on Google, which will show up when people look for your business on Google Search and Maps.
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MILSPOUSE ROADMAP
Explore career paths for military spouses
Pursue your career goals — wherever you are in the world or on your career journey. The Military Spouse Roadmap, created in partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, was built with input from more than 1,500 military spouses. This map provides tools and resources to guide you step by step as you design a career that can move with you.
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JOB SEARCH ON GOOGLE
Find remote job opportunities via Google Search
Build a meaningful career from wherever you’re located. Search “work from home jobs” on Google to explore remote job opportunities across industries. You can also apply a “work from home” location filter to your existing job searches.
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CERTIFICATION
Advance your career with a Google Cloud certification
Showcase your expertise with Google Cloud. Get certified through our Associate Cloud Engineer exam — now eligible for reimbursem*nt by the Department of Veterans Affairs for qualifying U.S. veterans.
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SKILLBRIDGE WITH GOOGLE
Get flexible online training for in-demand jobs
Earn a Google Career Certificate through the Department of Defense SkillBridge program. A Google Career Certificate can prepare you for in-demand jobs in the fast-growing fields of data analytics, IT support, project management, or user experience design. Earn your certificate online and at your own pace.
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MILITARY ONESOURCE
Access 24/7 support services for military personnel and families
Military OneSource is a Department of Defense-funded program that offers resources and support for every aspect of military life. Examples include:
- Free and confidential non-medical counseling, health and wellness coaching, financial and tax consultation, and more
- Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program (SECO), which provides education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide and offers comprehensive resources and tools for all stages of career progression
- Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), which connects military spouses with more than 540 employers who have committed to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses, including Google, who joined MSEP in 2019
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Success Stories
Taking the Google Career Certificate definitely helped me get the job. It gave me all of the knowledge that this entry level position was looking for and maybe even a little bit more.
Amie Hanbury, lead field technician, Google IT Support Certificate graduate and U.S. Marine Corps veteran
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I have the ‘Veteran-Led’ badge in my Google listing. That’s a plus because people look to support veterans.
Ernest Johnson, founder of the Old School Boxing Center and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran
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Google makes it so easy for people to find our business, and that’s huge for growth.
Suzie Mills, founder and CEO of Honest Soul Yoga and a U.S. Air Force veteran
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Success Stories
As an Army spouse with school aged kids, the Google Career Certificate gave me the flexibility to work toward a career in IT while managing things at home, and confidence to jump into a Bachelor’s program in computer science.
Guli Atakuzieva, Google IT Support Certificate graduate, military spouse
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News from Grow with Google’s efforts to support veterans and military families
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Helping the military community find new careers
Google partners with the Department of Labor’s Employment Navigator & Partnership Pilot to provide Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud trainings and certifications.
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A new path to jobs for our military community
Career Forward will train transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses for in-demand jobs.
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Supporting military communities
Google’s programs, training, and tools for the military community
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