ARLINGTON, Va. — Michelle Obama is telling women to be bold in their next career step.

“If you want a job, you can’t be modest. You’ve got to show off a little bit,” the first lady said Monday at a career development forum for women veterans transitioning to civilian life. “And believe me, you all have so much to show off.”

In addition to a range of skill sets, Obama said service members and veterans have an understanding of leadership, team building and completing a mission.

On the eve of Veterans Day, she announced new commitments from online networks LinkedIn and Coursera in partnering with the government to help service members, veterans and wives of veterans.

Military families can import their LinkedIn profiles to the Veterans Employment Center, the government website that helps them find jobs. They can also take advantage of a free upgrade to a premium profile for one year on LinkedIn.

Coursera, an online education platform, is offering one free verified certificate for an online course.

While commitments from corporations and organizations continue to grow in helping veterans, Obama said more needs to be done because women continue to trail men in employment.

The unemployment rate last month for women veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan was 11.2 percent — 5 points higher than men who served in the same conflicts, and more than double the rate for civilian women.