Veterans Jobs

Expanding Opportunities for Our Heroes Here at Home

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 05.28.2012

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While too many Americans are struggling in this economy, it's particularly difficult for our young vets. Currently, more than 12 percent of our veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are unemployed. This is unacceptable.

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Taking Soldiers From Deployed to Employed One Hire at a Time

Kevin O'Brien | Posted 05.17.2012

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I don't know of any employer who wouldn't welcome the addition of more veterans to their workforce. The good news is, there are several new programs in the private and public sector that are helping to bring veterans and military friendly employers together.

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Preparing Veterans for Success in Civilian Life

Jim Gibbons | Posted 05.14.2012

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The young men and women who serve come back into an uncertain economy. How do they transfer the skills they learned in the military into skills they can use in their communities?

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Finding Jobs for Our Veterans

John Pike | Posted 05.19.2012

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We can do better by our veterans. We, as corporations and business decision makers, must do better. It's not enough to say thanks; we have to demonstrate our thanks. America Wants You is a new initiative that makes hiring vets a top priority in the U.S.

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Congressional Budget Cuts Could Slash Job Opportunities for Female Vets and Victims of Violence

Ludy Green, Ph.D | Posted 04.21.2012

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The GOP's proposed budget cut will not only slash women veterans' and victims of violence chances of getting a job, but it will also put more pressure on nonprofits like mine.

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GE Launches Program Aimed At Hiring Thousands Of Veterans

AP | Posted 04.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business....

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Too Many Young Veterans Can't Find Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 01.10.2012

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Young military veterans saw little to celebrate in last week's much cheered unemployment report. Data released the same day by the Department of Labor...

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Hiring Vets: Amazon Does It Right

Andrew Lubin | Posted 02.25.2012

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Amazon recently announced they intended to hire multiple thousands of veterans in 2012 for both permanent and temporary positions ranging from IT to finance, retail, and into their fulfillment center network.

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Obama Signs Bill To Help Jobless Vets

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 01.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — Heralding a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, President Barack Obama signed into law Monday legislation aimed at helping unemplo...

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Congress Set To Reach Rare Agreement On Unemployed Vets Bill

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 01.16.2012

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WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans rallied on a rare patch of common ground Wednesday and Congress approved legislation helping government c...

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Obama Urges Congress To Pass Jobs Bill For Veterans

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 01.12.2012

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CORONADO, Calif. -- President Barack Obama says veterans of conflicts overseas should not struggle to find work once they return home, and he's urging...

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Wounded Veterans Struggle To Find Civilian Jobs Amid Downturn, Bureaucracy

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 02.15.2012

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Adam Lewis, a strapping Florida man, joined the Marines in 2004 when he was 19, and within a year he was fighting in Iraq's Anbar Province with Golf C...

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A Time to Stand for Our Veterans

Patrick Murphy | Posted 01.10.2012

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As a country, we have a sacred trust with our men and women in uniform that begins with enlistment, but never ends. This Veterans Day let's say thank you to our troops in a real way by offering them the opportunities that our grandparents enjoyed following World War II.

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Veterans Need a Fair Shot at Finding Employment

Kevin O'Brien | Posted 01.02.2012

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Any effort to help veterans and military spouses find employment is a most worthwhile endeavor, but there is one area that is simply not working and is extremely frustrating to veterans -- the traditional career fair.

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Obama, First Lady Tout Jobs Plan For Veterans In Virginia

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 12.19.2011

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NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. — President Barack Obama teamed up with his popular and personable wife Wednesday on the final leg of a three-day bus tr...

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Obama Tackles Veterans Benefits, Honors '9/11 Generation'

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 10.30.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — Recalling "those awful attacks," President Barack Obama saluted the 9/11 generation of veterans Tuesday and publicly relished the ...

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If You Know a Vet: A Job and An H1N1 Vaccine

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bottom line - If somebody sends me something - I will try to get it out there. I have a little soapbox and one voice.

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