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Military Talent Exchange for

America

A mission to supercharge the defense-industrial partnership that underpins America’s national security and economic vitality.
Shift specializes in serving Government, Hiring Partners, and Transitioning Military.
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How our talent exchange works for you

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Government

Military assessment platform

A proven, scaleable military assessment system that underpins training programs to more effectively communicate, collaborate, and partner with the private sector.
Hiring Partners

Mission-aligned military talent

Our talent marketplace recommends the best-fit military talent to your needs, enabling you to host active duty fellows or transitioning Skillbridge interns who bring defense expertise to your organization.
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Transitioning Military

Showcase your profile to hiring companies

Continue the mission through transition with access to civilian recruiters within Shift's network of defense-tech and VC hiring partners who value your unique military experiences. Shift is an approved Skillbridge facilitator.
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Choose your path to success

All members of the military community are eligible to join for free.

 
Defense Ventures

Duration: 8 weeks

Career Accelerator

Duration: 4 weeks

WHO'S ELIGIBLE
Active Duty
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National Guard / Reserves
SkillBridge Eligible**
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Veterans
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Job seekers
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**5-8 months to ETS

 
Defense Ventures

Duration: 8 weeks

Career Accelerator

Duration: 4 weeks

WHAT'S INCLUDED
Industry immersion
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Cohort of peers
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Learn from industry experts
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Interview preparation
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Self-guided
Highlighted to Shift hiring partners*
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*An introduction to our hiring partners doesn't guarantee a job offer but we have full confidence you will get there yourself.

**Talent Spotlight applicants are not guaranteed to be highlighted. Career Accelerator participants are guaranteed to be highlighted.

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Transitioning Military
Getting hired straight out of the military had a transformative impact on my post-service journey, providing me with a seamless transition into a new career path while preserving the sense of purpose, discipline, and teamwork that I developed during my time in the military.”
Carly Myers
Skillbridge and Full time Coordinator of Military and Community Relations; San Diego Padres
Hiring Partner
So much mutual value was created between parties and Bunker Supply is excited to continue to participate in such an impactful program for service members and businesses alike!”
Ryan Olsen
CEO of Bunker Supply Co.
Government
This is by far the best experience in my AF/SF Acquisitions career. It is an amazing opportunity for every professional in the DoD and in my opinion, if we are to stay ahead of the innovation power curve this fellowship should be mandatory for every leader in the acquisitions career fields.“
Dan Wolcott
Infrared System Operations Transition Manager
Transitioning Military
Shift can get you skilled, diverse, military members for up to a 6 month internship (SkillBridge). We (interns from Shift) do this as “unpaid” interns because we’re still getting our military paycheck! Ethical, effective, epic. Everybody wins!”
Kaley Sirak
Skillbridge Intern at F7 Ventures, Full time Product Manager at Raft
Hiring Partner
We remain committed to this program, recognizing its invaluable role as a catalyst for our knowledge expansion, innovation fostering, and mission advancement.”
Alex Gorsuch
CTO of Ascent Integrated Tech
Government
Within the D-Fellows Program, I got the chance to learn from and fly with a pilot with fifty years of helicopter experience that flew in movies, firefighting operations and logging operations. I would definitely recommend D-Fellows to anybody.”
Christopher Titus
1st Lieutenant