Posted on January 27th, 2010 by LisaRosser
I am counting down to the magic date of March 9, 2010. What is so special about March 9th? According to the Presidential Executive Order 13518 “Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government” that is the date by which each Federal agency must establish a Veterans Employment Program Office (VEPO). The VEPO is required to [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Recruit
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by LisaRosser
Dear President Obama –
I posted a link to Executive Order #13518 “Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government” as a discussion item in about two dozen different veteran groups on LinkedIn. I was curious to see what kind of response news of this order and its “Veterans Employment Initiative” would generate. Reaction fell into one [...]
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Filed under: Government Contracting / Defense Staffing, News of Note
Posted on November 11th, 2009 by admin
Since 1991, Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) has been helping Fortune 1000 companies source and hire from the military-experienced talent pool. Today on Veterans Day, BMI subsidiary CivilianJobs.com, where America’s Military connects with Civilian Careers, opened nominations for the 2010 Most Valuable Employers for Military (TM) award. To be emailed a nomination, contact MVE@CivilianJobs.com .
View the 2009 [...]
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Filed under: Advertising, News of Note
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by LisaRosser
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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Filed under: GI Bill, News of Note
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by admin
The New York Times ran a nice piece yesterday regarding veterans in “green jobs” such as solar, wind, biomass, etc.
So why are military-experienced job seekers targeting these areas, as well as being targeted by the energy sector for open positions?
Prior-military service members have always been a significant part of the energy industry’s, oil and gas [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Recruit, Volume Hiring
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by admin
CivilianJobs.com, where America’s military connects with civilian careers, announced the winners of the 2009 Most Valuable Employers for Military. Some of the winning military-friendly companies include:
BNSF Railway Company
CACI International Inc
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CSX Corporation
For the full list, see the official announcement here.
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Filed under: News of Note
Posted on March 24th, 2009 by LisaRosser
Back in December I posted a blog on how hiring military veterans can save your company money through the use of a tax credit called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). This credit is available via IRS Form 5884 to organizations that employ certain categories of veterans.
Thanks to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Save Money
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by LisaRosser
Have you checked out Glassdoor.com? It’s a career and workplace community where anyone can find and anonymously share real-time reviews, ratings and salary details about specific jobs for specific employers — all for free. It is refreshing to see how employees (and former employees) honestly rate a variety of workforce factors such as career opportunities, [...]
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Filed under: Advertising, News of Note, Recruit
Posted on September 29th, 2008 by LisaRosser
If your company does business with the Federal government you are familiar with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The OFCCP ensures employers comply with nondiscrimination and affirmative action laws and regulations through a variety of compliance evaluations.
Are you aware that the OFCCP has created a new employer incentive called the Good-Faith [...]
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Filed under: Government Contracting / Defense Staffing, News of Note, OFCCP, Recruit
