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Where to Find Intel JobsBy Barbara Adams, CPRW, CEIP, CMRC, CFRW www.militaryresumewriters.com and www.careerproplus.com Just because you hear rumors that the federal government is not hiring doesn’t mean that is true for all agencies. There are numerous specialized Intel positions popping up that are mission critical and seem to be in abundance. This month I found several non-traditional jobs posted on USAJOBS.gov that I thought would be helpful to bring to your attention. The federal government is hiring and they will continue to hire. With 2.8M employees they will always need great candidates. If you need help finding federal jobs that you will qualify for you can call one of our Master Federal Career Advisors at 800-471-9201 and they will be glad to assist you. The following positions are specifically for those with military experience and Intel backgrounds.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/335346100
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/334691500
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/335132200
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/335246100 Barbara Adams, President and CEO of CareerPro Global (CPG), the parent company of www.careerproplus.com and www.militaryresumewriters.com, has been a member of the careers community for the past 20 years. Ms. Adams holds four prestigious industry certifications. CareerPro Global is the only ISO 9001-2008 Certified Career Service in the industry, as well as one of the fastest-growing Military, Federal, and Civilian Resume-Writing and Careers-Coaching companies. The team of Certified Professional Federal and Military Resume Writers at CPG assist thousands of clients in applying for and gaining employment each year. We can help you land your military to civilian job. |
Toyota extends veterans hiring programBy Lauren Jow/The Orange County Register Veterans searching for jobs in the auto service industry can get a leg up on the competition through Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A.'s "Giving Veterans a Lift" program, which has been extended through December 2013. The Irvine, CA-based company provides two programs, a $200 discount on operator safety training and a service technician program. Launched in March 2011, the safety training program originally only provided a $100 discount and trained 20 participants. Since doubling the incentive, the program has attracted 118 veterans in 2012. The service technician program, which started in July of this year, helps connect Toyota Industrial Equipment dealerships with skilled veterans as service technicians. For each veteran hired, Toyota will match a dealer's donation up to $500 to Hire Heroes USA, a nonprofit that helps find jobs for veterans and their spouses. "We just wanted to make sure that the veterans that wanted to acquire a job skill were able to do that," said Jeff Rufener, president of Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., the national headquarters of North America's top manufacturer and distributor of lift trucks and tow tractors. The company doesn't anticipate as much participation in the service technician program since it requires more specialized skills, Rufener said. By the end of the program, participants leave as certified fork lift operators trained in several brands and can get a job anywhere that uses fork lifts, including warehouses, manufacturing plants and docks. Overall, it's considered a win-win for dealerships and veterans. "Not so many people are gravitating to the trades as in generations past, so that's caused a shortage of lift truck technicians," Rufener said. There are about 20 job openings each month for service technicians at Toyota dealerships, he added. Interested applicants can learn more and apply online at toyotalifttech.com. |
Coordination the key to improving Federal Veteran Employment and Training ProgramsNew GAO report raises questions about effectiveness By: Ron Rutherford, TAOnline Six federal veterans' employment and training programs serviced nearly 900,000 participants at a cost of more than $1-billion dollars in fiscal 2011, offering similar services, but largely targeted to different groups. Despite this effort, the unemployment rate for recently separated veterans is higher than that of the civilian population. And with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, the number of service members transitioning to the civilian workforce over the next 3-5 years is expected to increase. The December, 2012 General Accounting Office report focused on the variation in services from the six programs, coordination between the six programs, and success of the six programs. The Department of Labor (DOL) overseas five of the programs and the VA administers one. The effectiveness of new DOD efforts to assist transitioning military were not reviewed in this report, but were discussed as part of the current lack of coordination.
The report shows how the six programs generally offer similar types of services, but they largely service different veteran populations.
While remaining programs service a broader group of veterans, the DOL wants to eliminate the Veteran's Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) due to the increasingly high cost per placement into employment for program participants. The expanding DOD employment assistance to National Guard and Reserve members does not have service agreements with DOL or VA programs beyond access to TAP. DOD contends these programs are necessary for Guard and Reserve members because they may not meet DOL or VA veteran status requirements. And while the DOD, DOL, and VA programs may offer similar services, there are no interagency agreements coordinating these efforts, which the GAO report contends leads to a duplication of services. The 59-page report makes four recommendations:
The GAO report focused on federal programs and did not take into account private veteran employment efforts, like TAOnline, the 100,000 jobs mission, or the Institute for Veterans and Military Families - Syracuse University. View the full GAO report here. |
Are you TAOnline.com Featured Hero Material?By Ron Rutherford TAOnline.com knows the job market is very competitive. We see the same monthly unemployment statistics you see. We know veterans and non-veterans are competing for similar jobs. We also know, according to a recent report, most companies would rather hire a veteran over a non-veteran. But, employers cannot hire what they cannot see. And, in today's job market veteran job seekers should capitalize on every tool at their disposal to get noticed. That's one of the reasons TAOnline.com launched our Featured Hero program. The Featured Hero service spotlights highly skilled veterans seeking employment. This unique enhancement is completely free to the TAOnline.com job seeker. The benefit to the jobseeker:
Employers can view these Featured Hero profiles and resumes free of charge. "We're frequently perplexed by some of the candidates we see without a job," explains Debbie Glynn, TAOnline, Senior Account Executive. "The Featured Hero program is our way of saying thank you to these particularly special people," continues Glynn. Does it work? One of our Featured Heroes has a new job. While all veterans are heroes, only a few will qualify as TAOnline.com Featured Heroes. If you believe you have the makings of a TAOnline.com Featured Hero, click here to apply. (Login required) Do you have questions about the program? Email me at ronr@taonline.com |
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