Unemployment benefits?

bpreachers

bpreachers

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So I am slowly accepting the fact that even with my Masters degree and multiple civilian certifications it will likely be hard to find employment immediately upon my medical discharge/retirment (depending on what happens ratings wise). Apparently my miilitary experience just isn't "adequate" with regards to my planned civilian positions in HR. With that said can anyone shed some light on the unemployment process for veterans? Am I only able to draw unemployment from my "home of record" state? Or is it whatever state I am in/move to? I know the process has some specifics for veterans and just wanted to see if anyone could give me any insight on this. Thanks.
 
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So I am slowly accepting the fact that even with my Masters degree and multiple civilian certifications it will likely be hard to find employment immediately upon my medical discharge/retirment (depending on what happens ratings wise). Apparently my miilitary experience just isn't "adequate" with regards to my planned civilian positions in HR. With that said can anyone shed some light on the unemployment process for veterans? Am I only able to draw unemployment from my "home of record" state? Or is it whatever state I am in/move to? I know the process has some specifics for veterans and just wanted to see if anyone could give me any insight on this. Thanks.
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I am really not too sure how far you have gone in the employment process, but you sound like you are giving up. Don't do that. Often it is just a matter of showing your experience in a manner that a civilian employer can understand. I too thought I was going to be a great find for some company, but was having a lot of problems. I had a professionally well written resume, but found it was nowhere near the target.

I joined a group on linkedin called MC4 and was put through a meat grinder by the mentors. These guys are executive level corporate guys and they really helped me redesign my resume. It was hard work, but made a huge difference.

Don't give up, there are tons of resources available to help you. Use them and you will be fine.

As far as unemployment, it varies by state. Most will allow to file a claim one week after discharge, but will reduce your payment if you are receiving DOD retirement pay.
 
I will likely be out on transfer leave by the end of july. So not so far but still very close. So far I have applied to 14 jobs and talked with 5 hiring managers. All but one said flat out no even though I am overwualified based on experience and education (just finished my Masters two weeks ago). I just dont have the kind of experience they want. The one that didn't say no said they will give me an interview if I get the PHR (professional in human resources) certification next month when I test for it.
 
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I will likely be out on transfer leave by the end of july. So not so far but still very close. So far I have applied to 14 jobs and talked with 5 hiring managers. All but one said flat out no even though I am overwualified based on experience and education (just finished my Masters two weeks ago). I just dont have the kind of experience they want. The one that didn't say no said they will give me an interview if I get the PHR (professional in human resources) certification next month when I test for it.
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Linkenin is a door to the riches on the other side. Networking on there is going to be the key. 14 is a rather small number. It is a hard market out there and you need to be able to convey your experience in an effective way. From the sound of things, you do have sufficient experience. So that leaves a disconnect between what you have and what they see.

I also would widen your focus area. If you don't have the experience, you may have to take something that fits into your wheelhouse. With the Masters you should be able to be competitive in many fields. Any military experience is going to make you a better gamble than a college kid that just graduated.

Feel free to contact me if you want help. The civilian job market is a differen beast and you have to set yourself up to slay it.

Joe
 
Yeah I only recently, and recently meaning yesterday, decided to broaden my scope of job search. Because my Masters is in Human Resources Management I have been centralyzing my search to that job field but a friend of mine kind of opened my eyes to the fact that my degree major matters a lot less than I thought and that I should branch out to other "managerial/supervisor" type positions that are outside of HR. Apparently the HR world is a tough nut to crack based on what he told me haha.

luckily I have been on and been using Linkedin for a while so I have that check mark clicked.
 
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I was med boarded and eventually medically retired on early Aug, 2013 and move to FL soon afterwards. Around Sept 2013, I applied for unemployment benefits and almost a month later, I got a letter from the incumbent office, notifying me that do not qualify or are eligible to received any benefits due to the fact that I received retirement pay. The funny thing about this is that after more than 18 years (including reserves, civil service, active duty and 13 years private, civilian work, I have ever used or claimed unemployment and know that I really needed I get turned down, because I can "subsist with 1460 a months with a wife, mortg. and 2.5 teenagers. PS: I just recently received final VA ratings, 90%. Any intel?
 
@nievsr, I don't know what the state rules are in Florida. If I were you, I would do some research on the laws and regulations (you can find most of what you need via google). But, I would wonder if they are thinking you are regularly retired vice retired for medical reasons. I would seek some clarification on how Florida treats medical retirements. Could also be that they think you are unable to work at all (which would normally make one ineligible for unemployment benefits).
 
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