We’re working to make Google a place where the military-affiliated community can thrive and grow. The Veteran-focused career website has information about resources at Google and job opportunities. Here are a few programs and policies that help strengthen the military-affiliated community here at Google:

Growing the global military-affiliated community at Google through VetNet:

• The Google Veterans Network (VetNet) was formed to unify and connect Veterans, service members, military spouses and partners, and civilian allies.

• VetNet members mentor newly hired Googlers, supporting them in the transition to corporate civilian life.

• VetNet supports the military-affiliated community and brings more Veterans to Google by providing resume-building, training workshops, and mentorship programs, like its annual Google VetNet Career Week. With help from nearly 500 Google volunteers, VetNet has hosted hiring workshops for 1,600+ service members and their families transitioning to civilian life.

• VetNet also shares tips and highlights from the military-affiliated community at Google through a YouTube video series.

Policies that support and strengthen the military-affiliated community:

• Google supports service members through a military leave policy. Google pays 100% of an employee’s salary for the first 30 calendar days of their duty. After that, Google will pay the difference in pay so the Reserve or Guard member continues to receive close to 100% of their Google salary for up to five years of service.

• Google also offers paid leave benefits of up to five days to military spouses and domestic partners experiencing changes of location due to military orders, or if they are preparing for deployment or activation.

Almost one in four service members transitioning to civilian life wants to start their own business, but many encounter barriers in their pursuit of entrepreneurship. To help mitigate these challenges, Grow with Google introduced an online resource hub with digital tools to help Veteran-owned businesses flourish. Here are a few of those tools:

• Merchants with a verified Business Profile on Google can add a Veteran-owned attribute, making it easier for customers to identify and support Veteran-owned businesses across the U.S.

• For National Veterans Small Business Week, we offered a livestream workshop to help Veteran business owners grow a loyal customer base, and a Grow with Google OnAir workshop on building an online presence.

The impact of service can leave Veterans quietly battling invisible injuries, including post-traumatic stress, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, and depression. We are committed to supporting Veterans in mental wellness and recovery, and focusing on creating helpful tools and resources:

• 1 in 14 Americans is in recovery from addiction. Our Recover Together site is designed to help anyone find nearby recovery groups, information about recovery-related initiatives, and personal stories of addiction, recovery, and community to help break the stigma and end the silence.

• Veterans can miss out on getting mental health support due to stigma or not knowing where to turn. In hopes of increasing the visibility and availability of resources, our internal military-connected employee group, VetNet, partnered with Code of Support and other Veteran-service organizations to launch Serving Veterans, a wellness hub with mental health resources and a series of personal stories from Veterans on the value of asking for help.