Career Readiness Program

Each year, FourBlock screens and welcomes more than 600 new transitioning service members into its Career Readiness Program. These leaders have taken the extraordinary step in their transitions to apply to a rigorous professional development program that enables them to determine and pursue the best civilian careers for them and their families.

FourBlock's Career Readiness Program is designed to equip transitioning service members and veterans with the tools they need to develop professional knowledge and build the relationships necessary to successfully transition to meaningful civilian careers. The organization partners with top companies across the country to provide its program participants with world-class career transition programming developed in partnership with Columbia University.

Each week program participants meet with employer representatives from different companies and industries to learn about corporate culture, develop and practice the technical competencies needed for an effective career search - and most importantly - gain access to both veteran and civilian employees with whom relationships can be built.

FourBlock offers its Career Readiness Program twice a year in major metropolitan cities across the country during each fall and spring academic semester, at no cost to veterans. The program is taught by Career Readiness Instructors and guest lecturers who are professionals and executives from leading companies. This ensures participants can begin to actively build a professional network during the program and learn about current hiring practices. In addition, the content of FourBlock's course curriculum targets professional development and is updated yearly to reflect the latest in career and learning research.

During the program, participants are supported one-on-one by volunteer Veteran Career Readiness Coaches. These coaches - FourBlock alumni, company representatives, and others who desire to help veterans in their career transitions - offer feedback, address personal transition and career-related questions, and help guide individualized career search strategies and planning.

Upon completion of the program, FourBlock alumni emerge with an actionable plan for furthering their career search strategy. They have an improved ability to communicate their military experience, a better understanding of corporate culture, and a professional network build and grow. All FourBlock alumni are offered follow-on support in the form of continued career counseling, and access to the organization's networking and other professional development events nation-wide - both virtually and in person.

FourBlock's Career Readiness Program started in 2010 with an inaugural class of 16 veterans in New York City and has grown into a nationwide network of professionals eager to continue to make a difference in their communities.

Over 2,500 veterans are now members of the FourBlock community, and its alumni have been hired at more than 500 different companies across the United States. The organization's alumni continue to "pay it forward" and come back to FourBlock to teach, mentor, and hire the next cohort of veterans in transition.

84% of FourBlock's alumni secure full-time positions or internships in the industry or company of their choice after graduating from its program.

The average starting base salary for FourBlock's alumni is $92,811.

83% of alumni feel confident to tell their story and communicate their value in an interview. This figure represents a 51% increase from pre-assessment questionnaire.

80% of alumni feel confident they will find meaning and purpose in a post-military career. This figure represents a 36% increase from pre-assessment questionnaires.

Career Readiness Program

The Right Veteran. The Right Career.