Basic Economics
Thomas Sowell
A jargon-free grounding in how economies actually work: incentives, prices, trade-offs. The mental model underneath nearly every business decision you'll meet.
Open (opens in a new tab)Gap-Learning Resources
A curated library to close the specific gaps between military and corporate skills, organized by type and tagged by skill area. Filter by what you want to work on.
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Books
The Accounting Game
Darrell Mullis & Judith Orloff
Learn to read a balance sheet and income statement through a simple lemonade-stand story. Accounting basics without the dread.
Open (opens in a new tab)Naked Statistics
Charles Wheelan
How to reason with data and spot when numbers are lying. Essential in a corporate world that runs on metrics and dashboards.
Open (opens in a new tab)The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White
The short, sharp classic on writing clearly and cutting the clutter. Read it in an afternoon; reread it once a year.
Open (opens in a new tab)On Writing Well
William Zinsser
The definitive guide to clear nonfiction writing: the emails, reports, and memos that people actually read and act on.
Open (opens in a new tab)The Personal MBA
Josh Kaufman
A single-volume crash course in how businesses work: sales, marketing, finance, operations. Start here if you have no business background.
Open (opens in a new tab)Financial Intelligence
Karen Berman & Joe Knight
A manager's guide to what financial statements really mean, so you can speak the language of the people who control the budget.
Open (opens in a new tab)How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
The enduring classic on dealing with people: dated examples, timeless principles for building rapport and trust.
Open (opens in a new tab)Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini
The science of why people say yes: how to persuade ethically, and how to recognize when you're the one being worked.
Open (opens in a new tab)The Culture Map
Erin Meyer
How workplace norms differ across cultures and organizations. A decoder ring for the unwritten rules of a civilian company.
Open (opens in a new tab)Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
What real strategy is versus empty buzzwords. Sharp, practical thinking for anyone moving into management.
Open (opens in a new tab)Websites
CareerOneStop
U.S. Department of Labor
A federal hub for career exploration, training, and job search, including tools built specifically for veterans.
Open (opens in a new tab)O*NET OnLine
U.S. Department of Labor
A free national database of occupations: the skills, tasks, and pay behind any civilian job title you're considering.
Open (opens in a new tab)LinkedIn (Microsoft)
The default professional network, where you build connections, get found by recruiters, and show your experience in civilian terms.
Open (opens in a new tab)Levels.fyi
Levels.fyi
Crowdsourced pay and leveling data across companies and roles, so you walk into a salary negotiation knowing the numbers.
Open (opens in a new tab)Videos
Your body language may shape who you are
Amy Cuddy (TED)
A TED talk on how posture and nonverbal habits affect how confident you feel and how you come across. Useful before interviews.
Open (opens in a new tab)How to speak so that people want to listen
Julian Treasure (TED)
Practical techniques for speaking with impact and actually being heard, in meetings, interviews, and networking.
Open (opens in a new tab)How great leaders inspire action
Simon Sinek (TED)
The "Start With Why" talk: a simple model for framing your value and leading people who don't report to you.
Open (opens in a new tab)AI Lessons
Elements of AI
University of Helsinki & MinnaLearn
A free, no-code intro course on what AI is and what it can (and can't) do. A solid baseline for the AI-literate workplace.
Open (opens in a new tab)Google AI Essentials
Google (on Coursera)
A self-paced course on using everyday AI tools to work faster. Practical productivity, not engineering.
Open (opens in a new tab)Anthropic AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
Anthropic
A free course on collaborating with AI effectively and responsibly: how to get useful, trustworthy work out of tools like Claude.
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