Ace the interview

WITH employers actively seeking service spouses and family members through the new Forces Families Jobs website, we’re hoping that many of you will make their shortlists. When you get to the next stage, how do ...

Getting you work ready

AFF has teamed up with Wiltshire College, Army Headquarters South West and Wiltshire Council to create Project JEMS to help service family members in the south west of England into work. It focuses on offeri...

Funding boost for spouses

RECRUIT for Spouses (RFS), an award-winning social enterprise, has secured funding from the Veterans' Foundation to support its coaching programme, which aims to assist the wives, husbands and partners of membe...

Introducing… Forces Families Jobs

FORCES Families Jobs is a brand new website specifically designed to support you in your hunt for a job or training. It will feature roles from employers who are committed to supporting the service community ...

Fairness for forces

When it comes to understanding service life, companies and employers don’t always ‘get it’, that’s why there’s an organisation working on your behalf to help ensure the armed forces community is treated fairly ...

Fit for the Queen

Army spouse Kathryn Cuthbertson has been a pastry chef all her career and has worked for some of the world’s most prestigious five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants. She told us how she’s juggled her...

My career, my terms

ARMY spouse Sophie Fernandes-McLaren says she feels like she’s about to ‘have her cake and eat it’ after completing the six-month Digital Mums social media manager course, won in a competition run by AFF. Fro...

Getting you job ready

THE LifeWorks Families employment support programme could be just the thing you need to kickstart your job search or launch your new career. It’s been designed by people who understand the challenges being an ...

On track for training

MANY spouses and partners find themselves considering starting or changing their career path. AFF Employment & Training Specialist Laura Lewin offers advice on training courses… I frequently receive en...

Forces spouses face employment discrimination

MILITARY spouses are hiding their military connections when applying for jobs, a new study from Barclays has revealed.   The research from the Barclays AFTER (Armed Forces Transition, Employment & Resett...