I'm trying to help my cousin get a job.
My cousin is 19 and in the National Guard in Kansas City, MO. He just got out of AIT a couple months ago as a 91E (ALLIED TRADE SPECIALIST) and can't find a day job. He has NIMS level 1 certification in job planning, bench work and layout, turning operations: turning between centers, milling 1, and measurement, materials, and safety. (I have no idea what most of that means, exact copy/paste from a email).
He says he can't find a job in this field, and is working at Bed Bath Beyond, but I'm having trouble believing that there's no work at all. I suspect that a huge part of his problem is that he's 19 and really doesn't know how to present himself and his resume as attractive to prospective employers. Any advice from someone in the field on what he can do?
Also, do jobs like this usually require employees to provide their own tools?
EDIT: Just want to make clear that I am NOT asking anyone here to hire him. I just want to help him get started and I think it would be best for him to find a job on his own rather then have a family member set him up.