Creating hope: Assisting Veterans with Job Search Strategies using Cognitive Information Processing Theory

Abstract

Providing effective employment services to today's veterans is essential. Given the high unemployment rate that currently exists for the veteran population, it is essential that career development professionals consider ways to effectively address their needs. This article highlights the complexities veterans experience in the job preparation and job search processes, as well as current efforts addressing the veteran unemployment concern. A clinical case study shows how cognitive information processing theory, a theory of career problem solving and decision making, can be used as a foundation for assisting veterans in the job search process.

An Online Career Intervention for Promoting Chinese High School Students’ Career Readiness

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“…The CASVE cycle is a decision-making model describing the process of career decision-making and problem-solving. The cycle consists of communication (identifying a career-related problem), analysis (clarifying problem components), synthesis (creating potential options), valuing (evaluating the options), and execution (making plans to implement the options) ( Buzzetta et al, 2017 ). Communication, analysis, and synthesis take place early in the decision-making process; valuing and execution occur later.…”

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Post-9/11 Veteran Transitions to Civilian Life: Predictors of the Use of Employment Programs

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“…American Corporate Partners; Meyers, 2013). Career counseling programs assist veterans by helping them learn about their career goals, identifying transferrable skills or alternative career opportunities, and providing veterans with actionable steps to identify and achieve appropriate vocational outcomes (Buzzetta, Hayden, & Ledwith, 2017;Clemens & Milsom, 2008;Rausch, 2014). Some corporations attempt to meet the needs of underemployed veterans by providing the necessary training and certification for civilian careers (e.g., Troops to Teachers, Solar Ready Vets), although only a few evaluations of these programs have been published (Owings, Kaplan, Khrabrova, 2015).…”