Maryland Launches First-in-the-Nation Web Portal to Connect Veterans With Federal Jobs

Maryland has launched the Mil2FedJobs Web portal.  Mil2FedJobs portal provides transitioning Veterans with more direct access to Federal positions.  The portal, located on the Maryland Workforce Exchange http://mwejobs.maryland.gov , is the first of its kind in any state to directly match transitioning service members with careers in the Federal Government.

While Veterans have an array of skills and vast training, many struggle to understand how their military experience can translate into the professional civilian environment. The Mil2FedJobs portal uses Veterans' military occupational codes (MOC) to query federal openings that match their qualifications on the USAJOBS Web tool. In part because of the large number of vacancies posted on USAJOBS, navigating the site without a tool like Mil2FedJobs can often be an overwhelming task for a first-time federal applicant. In addition, Mil2FedJobs allows civilian hiring managers to identify specific military occupations that share attributes with specific jobs in their agencies.