Joe Paschall ⋅ Madison, AL nLogic, LLC ⋅ 26 years experience

I believe you are looking at this the wrong way. There are no veteran jobs or DV jobs. Jobs are for those who best meet the qualifications and being a V/DV is never a qualification. However, it is a differentiator among equally-qualified candidates, which is helpful. Look first to find a job that matches your qualification and let your V/DV status become secondary to who you are. If you try to cling to V/DV status as your primary identity, you will remain disappointed and frustrated.

Linda Windisch ⋅ Milpitas, CA IBM ⋅ 34 years experience

You've already gotten some great advice. I'll just put a slightly different spin on Joe's statement ... Every job is a job for a veteran or disabled veteran, IF you are qualified for the job. Look at your own education, experience, and desires and match yourself to a potential job.

Try making a list of the things that are most important to you in a job/career. (Think about things like structure vs independence, working alone vs working in teams, working with people vs working on the computer) Then look at your idea of the "perfect job" and see if it matches your list. You will need to be willing to start at the bottom ... maybe an internship first ... and then work up to that "dream job".

JK R T ⋅ Brewster, NY 21st Century Fox ⋅ 13 years experience

Aside from the great advice already given I would also consider where you are looking and what you are looking for. Are you willing or able to relocate? Are there companies that fit your interest and experience around you? Identify your dream job and research how to get there, do you need more education or upgrades, what do entry level jobs look like, where are they and how high up can you climb the ladder to make it a career. Forget about the disability, if you know you can do a certain job, then that's all there is too it. Sell your confidence in your cover letter and interviews.

Robert Peverley ⋅ Longmont, CO IBM ⋅ 31 years experience

IBM handles a lot of customer service for their own customers as well for other technology companies. There are almost always contract positions through Artech or CDI and IBM is a great place to work.

Check these two websites out and good luck

http://www.artechinfo.com/
http://www.cdicareercenter.com/careerportal/default.cfm

Tom Cal, CFA ⋅ San Francisco, CA Army Veteran, Investment Manager ⋅ 25 years experience

Shawn,
Thanks for your service. I absolutely agree with Joe's advice "Look first to find a job that matches your qualification and let your V/DV status become secondary to who you are."

I have personally faced the question of asking myself how much I want to "identify" as a Veteran. My short time in the Army, and the friendships I made and experience I had, were some of the most meaningful experiences of my life.

What do you enjoy? What excites you? If all careers paid approximately the same, what would you pursue? If you had a "magic-wand" (stealing the magic-wand concept from an advisor on this board), what job would you have?

Come back and tell us about your interests and goals, and the folks on this site will be in a better position to offer you advice and assistance.

These discussions regarding "self-assessment" and goal-setting might also be useful:
https://acp-advisornet.org/questions/topic/self-assessment