Employers should consider offering positions to militaryspouses that do not require a specific location and can have moreflexible hours. (Photo: Shutterstock)
It can be challenging for military spouses to find good jobs, consideringthe frequent redeployment moves of their families. But with theright resources and strategies, spouses can successfully leveragethe military perspective to their advantage, according to theMilitary Spouse Employment Survey 2019,released by Monster and Military.com ahead of National MilitarySpouse Appreciation Day on Friday.
A majority (74 percent) of the 305 military spouses polled saythey face significant challenges in finding employment after one oftheir redeployment moves. As such, seven in 10 (71 percent) find itdifficult to establish a clear career path and believe achievingupward mobility is difficult with the constant moves.
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