On this episode of the Career Ready Podcast, we interview Sheri Gross, the Veterans Services Manager at College of DuPage, who talks about tips for veterans during the job search process. We also discuss our resource of the day, Career Coach, and answer a listener mail question about how to approach an informational interview. 

Topic #1: Pierre talks about the resource Career Coach and the many ways it can be use to research careers. Highlighted areas include completing an assessment, viewing careers clusters, and using the military occupation specialty code crosswalk to find equivalent civilian jobs. 

 Topic #2: Rebecca interviews Sheri Gross, COD’s Veterans Services Manager, about career tips for veterans and military-connected folks. She talks about finding your next career path, writing your resume, practicing for interviews, and networking for opportunities.  

 She also talks about the Military-Connected Career and Internship Fair at College of DuPage on Thursday, March 16th from 10am – 1pm. 

 Here are the resources she mentions in the interview: 

 DOD SkillBridge - https://skillbridge.osd.mil/ 

Hiring our Heroes - https://www.hiringourheroes.org/ 

Marine for Life - https://www.usmc-mccs.org/services/career/marine-for-life-network/ 

Soldier for Life – https://soldierforlife.army.mil/ 

Roll Call Chicagoland – https://www.rollcallchicagoland.org/ 

Team Red, White, and Blue - https://about.teamrwb.org/ 

Team Rubicon - https://teamrubiconusa.org/ 

Military-Connected Career and Internship Fair: https://www.cod.edu/conferences-events/military.aspx 

 Topic #3 (Listener Mail): Michelle answers our listener mail question, “How do I approach an informational interview with someone I don't know?” 

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