Employment and Employers
Employment:
MTSU’s Transition Home Center assists students with all aspects of the career decision-making and job search processes. Mr. Chris Rochelle is our Veterans Employer Search Agent (ESA). The ESA has two functions: Initiate and maintain corporate relationships that provide employment opportunities for our student veterans and family members. Coach, train, and mentor our veterans/family members throughout their career search to ensure they find rewarding careers in which they can grow personally and professionally.
Chris can help you:
- Create a targeted resume and cover letter
- Prepare you for your interview
- Assist in developing your professional network
- Provide guidance on how to become more marketable
- Advise you on available employment opportunities
How does the ESA assist in getting you employed? The process is simple:
- ESA meets corporations to discover their employee needs and their hiring process
- ESA analyzes available positions and create “best matches” with our student veteran/family member population
- Veteran applies in the normal process and then sends confirmation to ESA
- ESA contacts corporate HR office and informs them that one of our veterans has applied for a specific position
- HR authority can then pull that application for review
- ESA communicates with HR throughout the interview process
Center at MTSU helps veterans transition from military to job front
Employers:
Employers interested in collaborating with the Daniels Veteran Center should contact Chris directly. Some ways to support our mission and gain access to our student-veteran population:
- Host career preparedness training session (resumes, networking, interview skills, etc.)
- Attend Daniels Center events
- Participate in the student mentorship program
- Host student veterans at your facility for a “field trip"
Resources:
A good research tool is the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This will give you a great overview of career paths and their future.