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Military Spouse Career Committee

MSCC MISSION AND INFORMATION: The Military Spouse Career Committee

The Military Spouse Career Committee (MSCC) is a community coalition of military, business and military spouse representatives in Colorado Springs who are banding together to train, educate, inform and empower military spouses in their pursuit of meaningful employment and education to that end.

The Committee is also communicating and building rapport with local employers to encourage a welcoming employment base for military spouses while helping meet the needs of local employers.

These goals are met through:
- Career Tracks Seminars
- Installation & Employer Connections
- Networking Opportunities
- Job Search Classes
o Area Job Orientation / Behavioral & Mock Interviewing / Resume Writing / Federal Job Search / SCORE-Starting Your Own Business / Work from Home Information *This is not a complete listing of class offerings: contact your nearest Spouse Employment Program or click on the links below for more specific information.

• Installation Spouse Employment Coordinators:
  Fort Carson, 719-526-0452
  http://community.carson.army.mil/ACS/programs_employmentReadi.html
  Peterson AFB, 719-556-6141
  http://www.21fss.com/inside.php?page=amn-fam&view=employment-assistance
  Schriever AFB, 719-567-3920
  http://www.schriever.af.mil/fsc/employment.asp
  USAF Academy, 719-333-3444 http://www.usafaservices.com/airman-family-services/employment-skills-assistance
  
  Why Hire a Military Spouse?
  
  The military spouse brings vision, experience and diversity to the workplace. She is loyal; he is resourceful. Your business will greatly benefit from the professional contributions of the military spouse.
  
  How do we know this?
  
  A 2007 RAND Study, in conjunction with the National Defense Research Institute, published a report entitled “Working Around the Military” Revisited, looking at military spouse employment issues. The study revealed that when compared to a civilian spouse of similar status and goals, the military spouse was a more qualified and loyal employee.
  
  Here are some highlights of that comparative study:
  
  A Military Spouse:
  
  

• Actually moves less than a traditional employee
• Is more likely to bring ethnic diversity to the workplace
• Is more educated than their civilian counterpart; many hold advanced degrees
• Stays with an employer as long or longer than a traditional employee
• Is a readily available workforce
• Claims responsibility for 20 to 40% of the household income

The Military Spouse:

Embraces challenges
Has emotional resilience
Deals well with uncertainty
Is comfortable with transition
Does not require benefits
Is flexible
Is dedicated
Is loyal
Has highly valued skills
Is volunteer-minded
Is resourceful
Is organized
Has a diverse background
Shows professionalism
Wants to work for you!

The MSCC Recommends…

The MSCC, through a quarterly Career Tracks Seminar, meets highly qualified and focused military spouses who desire to imbed themselves in this community.

We will periodically be contacting you to refer these spouses for potential employment. We hope to help you pre-qualify these potential job candidates as they complete our Career Tracks seminars with clear goals and career focus.

We look forward to helping build our business community with highly-skilled employees who are also our local military spouses.

Thank you for your help!