Employment and Employers

Employment

MTSU’s Transition Home Center assists students with all aspects of 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 creates “best matches” with our student veteran/family member population
• Veteran applies in the normal process and then sends a confirmation to the ESA
• ESA contacts the 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

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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 sessions (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.