In his wildest desires, Army veteran Scott Kelly by no means thought one thing so simple as his resume would go viral or that he can be sitting on “The Tonight Present” sofa subsequent to the Jonas Brothers, speaking to Jimmy Fallon.
However there he was on Nov. 13 sharing his unlikely story.
At a Live performance
Kelly’s story unfold all through TikTok when a consumer seen somebody testing the veteran’s resume on-line in the course of a Jonas Brothers live performance. Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas even posted supportive messages for Kelly to be employed by potential employers.
Initially, Kelly had no clue in regards to the social media buzz he was creating till a pal stuffed him in whereas he sat at school for an MBA program. Seems, Kelly knew the person scrolling by his resume within the video; he knew him nicely, in truth. It was Army buddy Brandon Bieron. The 2 veterans served collectively at Fort Drum, New York, in 2014 and have been members of the identical infantry battalion. Kelly nonetheless had Bieron’s contact info saved on his telephone.
After serving collectively briefly, Kelly and Bieron went their separate methods; Kelly to Special Forces and Bieron to the seventy fifth Ranger Regiment.
“And now we discover out we’re each in Upstate New York engaged on the civilian aspect,” Kelly informed Fallon. “It’s a small world.”
Reuniting with a Veteran Buddy
In an odd twist, nevertheless, Kelly by no means actually utilized for a job. He truly works for a telecommunications firm and informed the Washington Put up he enjoys his job. However the viral video led Kelly to reconnect with Bieron, who manages Reimer Dwelling Providers, an organization that works to rent veterans. Bieron plans to be Kelly’s visitor on “On the Water’s Edge,” a podcast Kelly hosts specializing in nationwide safety.
“[Bieron’s] been very profitable in his post-military profession,” Kelly mentioned. “He’s the president of an organization on the market referred to as Reimer — they do dwelling providers within the Buffalo space, and he’s all the time seeking to carry on veteran expertise.”
Kelly mentioned veterans are sometimes shackled by the challenges of transitioning from army to civilian life. Bieron’s enterprise gives a means to assist bridge that hole.
“[Bieron] goes out of his strategy to rent veteran expertise within the space for his firm,” Kelly mentioned.
As Kelly informed his story, each Fallon and the Jonas Brothers have been shocked to study of his background. That’s when Kelly, 36, floored them with a shock of his personal.
“Can I share an actual factor? I had by no means heard of you earlier than this,” Kelly mentioned, turning to the Jonas brothers. “I did not have Disney Channel rising up, I did not know!”
The Jonas Brothers rose to reputation within the mid-2000s as a teen pop rock trio, and after occurring a hiatus to pursue solo initiatives for a number of years, reunited in 2019, producing the smash hit single “Sucker,” which skyrocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.
Whereas the brothers seemed a bit shocked, Kelly had by no means heard of them, they didn’t appear to take it personally, laughing it off and thanking the veteran for his service. Fallon additionally shared a QR code that hyperlinks to Kelly’s LinkedIn web page.
Jonas Brothers & Manufacturers Present Assist
The TikTok video, posted Nov. 10, has generated greater than 50 million views.
Jen Wilson, seated behind Bieron on the live performance, thought it was attention-grabbing to see somebody studying a resume on their telephone whereas the Jonas Brothers carried out on stage. Wilson took out her telephone, recorded a brief video, and uploaded it to TikTok with the message, “Scott Kelly, your resume was being reviewed at a Jonas Brothers live performance tonight. Good luck.”
After the video rapidly unfold on-line, the Jonases playfully supported Kelly, hoping he would land the job.
“Scott Kelly’s work ethic and significant considering impressed me to put in writing the road ‘purple gown,’” Nick posted.
“Bro, Scott Kelly was there for me loads of occasions. Employed.” Joe added.
Kevin Jonas posted, “I’m one in all Scott Kelly’s references.”
However the enjoyable didn’t cease there. Well-liked manufacturers, like Vrbo, additionally rallied behind the veteran.
“Scott Kelly constructed my home. Rent him,” the journey firm wrote.
Laneige, a Korean skincare model, posted, “Scott Kelly has hydrated pores and skin it’s best to def rent him.”
Clothes retailer Previous Navy additionally jumped into the act, posting: “Scott Kelly all the time attire professionally, extremely suggest.”
Kelly’s resume video has generated an astonishing 34,000 feedback and counting. TikTok customers and different big-name manufacturers are becoming a member of the bandwagon selling Kelly’s abilities.
Whereas Kelly already has a job, the veteran’s newfound fame may lead him to some profitable alternatives sooner or later.
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