Veterans & Families

Veterans & Families: Your Next Mission Starts Here.

Vine & Branch Consulting helps you and your families navigate transition to the civilian world much earlier than your current transition timeline. We're already working on your next move!

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Why is a Transition Support Framework Critical for Your Success

Understanding the transition cycle is the first important step toward a successful civilian career and happy family. We help you navigate the 'Funnel of Suck' with clarity and strategic support for you and your family.

A New Approach to Your Transition Process

THE NEW WAY

A better transition timeline

We start the work early — so the last months aren’t so painful.

Months 24-13

Discovery

Reputable local non-profit organizations assist Vine & Branch (V&B) consulting with introductions to local business leaders. Alignment and cultural fit assessments that decode veteran experience & understand a company's cultural environment are performed. Identify hiring forecast windows. This allows V&B to begin reaching out to transitioning military families.

Months 12–7

Matching

Companies are aligning hiring forecasts based on project timelines. Informational interviews are conducted once all assessments are completed. V&B provides tailored resume support and practice interview sessions to build confidence. V&B facilitates Informational Interviews with Hiring Managers and the actual people you will work for.

Months 6–0

Placement

V&B treats military transition much like a normal permanent change of station (PCS). We will work to find great Realtors if needed, including contacts to other desired local resources. V&B can assist with salary negotiation, but chances are that salary discussions will occur much earlier than you expect. V&B is paid by companies to make great placements, and V&B donates at least 10% of its earnings to partnered Non-profit organizations.

Months 0+24

Retention

We offer free career consulting services.V&B also has the ability to network with locally certified Counselors. These Counselors will be familiar with the military family transition. A percentage of V&Bs revenue is set aside automatically for Counselor fees. Mediation services are offered free of charge at stakeholder request. Terms available upon request.

The V&B Approach to Your Transition Process

Working early (24-13 months out) with non-profit organizations & employers of all types, real estate agents, and other Veterans in your next location is critical for setting conditions well in advance of your family's transition. Let's get you and your family prepared and ready for that next move!

Phase I

ID Desired Location

Desired Compensation

Desired Industry

Cultural Fit Assessments

Choosing a desired transition location priority, desired compensation, and desired industry early sets the stage for everything else you and your family will do.

Goals during Phase I are not sequential, but they are necessary for gaining accurate awareness of the employment landscape, needs of you and your family, and set the stage for your partnership with V&B Consulting.

V&B will perform Cultural Fit Assessments on you and potential employers, preferably 18 months prior to your transition. The earlier...the better. Why? Contact us and we'll share some ideas.

V&B will work with you and your family to achieve these Phase I goals. Once achieved, V&B will begin actively networking on your behalf. You don't have the time to network, so let Chris do it!

Phase II

Conduct Informational Interviews

Attain Accurate Certifications

Targeted Resume Development

Efficient & Targeted Effort

Conducting informal interviews with potential matched employers gives you both the knowledge and desire to make informed choices about attaining the most accurate certifications and creating the best resumes.

V&B will set the stage for your informal interviews through building relationships with companies, well before opportunities are even posted.

You do not want to waste your time on certifications that will not support your future, and you don't want to write 300 targeted resumes in the last 90 days of your terminal leave. Trust me on this! You should be celebrating.

Our employer partners will be familiar with both you and your family, well before the formal interview process even starts. Let Vine and Branch Consulting help you gain the inside knowledge that your civilian counterparts already have.

Phase III

Interview Process

Hire

Onboarding

Sustainment

If you've never worked in the civilian world, the interview, hiring, and onboarding processes are brand new for you and your family. What should I wear?, ask?, and disclose are common questions.

Our work together by this stage will have answered many of these questions! Because, you will now have the insights to land that role, and you will have experienced targeted feedback during your transition journey.

Sustainment support by V&B is a unique feature experienced when we work together. Veterans and their families often experience feelings of alienation and loneliness for many reasons for the first couple of years after leaving service.

So, let Chris share ideas about how V&B can support you and your family in both your new communities and new employment opportunities.

Why Choose Vine & Branch (V&B) Consulting LLC?

We are here to support your mission Family's mission, well before and well after your military service ends. We believe that transition involves the entire Family. Yes, we capitalize "Family" and "Veteran" intentionally!

We believe that utilizing the same networks that you routinely use during standard PCS moves is critical for healthy success. This means that we rely heavily upon local non-profits and Churches for employer connections and new volunteer opportunities for you and your Family.

We also cultivate relationships with local real estate agents. Doing so helps us meet new employers and establish trust with respected agents for future needs. We do this relationship building well in advance of your transition and career search.

Why would Non-profits, Real Estate Agents, and Employers want to partner with V&B? First, non-profit organizations all desire new volunteers, new funding methods to support their missions, and extension of their organizational reach. Second, Real Estate Agents want new clients that are vetted and dependable. Lastly, employers want new hires that are a great match for their unique needs.

If you and your family choose location, income requirements, and chosen industry early, V&B can start working on your next move today! We recommend reaching out to us between 24-18 months from your transition. This gives us time to start building relationships in your next local home area through networking to set conditions for success.

Chris (Founder & Owner) of Vine & Branch Consulting (V&B) LLC is a retired Army Veteran with extensive experience involving military transition counseling and corporate industry. Chris believes that military transition must involve the entire family. Helping military spouses find employment that matches their skillsets is critical for long-term growth! There is no dream too big or too small for V&B to help you and your family with.

Chris is a believer in Jesus and knows that our work is a natural extension of who we are created to be as people. John 15:5 is V&Bs founding verse. Why? Chris knows first-hand that transitioning out of the military is challenging and takes community. He also knows that apart from Jesus......his plans will fail. Believing in Jesus isn't a pre-requisite for partering with V&B, but Chris wanted to share his top operational principal with you!

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