Military Spouse! Should I tell them?

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Hi All,

I served 4 years active duty, I am now a civilian nurse. I am married and my husband is active duty- Navy. He just got stationed in sunny San Diego. I just left my job and relocated from the East Coast with him a few weeks ago. When I go on interviews and they ask why did I relocate, should I mentioned being married? Should I just say my husband's job relocated him? I just don't want them to ask what he does. And I don't want to say he's in the military; some employers think you will only be a short term employee and may not want to hire me. I was thinking still tell the truth just omit the military; i.e: he work for the government as a 'blank- blank' lol.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

I don't see what you have to gain by volunteering that info in an interview. 'I just moved to the area with my husband's job' will more than suffice for most. If you have experience, I don't think most employers will care anyway. The turnover on many floors is 20% and up annually; if you stay for 4 years (typical stateside PCS these days), you'll be better than most nurses they hire.

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What he said.

"My husband's job just relocated us to this area....it's really nice here! :) "

I suppose if the next question is a casual "oh, what does he do?" I might answer a little vaguely ("administration") and move the subject back to you and your fabulous resume :D

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I say go ahead and say that while you can. Soon your resume will have multiple jobs from all over the country/world and it will be obvious you are probably a military spouse. It sucks that employers think that before they get a chance to interview you or offer you a position.

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Tele.

I agree with the previous replies - I would say we had a chance to relocate here with my husband's work and we jumped on the deal because I've always wanted to live in San Diego!

I'm sure they won't ask what he does for a living - the interview is about you, not him. And if they do ask - I would omit the military part like you suggested in your post. "Administration, sales, mechanic, engineer, ie. "

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