Newsletter · November 28, 2025

Empowering Careers, Community Kindness, and Holiday-Season Momentum

This Week on Hiring America

Hello Hiring America Family!
Happy Friday! We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. In today’s newsletter, you’ll find a mix of inspiration, practical guidance, and timely insights for the military and veteran community. We spotlight how Wells Fargo and Hiring Our Heroes are teaming up to create meaningful career pathways for veterans and military spouses, and we celebrate six years of Giving Tuesday Military—a movement proving the impact of kindness in action. You’ll also learn why job applications during the holiday season can actually work in your favor, get helpful perspective on navigating cultural misunderstandings with civilian coworkers, and explore this week’s Education Moment from National University with simple strategies for balancing school and life. This issue is designed to support your goals, strengthen your confidence, and keep you moving forward.
Wells Fargo and Hiring Our Heroes Are Working Together For Veteran and Military Spouses
Building strong career pathways for veterans and military spouses remains a top priority for both Hiring Our Heroes and Wells Fargo. With a legacy of military support dating back more than a century, Wells Fargo continues that commitment today by partnering with Hiring Our Heroes to expand internships, connect talent with nationwide employers, and open doors to long-term, meaningful employment opportunities.
Six Years of Celebrating: Giving Tuesday Military is Back
As December 2, 2025 approaches, the sixth year of Giving Tuesday Military highlights how powerfully kindness spreads when sparked by the military community.
Applying to Jobs From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Isn’t Pointless
Hiring before January can give teams a head start, ensuring new talent is in place and ready to move quickly as major projects launch in the new year.
How to Navigate Civilian Coworkers’ Ignorance About Your Military Service
Stepping out of the military and into civilian life can feel surprisingly disorienting, largely because the cultural differences run deeper than most expect. Even if you were once a civilian, the contrast in norms, language, mission and daily expectations can create misunderstandings and assumptions on both sides, making the transition a significant cultural shift.
Education Moment: School / Life Balance. Presented by National University.
Finding balance in college can be tough, but a few simple habits make a big difference. This video shares three practical tips: organize your time with a clear calendar, communicate early when schedules or family needs shift, and prioritize basic self-care like sleep and movement. These strategies can help you stay focused and avoid feeling overwhelmed. Watch now to make your college journey smoother and more manageable.
We hope you enjoy today's newsletter!
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Bill
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Wells Fargo and Hiring Our Heroes Are Working Together For Veteran and Military Spouses

Together, Wells Fargo and Hiring Our Heroes are maximizing efforts to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. For more than a century, Wells Fargo has supported the military community—from transporting troops and military pay in the 1850s to empowering today’s veterans and military spouses in their career journeys. In partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, Wells Fargo is helping service members, veterans, and military spouses build lasting economic opportunity through internships, nationwide career connections, and long-term employment pathways.

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Six Years of Celebrating: Giving Tuesday Military is Back

This December 2, 2025, marks the sixth year of Giving Tuesday Military (GTM)—a growing movement that continues to prove one simple truth: when the military community leads with kindness, the world follows.

Applying to Jobs From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Isn’t Pointless

If an employer has a big project kicking off in the new year or just wants to start the year strong, they might want to onboard talent now so they can hit the ground running in January.

How to Navigate Civilian Coworkers’ Ignorance About Your Military Service

When someone from one culture enters another, assumptions, misperceptions and biases often enter with them and are lodged toward them. Exiting the military and entering the civilian sector might not feel like a cultural shift. After all, you were a civilian before joining the military. But when you realize how vastly different the norms, language, mission, customs, rewards and sacrifices are, it is a huge cultural change.

This Week's Highlight:

Education Moment: School / Life Balance. Presented by National University.

Struggling to juggle college commitments with everything else in your life? In this video, learn three key tips to help you find balance and stay on top of your college journey. Discover how using a calendar can simplify time management, why communication is crucial for managing changing schedules and family commitments, and the importance of self-care—like getting enough sleep and exercise—to maintain your energy and focus. These tips are designed to help you make the most of your college experience without feeling overwhelmed. Watch now to start mastering the balance in college life!