Beth Conlin is the Senior Program Manager of Military Spouse Programs at Amazon. An Army spouse, Beth has been working to improve employment opportunities for military spouses since an overseas move in 2013 forced her to quit her job, putting both her professional development and family stability at risk. Initially, Beth started working on the unemployment crisis for military spouse alone from Germany. From educating employers, recruiting spouses, and directly placing spouses into long term careers, Beth has intimate working knowledge of the obstacles and has developed solutions to help reduce employment challenges.

Recognized as a subject matter expert, she has contributed to panel discussions, authored op-eds, and been called on to support various members of Congress with military spouse initiatives. Now at Amazon, Beth is working to connect this untapped talent pool to the workforce inside Amazon as well as build strategic partnerships that will elevate the impacts this group has and ultimately end the recession our military spouses face. Outside of her work for Amazon, she is an advisor to MilitarySpouseJobs.org and the Military Officers Association of America, is the Chairwoman of the board for the newly founded Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce, and sits on several DoD and White House working groups focused on reducing employment challenges.

Amazon Military webinar series 

The PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course 15 Reasons to Hire a Military Spouse. Employers are often looking for  employees who are loyal, dedicated, and understand the big picture. Military spouses possess these qualities in abundance. From multitasking, adaptability to contributing your diversity and inclusion program and military spouse friendly culture, in this course, 15 Reasons to Hire a Military Spouse, you will discover a whole demographic that will enrich your company and improve your bottom line.

Ms. Kaprece James, who has insight and expertise from many roles including director and board chair – she is the founder and CEO of Stella’s Girls, a global organization that implements innovative leadership programs for women and girls around the world – discusses the benefits of hiring a military spouse.

Dr. Tina Atherall, CEO of PsychArmor Institute, proudly gives an introduction to this course, as it is the final addition to our Military Spouse Employment portfolio, sponsored by Prudential. Be sure to check out the other courses in this portfolio as well, to understand the dedication and rigor Military Spouses apply to their career development. You can access the course through this link https://psycharmor.org/courses/15-reasons-to-hire-a-military-spouse/

 

This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.

Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.