To help its military-affiliated students overcome these challenges, American Military University (AMU) is partnering with 50strong.
50strong collaborates with military-ready employers and higher ed partners such as AMU to identify opportunities that support at-scale resources and exposure to private-sector employers. 50strong offers virtual engagement opportunities that feature military recruiters with strong opportunities combined with veteran-specific insight on navigating a post active-duty career search. Since becoming a 50strong Educational Partner in April 2021, AMU has engaged with several thousand students and alumni in connection with 50strong's services.
"I'm beyond appreciative of AMU's efforts toward career outcomes for those they educate every day, as higher education is a pathway to strong employment," said 50strong Co-founder Kandi Tillman. "Because I see so many amazing companies with strong initiatives that military-affiliated students simply aren't even aware of, we want to help make those connections easier. We believe that career services teams at military-ready academic institutions like AMU are critical to that."
"Helping to connect our students with potential future career opportunities is a key priority for Career Services," said Christine Muncy, Associate Vice President of Career Services at American Public University System, of which AMU is a part. "By combining the service 50strong provides with AMU's personalized resume writing support, resources and coaching, we give our students a great way to connect with employers that are focused on veteran recruiting initiatives."
50strong runs EmployerConnect for all military, veterans, and spouses with a heavy focus on military-affiliated students. It also runs 50strong SkillBridgeConnect, which specifically supports industry enablement of DoD SkillBridge, a Department of Defense (DoD) program which connects transitioning service members to non-military organizations that offer training or internships with a possibility of follow-on employment. Given AMU's large population of active-duty students, SkillBridgeConnect has been a particularly important collaboration.
