Career Development
CareerCOACH+
Ready to shape your career journey? CareerCOACH+ offers personalized coaching for military spouses/partners, helping you navigate transitions with confidence and flexibility. Get virtual support, access to resources, and a digital learning lab to boost your skills. Join now and conquer career challenges with ease!
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Virtual Career Fairs
25 - 26 Nov 2025
10 - 11 Feb 2026
Connect with top employers and discover exciting career opportunities from the comfort of your home with the Military Spousal Employment Network (MSEN) Virtual Career Fairs!
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10 - 11 Feb 2026
Connect with top employers and discover exciting career opportunities from the comfort of your home with the Military Spousal Employment Network (MSEN) Virtual Career Fairs!
Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Complete Success (HERCS)
04 Oct 2025, 10 am (ET)
24 Jan 2026, 10 am (ET)
From mastering marketing and social media to exploring financing options, HERCS empowers you to create the job of your dreams that travels with you.
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24 Jan 2026, 10 am (ET)
From mastering marketing and social media to exploring financing options, HERCS empowers you to create the job of your dreams that travels with you.
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Portfolio Development Program
20 Oct 2025, 10 am (ET)
21 Jan 2026, 6 pm (ET)
Gain a competitive edge in your career journey with our eight-week Portfolio Development Program and apply to earn a joint certificate from Loyalist College and Trenton MFRC.
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21 Jan 2026, 6 pm (ET)
Gain a competitive edge in your career journey with our eight-week Portfolio Development Program and apply to earn a joint certificate from Loyalist College and Trenton MFRC.
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Fuel Your Future
14 Nov 2025
9 am - 3 pm (ET)
In-person, Ottawa
Meet employers who value military families. Build your network. Win prizes. It all starts here. From interactive workshops and employer connections to LinkedIn headshots and exciting prizes, it’s a day built to empower career growth. Light refreshments and lunch included - FREE!
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Career Storytelling
24 Nov 2025
10 am - 12 pm (ET)
From transferable skills to transferable learning, you have a lot to offer! But sometimes articulating it can be hard. From interview answers to proving your competencies, narratives are a must-have. Join us as we explore narrative writing and how to attain excellent letters of verification.
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10 am - 12 pm (ET)
From transferable skills to transferable learning, you have a lot to offer! But sometimes articulating it can be hard. From interview answers to proving your competencies, narratives are a must-have. Join us as we explore narrative writing and how to attain excellent letters of verification.
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Resumes & Cover Letters
01 Dec 2025
10 am - 12 pm (ET)
Tip, tricks, tactics, and templates. With a focus on RPL and an ever-changing job market, join us for a deep dive into resumes and cover letters and discover what you need to know!
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10 am - 12 pm (ET)
Tip, tricks, tactics, and templates. With a focus on RPL and an ever-changing job market, join us for a deep dive into resumes and cover letters and discover what you need to know!
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Power Pitch
08 Dec 2025
10 am - 12 pm (ET)
From polishing up your portfolio to discovering effective presentation tools designed to give you the power to confidently present in academic or employment interviews, entrepreneurial presentations, and more.
Ready to shine? register now
10 am - 12 pm (ET)
From polishing up your portfolio to discovering effective presentation tools designed to give you the power to confidently present in academic or employment interviews, entrepreneurial presentations, and more.
Second Language Training
Embark on your relocation journey armed with the power of a second language! Elevate your career prospects and seamlessly integrate into new opportunities with second language training.
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Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Complete Success
“This is a fabulous offering!! I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to attend. I really liked the huge amount of resources and websites provided. As well as the presentation choices.”
- Military Spouse, Petawawa
- Military Spouse, Petawawa
CareerCOACH+ program
“The CareerCOACH+ program helped me refine my career goals. I had a general idea of the direction I wanted to take. Their personalized coaching opened my eyes to specific roles and industries that align with my skills and passions. The coach helped me tailor my resume, and optimize my LinkedIn profile, which made my job search much more focused and efficient. I have received a lot more profile views and interview invitations since being on this program. I highly recommend this program.”
