A report from Seattle Post Intelligencer: Operation: GoodJobs empowers veterans and their families with the tools they need to succeed in the workplace Rockville, MD (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 A new program, funded by the Walmart Foundation and administered by Goodwill®, will empower military veterans with the tools they need to find employment, advance in [...]
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A report from Virtual-Strategy Magazine: SetFocus expands its commitment to learning, growth and job sustainability through support of US Armed Services Veterans Parsippany, NJ (PRWEB) May 03, 2012 Mike Landau, CEO and Founder of SetFocus, announced the launch of GI to IT, a job-specific training and vocational counseling program for US Armed Services Veterans seeking [...]
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A report from Kansas City Star: Updated: 2012-04-30T23:34:32Z JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that could help military veterans receive on-the-job training for private-sector jobs. Senators who passed the bill Monday said it would tap into federal money to offset part of the job training costs. The bill previously [...]
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A report from Chicago Tribune: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — When he was in the Army, Andy Lucido was a captain. Back home after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he began studying for an MBA at the University of Illinois. The combination, he figured, was a guarantee of a great job. But that’s not what he [...]
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A report from Appleton Post Crescent: BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WTW) — Every week, a group of largely unemployed military veterans meets at a Minnesota Workforce Center to practice job interviewing. Many are in their 40s or older, seeking new jobs after losing one to the recession. For them, age isn’t the only obstacle to overcome. [...]
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A report from San Bernardino Sun: To find the nearest San Bernardino County One-Stop Employment Resource Center, call: 1-800-451-JOBS. SAN BERNARDINO – The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board is seeking 50 veterans discharged from the military during the last four years to participate in free job-training programs for local green industries. “With unemployment still [...]
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A report from Alexandria Echo Press: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken (D-Minn.) recently announced that more than $ 800,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will go to Minnesota organizations to provide for job training for veterans. The funds are awarded through DOL’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program and Veterans Workforce [...]
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A report from Denver Post: Army veteran Mario Castro, left, gets job-search assistance from Greg Sidders, a human-resources professional, Monday at the Colorado Military & Veterans Employment Expo. The event continues today and Wednesday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) They might have led a tank unit in Afghanistan, but veterans [...]
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A report from The Republic: We also have more stories about:(click the phrases to see a list) Category: Subjects: Places: HELENA, Mont. — A Helena Democrat’s bill to help military veterans get jobs is getting a second chance in the Senate. Sen. Mary Caferro’s Senate Bill 359 would set up a program to give loans [...]
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