VA Careers & Employment Resources for Illinois Veterans
Career counseling, resume help, skills translation, and job-search tools for Illinois veterans and transitioning service members, including the GI Bill and education-and-career counseling benefits.
Eligibility
Veterans and transitioning service members. Individual programs have their own rules: GI Bill benefits depend on qualifying service time, VR&E requires a service-connected disability with an employment barrier, and Personalized Career Planning and Guidance is open to eligible veterans, service members, and dependents.
How to reach them
- Call (800) 827-1000Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET
- Serves all of Illinois
Next step
See every Illinois program for this need, how they fit together, and what to try first.
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Source: VA.gov, the official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. Details can change; confirm directly with the program.
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