Community Concepts - Moving Forward After the Marines | |||
| by Patrick McDonald - Feb, 2012 Host Azure Mahara interviews Patrick McDonald, a Marine who was recently hired into the civilian workforce. Get advice from a veteran and hear the success he has had in his job search. Some of the points they discuss are being creative, standing out from other candidates, and keeping your... | |||
Community Concepts-Employers Guide to Hiring a Veteran (Part I) | |||
| by Greg Williams - Feb, 2012 Host Azure Mahara and guest Greg Williams give employers tips on hiring a veteran and advice for after they employ a veteran. The episode will cover advice on things such as outreach to veteran job seekers, what to expect when hiring a veteran, advantages of hiring a veteran, and tips for... | |||
Community Concepts-Employers Guide to Hiring a Veteran (Part II) | |||
| by Greg Williams - Feb, 2012 Host Azure Mahara and guest Greg Williams give employers tips on hiring a veteran and advice for after they employ a veteran. The episode will cover advice on things such as outreach to veteran job seekers, what to expect when hiring a veteran, advantages of hiring a veteran, and tips for... | |||
The Proactive Employer - Vets Need Multi-Prong Approach to Overcome Employment Barriers | |||
| by Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D. - Dec, 2011 In recent months, the EEOC has been focusing on barriers to employment. The latest commission meeting focused on how to effectively eliminate barriers to employment for veterans with disabilities. Representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor, Office of P... | |||
Community Concepts - Veterans Learning from a LVER | |||
| by Greg Williams - Dec, 2011 Are you a veteran returning home and seeking employment? Listen now to learn tips from a Local Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER) to discover available options for veterans as they transition into the civilian workforce. | |||
| Joe Quits His Job: A Cautionary Tale of Transition by Emily King - Apr, 2012 This is a true story. A career military officer – let’s call him Joe for simplicity’s sake – retires after 20 years of service with a valuable and highly marketable skill set. Joe receives several offers early in his job search. He accepts one based on his interest in the work, the small s... | |||
| What Every Job-Searching Veteran Needs to Know by Miriam Salpeter - Feb, 2012 Making a career change isn't easy. You need to showcase why you are qualified for the targeted job, even if your past experiences do not identically match the employer's requirements. Most employers are not familiar with military service, positions, jargon, or acronyms, so it can be even m... | |||
| Veterans Helping Veterans: LinkedIn Tips for Job Seekers Who Have Served by Lindsey Pollak - Nov, 2011 I often advise job seekers to reach out to people in their desired industries for advice and guidance. So, when I sat down to write a blog post to help job seekers with military backgrounds, I decided to follow my own advice. I posted a query here on LinkedIn asking veterans if they’d b... | |||
| OFCCP focus on Covered Veterans and Individuals by Alexandra Levit - May, 2011 The OFCCP has a new Director, an increased budget and a renewed focus on enforcement of federal contractors’ affirmative action requirements for Covered Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. So, it's time to make sure that you are doing all that is required—and all that you can. ... | |||
| OFCCP Proposes Revisions to Scheduling Letter by Carla Irwin - May, 2011 On May 12th, OFCCP published in the Federal Register its proposed changes to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. Below is the OFCCP’s description and justification of the proposed changes: “OFCCP has revised the Scheduling Letter and its Itemized Listing. These revisions wil... | |||
| Best Practices in Resume Writing For Veterans by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 1. Write to the future. Resume writing is not about rehashing your past history and listing what you’ve done and where. Rather, resume writing is about writing to the future, to the job that you want or the career path that you wish to pursue. This is a critical consideration throughout ev... | |||
| Changing of the Guard: The Generations in the Workplace by Leigh Moore - Apr, 2007 Recently I delivered a presentation at the Federally Employed Women (FEW) conference in Cocoa Beach, Florida on the generations in the workplace. For the first time in the history of the U.S. we have 4 generations in corporate America — Traditionalists / Veterans, Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers a... | |||
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