Your Next Career
Move Shouldn’t Start
With a Job Board.

For Academy Grads. By Academy Grads.

CareerNerds helps experienced Academy Grads position themselves for better opportunities, stronger networks, and $200K–$500K+ leadership roles.

Your Next Career Move Shouldn’t Start With a Job Board.

For Academy Grads. By Academy Grads.

CareerNerds helps experienced Academy Grads position themselves for better opportunities, stronger networks, and $200K–$500K+ leadership roles.

1,200+

Academy Grads Served

Roles Our Clients Target

$200K–$500K+

Academy Grad Network

150,000+

Our Clients Have Landed Roles At

CareerNerds has been featured in

Built By Academy Grads,
For Academy Grads.

OUR TEAM

A team of U.S. Service Academy graduates who have built successful careers and now help fellow Grads do the same.

Tom Kent

CEO

USMA ’95

USMA ’80

Miguel Gutierrez

Scott Leishman

USMA ’77

David J. Albritton

USNA ’88

USMA ’07

USMA ’84

USAFA ’11

Julia Ruddock

John McGrail

Alan Foote

USNA ’73

Sal Mondelli

Built By Academy Grads, For Academy Grads.

How CareerNerds Helps

You’ve Built the Experience. Now Make Sure the Right People See It.

The strongest opportunities are not always found on job boards. CareerNerds helps you position your experience, build the right relationships, and reach the people who can open the right doors.

Step 1

Position

Strengthen your career story, LinkedIn presence, and executive positioning, so you communicate your value clearly for bigger opportunities.

Build relationships with Academy Grads, executives, recruiters, and decision-makers inside your target companies and industries.

Connect

Step 2

Turn stronger positioning and better relationships into more conversations, interviews, and options for your next move.

Advance

Step 3

A Smarter Way To Make Your Next Move.

+$75,000

Brian, USNA ’94

Josh, USNA ’00

+$50,000

Briana, USMA ’14

+$55,000

Client Results

Real Results From Academy Grads

First-year salary increase

First-year salary increase

First-year salary increase

“I landed six interviews and accepted a fantastic offer with an AI and robotics company.”

Ian Miller

Senior VP, Operations · USMA ’94

No pressure. Just a clearer path forward.

Who It’s For

Is CareerNerds Right For You?

CareerNerds is built for experienced USMA, USNA, and USAFA grads who are ready for a bigger career move.

Ready for a stronger leadership opportunity

Feel stuck, overlooked, or undervalued

Aren’t seeing opportunities that match your experience

Want more control over what comes next

Want a stronger executive network

CareerNerds is built specifically for Academy Grads and focuses on more than resumes and interview prep. We help you strengthen your positioning, build the right relationships, and create a practical strategy for reaching better opportunities - with hands-on support and accountability throughout the process.

We create a tailored strategy around your goals, sharpen your career story, strengthen your LinkedIn presence, identify the right people to reach, and improve the networking and communication skills that help turn conversations into real opportunities.

We'll talk through your current situation, what you're aiming for, and the challenges you're facing. The goal is to give you a clearer picture of what needs to happen next and whether working with CareerNerds makes sense for you.

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