- Military Spouse, Borden
- Military Spouse, Borden
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Portfolio Development Program
“The course was absolutely amazing!!! This course was very inspirational, confirmed my step-by-step process for a career transition, and I'm happy to share that I've secured employment in the sector I was hoping to enter into :).”
- Military Spouse, Halifax
- Military Spouse, Halifax
MSEN Virtual Career Fairs
"Because your great events, I was able to get a full time job at DND. I am absolutely enjoying it."
- Military Spouse, Gatineau
- Military Spouse, Gatineau
Job Hunt with ChatGPT
“As a military spouse, my professional career has been significantly shaped by frequent relocations, often to areas with limited professional opportunities. The Spousal Employment Program has been invaluable in helping me navigate these transitions. Since I must continuously redefine my career with each move, my need for support is ongoing rather than a one-time event. The program’s commitment to innovation in assisting job seekers is essential and deeply appreciated.”
- Military Spouse, Europe
- Military Spouse, Europe
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Profile Statement Tactics
“Thank you for having these courses available for veteran spouses. It is nice to be recognized and supported even though my husband has retired from the military.”
- Veteran Spouse, Edmonton
- Veteran Spouse, Edmonton
CareerCOACH+ program
"My first meeting with my coach was a real success! She quickly understood the stakes of my situation and asked me very well targeted questions to feed my reflection and help me in my job search process. The site is full of resources that I have not yet had time to explore, but I am delighted with my first contacts with this service, and I look forward to my next meeting with my coach!"
- Military Spouse, Europe
- Military Spouse, Europe
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Portfolio Development Program
"I found the positive support of the facilitators to be very helpful and motivation. I valued the knowledge and insight into how to find our value and to prove our worth. That was a significant highlight for me. Thank you so much for guidance and time."
- Military Spouse, Greenwood
Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Complete Success
“It's amazing that the HERCS workshop is free for the military-connected community! The day was jam packed full of information, and it was great to connect and share ideas with other entrepreneurs and business owners. I've been a small business owner for a few years already, and I still learned a lot! I'm excited to implement some of what I learned.”
- Military Spouse, Halifax
- Military Spouse, Halifax
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MSEN Virtual Career Fairs
"Being able to meet one-on-one with reps and recruiters allowed me to actually make some valuable progress with the different organizations and companies that I'm interested in."
- Military Spouse, Trenton
- Military Spouse, Trenton
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Portfolio Development Program
"This course allowed me to be confident in my skills and how to showcase my skills to potential employers."
- Military Spouse, Trenton
- Military Spouse, Trenton
Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Complete Success
"I appreciated the guest speaker from BMO and was very excited to speak to other entrepreneurs about struggles and successes."
- Military Spouse, Trenton
- Military Spouse, Trenton
Impostor Syndrome session
"It has been invaluable to regaining my motivation and my capacity to restart my career. I have used HERCS, Portfolio, CareerCOACH+, Webinars on Imposter Syndrome, LinkedIn, etc. Headshots for professional photos. I thank you so much for offering all these services and access to your experts for free and virtually and in-person. As my spouse approaches his end of service, all these efforts have help me gain the confidence to get out there and be able to change roles with him as the main revenue generator of the family."
- Military Spouse, Greenwood
- Military Spouse, Greenwood
Portfolio Development Program
"This was an incredibly informative program, it puts my strategy in perspective. I didn't know what to expect coming in so I was very receptive to anything I learn. I'm glad I registered and I will take what I learned with me in my day-to-day. It couldn't have come in a better time as I'm doing my first intensive performance review in a couple of weeks and this has helped me leverage my current skills and experiences to ask for what I am worth."
- Military Spouse, Esquimalt
- Military Spouse, Esquimalt
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Nervous Networker workshop
"The session helped me to be more assertive in future networking event."
- Military Spouse, Ottawa
- Military Spouse, Ottawa
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Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Complete Success
"A lot of material was covered and so many resources to refer back to as I start my entrepreneurial journey."
- Military Spouse, Winnipeg
- Military Spouse, Winnipeg
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Portfolio Development Program
"The program taught us how to quantify our experience, draw out our skills and record them in a way that a complete stranger could understand and appreciate."
- Military Spouse, Kingston
- Military Spouse, Kingston
