Airman & Family Readiness Center (A &FRC)
Transition Assistance

The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) and Employment Resources are designed to provide assistance to Retiring and Separating service members and their families make a smooth transition to the civilian work environment, by providing them with the resources to successfully search for employment as they exit the military and return to civilian life.

WHO SHOULD CONTACT US?

Active Duty up to 2 years before Retirement
Active Duty up to 1 year from Separation
Active Duty Thinking about Retirement or Separation

Force Shaping, DOS Rollback, MEB, and other special circumstances
CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY for One-On-One Assistance!

Assistance We Provide:
4-Day TAP Seminar | Transition Counseling and Career Planning | Job Fair Information Development of Job Search Skills | Career Assistance Tools Interview Strategies | Personal Computers with High Speed Internet Access
ABC's of A Business Startup Class | Salary Negotiation Education | Job Banks
Starting Your Own Home Business Seminar | Job Search Class | Resources
Job Market Information | Resume Clinic | VA Home Guaranty Loan Assistance
Access to Employment Information and Opportunities | QC Your Image Class
Time Management Education | Job Application Do's and Don'ts & much more!

Airman & Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) Job Line
(325) 696 - 5996

Most military members and family members report that the TAP is indispensable for a successful transition from the military.  Don't pass up your chance to take advantage of this great opportunity!

A SELECTION OF OFFERED WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:

Employment & Career Preparation
This workshop focuses on job search techniques, career assessments, resume and cover letter, salaries and labor market information, interviewing, market yourself, networking, resources.  Preparing you  as you  navigate thru the employment search. 
Resume & cover letter pdf

ABC’s Of A Business Start-Up 
Exploring business ideas, how to start, buying an existing business, buying a franchise and developing your own business plan.

Employment Opportunities
Learning how to work from home, create your own business, testing strategies and tracking results and learning how to create an internet web business.

Discover (Career Guidance & Information System)
A self directed premier career guidance and information system to help individuals make important career and education decisions.  The program focuses on identifying possible career paths, information on occupations, interest inventories, education and training, skills development, financial aid and scholarship sources and much more.
Visit your Airman & Family Readiness Center, Discovery Resource Center for your initial appointment to begin this program.  Contact us at 696-5999

Abilene Industrial Foundation	Resumes, Cover Letter Info
Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas	Air Force Civilian Jobs
Develop Abilene	Air Force Crossroads
City of Abilene	Career One Stop
Abilene Chamber of Commerce	USA Jobs
Jobs in Abilene (1)	Veterans Employment
Jobs in Abilene (2)	Tips: Phone Interviews
Tips: Keeping the Edge with Job Search Competition

Other helpful links:
Assessment | economic conditions | employment references

Assessment Links

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator- One of the most recognized interest and
abilities test available. This site will educate you on where to go to take
this exam and how to interpret the results. www.mbti.us

Human Metrics Typology Test- A FREE assessment tool that is quick
but will provide you with a basic analysis.
www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

Keirsey-Temperament Sorter II- A FREE assessment of your personality
type. Provides a basic analysis. www.keirsey.com

Economic Conditions Links

Research how the current economy is performing? Research the specialty area or type jobs that you have targeted to determine if they are affected by the overall economy. Take a look at the geographical area in which you wish to relocate to determine the cost of living and what the job market is like.

Financial websites, such as www.fidelity.com
Chamber of Commerce in area of interest
Online search www.google.com
Cost of living in geographical areas, www.homefair.com
Business News Channels, CNN, etc...

Employment Resources & References Links

American Business Information (infoUSA) www.infousa.com -
Provides an online service to over 11 million businesses in the US and
Canada. This online service can be used to identify businesses by type of
business and size of business for any geographic area.

CareerOverview.com www.careeroverview.com  - Career information on hundreds of careers.

Career Talk www.careertalk.com  - Leading authors, hiring managers and career advisors respond to selected readers' questions in weekly column.

Clearance Jobs www.clearancejobs.com  - Specializes in government
security clearances.

Corporate Gray Online www.bluetogray.com  - Corporate Gray Online
is owned by Competitive Edge Services, a company that has been providing
FREE career transition services to the military community since 1997.

Dun & Bradstreet's (D+B) Information Services www.dnb.com  -
Business information on thousands of companies.

Hoover's Online www.hoovers.com  - Lively company profiles, plus
free access to 10,000 records on public and private companies. Many of the
profiled companies have employment-related Web sites.

IntelligenceCareers www.intelligencecareers.com/_homeroom/index.cfm
- Site oriented towards intelligence and security related fields.

Physician Jobs & Physician Employment www.physemp.com  - A fast
physician employment site for all specialties for North America with
automatic email job updates. Offers a directory of recruitment firms.

Quintessential Careers www.quintcareers.com  - A Career and
Job-Hunting Resources Guide - Resources at the site now include: cover
letter, resume, networking, interviewing, and salary negotiation resources;
career articles; a guide to researching companies; a guide to job-hunting on
the Net; several tutorials; and career and job links categorized by type,
industry, and location.

Salary.com www.salary.com  - Determine your fair market value.
Salary.com is a good place to start this research. Here you can get a good
understanding of job descriptions as they are written for the civilian
world, you can also see the high, low and average salary range for that
position within the pre-determined geographic area. Know your self-worth and where you fit in as far as the pay scale for professionals in your industry and in your area.

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