CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Best Practice: Veterans Services.

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CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Best Practice: Veterans Services

Transcript of CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Best Practice: Veterans Services.

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CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

Best Practice: Veterans Services

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VA Work-Study ProgramVeterans Services Organizations

Networking MeetingMarketing and Engagement – the

Veteran & BusinessesGrants and Other Initiatives

Veterans Program Best Practices

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1305 Services Provided Last MonthVeterans File Search, Referrals

Pending Review, ASER, Intake & More

Establish Worksite, Recruit, TrainMinimum wage Tax Free Paid by VAEligibility ≥ ¾ time student using VA

Education Benefit

VA Work-Study Program :

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Brands CareerSource as the hub for Veterans Employment

Creates Partnership for Referrals Provides Visibility of ResourcesFacilitates CommunicationBinds Community in SupportGrows Access to Veterans

Veterans Service Organizations Networking

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Publish Daily Veteran Email Market CareerSource as ConnectedUse Outreach and RelationshipsDemonstrate Value via Stats - # hired, #

businesses connected toEvent Spots, Registrations, AppointmentsConduct Seminars and Create

Alternate Service Delivery Avenues

Marketing and Engagement – The Veteran

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Pre-qualified candidates wait to meet with Lockheed Martin staffing officials

95 Job seekers were pre-screened by our staff for

the event

Hiring Managers conduct final interview before the offer

Candidates await the 1st of 3 interviews

28 on-the-spot offers made with 30 candidates still to be interviewed

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Search SBA DSBS –Veteran Owned and Federal Contractors Search provided over 800 Veteran

Owned Business Find Federal Contractors by their CAGE

CodeCommunity Immersion and Relationships

SHRM,MAC, VSO, TeCMEN, PHJFTCPI P4

Marketing and Engagement – Businesses

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FWIPRS

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H1- B Grant – 62% are Veterans

The Florida Endowment Foundation- Jobs for FL Graduates

Millennials – Target Population : Veterans 18-24

Grants and Other Initiatives

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National Center for Veteran Analysis and Statistics

In Service to Those Who have Served

– Syracuse University

The Business Case for Hiring A Veteran – Beyond the Clichés

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Resources

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Thank You !

Questions?Kelly Jordan – [email protected]

Terry Cowan – [email protected]