Every month, starting August 5th, Boots to Books will be taking 10 students for cost-free Google Career Certificates. These trainings range from project management to digital marketing to cybersecurity, and recipients won't only receive a certification but also support from our team and access to a plethora of Google's career resources! Do you know anyone interested in free training and a certification taught by Google volunteers? There's truly a training for every interest! If this sounds like something that would interest you, make sure to turn on notifications for our posts by clicking the bell on our profile so you don't miss your chance every single month!
Boots to Books
Non-profit Organizations
San Francisco, CA 21,068 followers
501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free assistance in attaining competitive education and employment paths to Veterans+
About us
From hiring fairs with a range of companies from Fortune 500s to exciting start ups, to scholarships, to job-seeker skills training, B2B provides assistance to the military community never at any cost. We support active duty, transitioning, veterans, members of the guard and reserve, and dependents and have never, nor will we ever, charged a cent. Our goal is to provide streamlined assistance to get our community into competitive careers. Our three-tiered approach focuses on building technical skills recruiters recognize, providing job-seeker skills training, and finally facilitating connections with the nation’s best companies. Make sure to follow our page to stay tuned on our quarterly hiring fairs, scholarships, monthly events, and much much more!
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https://boots2books.com/
External link for Boots to Books
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- Education, Military Transition, Employment, Mentorship, Certification, and Internship
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5214F Diamond Heights Blvd
#3088
San Francisco, CA 94131, US
Employees at Boots to Books
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Thomas Gill
Program Manager | US Coast Guard Veteran |
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Domenique Comparetto
Marketing and Communication Manager | Helping companies tell their stories through effective communication and marketing.
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Kevin Apolinario
"Cybersecurity" |Technical Trainer| "Speaker" ("Educating IT Techs on my YouTube Channel")
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Aubrey Sine
Advisory Architect at Segment | Nonprofit Founder
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Military community, check out some of these amazing opportunities at Oracle! Do you have a TS/SCI clearance? If so, shoot our team an email and we'd love to connect you with the Oracle team!
🔥🔥We're hiring data center technicians in Phoenix, Texas, Northern Virginia, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and more!!! The hiring team is looking for the following candidate: · Knowledge of server/storage/network hardware. · Excellent time management skills. · Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills. · Be a good team player. · Strong interest in learning new Data Center concepts. · Dependable and trustworthy. · Process oriented. · Must be able to lift 75 lbs. · Strong verbal and written communication skills. Shift: Must be flexible on shift schedule to cover 24/7 data center operations. ➡️If you have IT experience in the military and have the experience above, apply now! Texas: https://lnkd.in/eZeKPuDY Phoenix: https://lnkd.in/ebicbJg4 Salt Lake City: https://lnkd.in/eXuCG_u3 Chicago: https://lnkd.in/gpzHeEZ7
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Have you made any of these common resume mistakes? Don't worry, we have too! However, with the fantastic resources available to you, like Hire Heroes USA, Boots to Books, and many more you can write a great resume! It just takes some elbow grease. If you are looking for tips from an experienced recruiter, check back next week when we announce our next event focused on helping you craft the perfect resume!
Over the last two weeks I've seen 800+ resumes from military-connected candidates and spoken with a dozen employers, here are the most common application issues we saw: 💡 "Manager" should not be listed as your desired role. While members of the military community have developed fantastic managerial skills, a manager in information technology is expected to have different knowledge than a manager in financial services. You should identify an industry and role of interest using actual job postings and hope that your experience with the requisite skills, or performance in the role allows you to assume a managerial position in that field. 💡 Filler words in professional summaries. However you feel about professional summaries (we have seen dueling opinions), they should be concise, clear summaries of your experience and education, and explain why you are the perfect person for the job. Having a two-paragraph professional summary packed with phrases like "results-oriented", "award-winning", and other fillers does not add value. I would hope we are all results-oriented. Instead, quantify what you can, cut down on the fillers, and aim for just a few sentences that convey why you are perfect for that specific job. 💡 Untranslated bullets. While it can be difficult to convey your military experience in understandable terms, you have to make an effort and get assistance if you find it too difficult. Listing solely your MOS as a job title, or having bullets jam-packed with niche acronyms will lead to confusion for recruiters. Recruiters should make an effort to understand your experience, but you need to make an effort to allow them to do so. 💡 Responsibility vs. Impact. It does not matter what you were responsible for, recruiters care about the impact you had and how the programs under your responsibility performed while you managed them. You can be responsible for a lot of things and have lackluster performance, you want to clearly show the impact that YOU made. To be a broken record, quantify your impact wherever possible. 💡 Finally, no one is hiring generalists. Be selective in the experience that you show and your professional summary. Read the job descriptions you are applying for and tailor your resume to that job. You would be surprised at how well you can translate your skills to match a certain role, but having bullets telling us how great of a human resources leader you are won't win you any points when applying for an analyst role in cyber security. Writing a resume is tough. However, you can seek resources, take advice, and iteratively improve your resume over time. It isn't impossible, it just takes some work. If you need some help with your resume, Boots to Books will be announcing an event in the next week to provide you with advice directly from an experienced recruiter, stay tuned for more! What would you add? P.S. This image was generated by Canva's AI image generator if you can't tell by the funky fingers.
