OFCCP Audits: How Will You Answer the Outreach to Veterans and Persons with Disabilities Questions?

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Lisa Rosser

I’ve recently come across some LinkedIn discussions, blogs and articles on Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audits.  The one thing that seems to be catching HR professionals by surprise during the audits is the OFCCP’s interest in their company’s demonstrated outreach to veterans and persons with disabilities. Patricia Shiu (the Director of OFCCP) [...]

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Creative Ways to Recruit Veterans to Your Workforce Part 3: Management Trainee Programs

Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Lisa Rosser

In this series of blogs I am exploring some creative ways for employers to “test drive” veterans before hiring military and for veterans to explore civilian careers.  The first blog addressed internships.  The second blog covered on-the-job-training programs. This blog reviews Management Trainee Programs. If you are not familiar with management trainee programs (MTPs), most [...]

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25,000 Veterans Sign Up for New Post 9/11 G.I. Bill in First Two Weeks

Posted on May 18th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser

The Christian Science Monitor published a great article on the popularity of the new and very generous Post 9/11 G.I. Bill coming into effect at the end of this summer.  Since the Department of Veterans Affairs began accepting online applications on May 1st more than 25,000 veterans have submitted an application.  The new bill is effective for classes/programs [...]

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Finding Military Veterans on College Campuses – part 2

Posted on October 14th, 2008 by Lisa Rosser

As mentioned in the last blog post, college campuses are not only great places to find eager young men and women to fill your entry level positions and summer internships – they can be great resources for finding military veterans to fill entry- and experienced-level positions. Last time we covered Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) [...]

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Finding Military Veterans on College Campuses – part 1

Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Lisa Rosser

In the next two blog posts I am going to cover some innovative ideas for connecting with military veterans on college campuses. This first blog addresses Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs; the next will address Student Veteran Groups. College campuses are not only great places to find eager young men and women to fill [...]

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