Krystal Yates ⋅ Lewisville , TX EBR Consulting, LLC ⋅ 19 years experience

Damien, having difficulty finding a job could have to do with any number of things. Are you getting phone calls and not making it past the interview? Are you not even getting phone calls? You may need to work on your resume or your answers to interview questions. I'm in Carrollton and would be happy to go over things with you. My email is krystal@elitebusinessresources.com. Shoot me an email and tell me a little more about what is going on. We can work on correcting it.

Raymond Harris ⋅ Atlanta , GA AT&T ⋅ 33 years experience

Damian, There are companies like AT&T that make special efforts to hire veterans and minorities. If you really want a job then focus on polishing your abity to present yourself. Find someone who will help you understand what employers are doing during the interview process. Take Judy up on her offer to help you get a professional resume that highlights your skills. Work at always using proper grammar, even in everyday conversation-it will repay your efforts richly.

Judy Tomlinson ⋅ Richardson , TX Energy Future Holdings ⋅ 30 years experience

In the Dallas area there are several companies that specifically seek out and hire Veterans.... Check out the TXU Energy careers at txu.com there are jobs at TXU and EFH listed. Our other companies, Luminant and Oncor also hire Vets. Send me your resume (judith.tomlinson@energyfutureholdings.com) and I will see if I can rework it to highlight your skills. When you send the resume, please let me know what type of jobs you are interested in.

Deanna Whitt ⋅ Savannah , GA Merkle (current) US Navy (last) ⋅ 8 years experience

Check out Hiring Our Heroes initiative. http://www.uschamberfoundation.org/hiring-our-heroes

Also, USAA offers advice for veterans as well for best places to live and employers who make it a priority to hire veterans. https://www.usaa.com/inet/pages/enterprise_bestplaces2013_landing_mkt?akredirect=true

Barry Sosnick ⋅ Greenlawn , NY Great Whites Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics ⋅ 5 years experience

It is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for companies with more than 15 employees (I believe, although it can be 20 employees) to discriminate in hiring based on someone's disability. The employer needs to make reasonable accommodations to enable the disabled person to work (e.g., larger monitors for people with poor vision). If you feel like you were discriminated against, consider filing a complaint.