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If you aren't signed up for our virtual military hiring fair in under three hours, now is the time to do so! Check out Peter's post below for more!
In under three hours, Boots to Books is kicking off a virtual hiring fair, exclusively for the military community! Google, TEKsystems, Publicis Media and 8 more are signed up, and they can't wait to meet some fantastic military talent today! The event is through the Zoom Events platform, which allows attendees to visit virtual booths, attend a keynote, and live chat with recruiters via text and video! If you haven't signed up yet, there is still time! So what are you waiting for?! Sign up at the link in the image, our team will shoot you an email with all the information you need, and we will see you at 12pm PT!
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Check out all of these fantastic companies that are coming to hire from the military community, tomorrow at 12 PM PT! In less than 24 hours, in an innovative virtual environment, attendees will be able to join company booths, network, and live chat with recruiters via text and video. The event is completely free, and there is still time to register! So, sign up now for the hiring fair using the link in the photo, and our team will send you an email with all of the information you will need to be successful on event day, including a platform walkthrough and a list of hot jobs from the companies attending! And if you aren't in the market for a new role, help someone who is by sharing this opportunity! Let's help someone find their dream role tomorrow at 12 PM PT! Companies: TEKsystems, Google, Publicis Media, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bureau of Land Management, Diné Development Corporation, System High Corporation, i4DM, ARGO Cyber Systems, Military Talent Pipeline LLC, VETS2INDUSTRY (Nonprofit Partner)
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We are less than one week away from our virtual hiring fair exclusively for the military community in collaboration with ACT Now Education, and your chance to get hired by a great company! There are 11 companies registered, ranging from TEKsystems, Publicis Media, and Google to federal agencies, and they want to HIRE from the military community! The event is completely free, and there is still time to register! So, sign up today for the hiring fair, and our team will send you an email with all of the information you will need to be successful on event day, including a platform walkthrough and a list of all the companies in attendance as well as their hot jobs! And if you aren't in the market for a new role, help someone who is by sharing this opportunity! Let's help someone find their dream role this week! This Friday, at 12 pm PT!
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Recently, Boots to Books kicked off several scholarship classes, and we are delighted at the impact they are already having on military job seekers! First, we opened our JET-P scholarship several weeks ago, a program exclusively for transitioning junior enlisted service members where, over the course of 8 weeks, the individuals complete training, a certification, networking calls, and resume reviews at no cost to them! Second, after announcing our partnership with Google, our team welcomed a group of students for the Google Career Certificates in topics ranging from cybersecurity to project management, and those students will complete their training and receive access to career resources at no cost. To be candid, our team feels absolutely blessed to have the opportunity to support our military community like this, and messages such as the one below reinvigorate, and enlarge the fire that burns within all of us. If you feel that same fire to support the military community, consider supporting Boots to Books! Anything helps the programs grow, and we even have a monthly donor option where, if you sacrificed Starbucks for a day a month and donated it, it would make a monumental difference over time. If you are an individual or a company interested in supporting, or hiring from the military community, shoot our team a message - we would love to chat!
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Military family, are you ready to meet employers looking to hire from our community next Friday?! TEKsystems, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Google, KBR, Inc., and more are registered, and they want to meet YOU! 🔔 Here's what to expect if you register: 1. An email from our team with all the pertinent information you need for the hiring fair, including the registered companies' careers pages, how to use the platform, and tips for success! 2. An invitation to a prep event this Saturday to help you have the best shot at success at the fair next Friday! 3. Access to the hiring fair next Friday (07/19), at 12pm PT, where you will be able to visit virtual booths and interact live with company representatives via text and video chat! So, what are you waiting for? Register today at absolutely no cost, prepare with our team, and then meet your dream company next Friday! See the image for the registration link!
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Are you a member of the military community looking to connect live with companies who want to hire from our community? If so, we have the perfect event for you. Next Friday, July 19th starting at 12 PM PT is Boots to Books virtual hiring fair in collaboration with ACT Now Education! The virtual hiring fairs are hosted through Zoom Events' innovative platform, and they allow job seekers to experience a hiring fair entirely from home! At the free virtual event, attendees will be able to explore company booths, speak with recruiters live via text and video chat, and apply to open roles. Fantastic companies like TEKsystems, the Bureau of Land Management, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and more will be in attendance looking to HIRE from the military community! So, what are you waiting for? Register today at the link in the image and on the events page, and SHARE this with someone who should register too! We'll make sure to shoot you a walkthrough of the platform and all the information you'll need before event day!
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