The Veterans
Employment Center, an integrated, online tool connecting veterans,
transitioning service members and their spouses with both public and
private-sector employers, is the result of an interagency effort to improve,
simplify and consolidate the current array of employment resources for
veterans. Additionally, this will provide one comprehensive database of resumes
for employers who are seeking to leverage the skills and talents of veterans,
service members, and their spouses.
"Our service members haven't always had the
time or information they needed to prepare their resumes, to plot their career
goals, to meet with employers and get the jobs they deserve. And that's simply
not acceptable," said First Lady Michelle Obama. "As my husband has
said, when you've fought for this country around the world, you shouldn't have
to fight for a job when you return home. Starting today, every single service
member, every veteran, and every military family will have access to a new
online tool that will revolutionize how you find jobs in both the public and
private sectors. All you have to do is log on to ebenefits.va.gov."
"Veterans deserve an authoritative source for
connecting with employers," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K.
Shinseki. "The online Veterans Employment Center is the single, federal
source for veterans looking for new career opportunities, service members
transitioning to the civilian workforce, and spouses and beneficiaries looking
to connect with job opportunities."
"Our service members transitioning to
civilian life, as well as their spouses, deserve the resources they need to be
successful," said Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. "Through this
effort, they are getting that help. Our troops and their spouses are proven
leaders, highly-skilled and hard-working. Employers hiring them are getting the
best this nation has to offer."
"Improving veterans' employment is an
all-hands-on-deck enterprise," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez.
"With more than 1 million service members projected to leave the military
in the coming years, the Veterans Employment Center, along with the wealth of
services the Department of Labor offers through its 2,500 American Job Centers,
will connect our veterans and service members with both public and private
sector employers eager to hire those with military experience."
"OPM's USAJobs program is excited to be
partnering with the VA on making this a robust tool
for our nation's veterans and transitioning service members seeking Federal
employment," said OPM Director, Katherine Archuleta. "It has been
more than four years since President Obama established the Veterans Employment
Initiative and, in that time, the Executive Branch of Government hired the
highest percentage of military veterans in more than 20 years – of the 195,000
new employees hired in FY 2012, approximately 56,000 were veterans, equaling
28.9 percent of total hires. We can continue to honor and show our appreciation
for the dedicated and heroic service of America's veterans by ensuring that
they have every opportunity to continue their service to this great nation as
Federal civilian employees. The Veterans Employment Center helps us honor these
men and women by making employment opportunities available when our servicemen
and women lay down their uniforms."
The Veterans Employment Center will provide
employers with access to a targeted pool of resumes from veterans and
transitioning service members, allowing them to search resumes to identify
veterans with skill sets applicable to civilian employment at their
organization, and to track progress towards reaching their veteran hiring
goals. Resumes are visible to all employers with an active LinkedIn or Google
profile. To prevent spam, an applicant's name and email address are redacted
and only visible to employers verified by the VA as registered companies with
the IRS.
Source:
U.S. Department of Labor
