Career Kickstart: Navigating the First Steps

Career Kickstart: Navigating the First Steps
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MOAA Headquarters
201 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA, 22314 (Virtual attendance option available)
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Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 09:00 AM 09/12/2025 11:30 AM EDT Career Kickstart: Navigating the First Steps

MOAA Virtual Workshop: Early Career Professionals

201 N. Washington St.,,Alexandria,VA,22314 (Virtual attendance option available)

Can’t make the workshop? No problem. Register for the virtual option and we’ll send you a link to the recording. 

 
Are you looking for professional career advice to guide you through the job search and hiring process, but not sure who to trust or where to turn?   
 
If so, join MOAA (either at our Alexandria, Va., headquarters or virtually) for a workshop that's perfect for:

  • Soon-to-be or recent college graduates looking to enter the workforce, or early career professionals.
  • Junior officers and enlisted members separating from the uniformed services and seeking initial employment in the civilian sector.
  • Military spouses with a career on the move or making a pivot to a new industry or career field.

This workshop will help you market your education, knowledge, skills, and abilities ... then figure out what to do once you land that first position! Topics include:  

  • Tips on how to craft a résumé that will make employers take notice.
  • Advice on how networking can help you score interview opportunities, and how preparation is key to acing your interviews.
  • Guidance through the job offer and hiring process, with a focus on savings, credit scores, student loans, and investing to help prepare you for your transition (and manage that first paycheck).
     

You'll be able to ask questions and get answers from a professional career consultant and financial education expert during the event.  As an added bonus, you’ll hear valuable insights from a panel of recent college graduates on establishing a professional trajectory and transitioning into a new career. Topics include: 

  • What they did during their college days to make themselves more desirable to employers.
  • What they know now that they wish they would have known then.
  • How they navigated their job search, built their professional networks, assembled their résumés, and stood out in job interviews.
  • And much more!
     

Let MOAA help you land a professional position in the civilian workforce. Seats are limited – reserve your spot now!
 

Event Information

The in-person portion of this seminar is held at MOAA HQ (201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, Va.). Continental breakfast and professional LinkedIn profile photos are included in the registration fee. All-day parking facilities are readily available nearby. For those attending virtually, the event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams.
 
NOTE: Pricing for spouses and family members based upon the named MOAA member.
 
In-person registration:

  • MOAA LIFE Member: $15
  • MOAA PREMIUM Member: $25
  • MOAA BASIC/nonmember: $60

Virtual registration:

  • MOAA LIFE Member: $10
  • MOAA PREMIUM Member: $20
  • MOAA BASIC/nonmember: $50

 
NOTE: A small percentage of registrants may not receive emails from MOAA due to some domains blocking MOAA’s automated emails. If you have not received sign-in instructions 24 hours before the seminar, please email transition@moaa.org and we will provide them.
 
Please be aware that event participants may be photographed or recorded for MOAA products.

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