By Loren Thomas - NewsPlex.com -

When it comes to finding a job as a veteran it's all about highlighting your skills.

“That's what employers look for,” says Michael Barnes, Veterans Employment Representative. “They need someone who is well rounded and who can do something for them.”

Barnes at the Virginia Workforce Center in Charlottesville works with veterans to figure out just that; how to show off the skills they already have.

“When we do that it's amazing, we will present it to the individual and they say ‘Wow,’ that's what they are, that's who they are and that's what the veteran has to do, say who am I in the civilian world.”

Once they get their resumes together Barnes, who served in the Air Force for over 20 years himself, starts reaching out to businesses.

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