Veteran friendly employers and employment resources for veterans

MSG Sommer Brown — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:17:58 -0500

COMPANIES WITH VETERAN FRIENDLY HIRING PROGRAMS

TAD PGS Inc.: http://www.TADPGS.com
AlliedBarton Security Services: http://alliedbarton.jobs/
Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/1sGr6Ok
American Crane: http://www.americancrane.com/
Avis/Budget: http://avisbudgetcareers.com/
The Boeing Company: http://jobs-boeing.com/?ss=paid
BP: http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/careers/locations/us.html
Dell: http://dell.to/1GR9cJI
Dow Corning: http://bit.ly/1wMqPrq
Farmers: http://www.military.com/veteran-employers/farmers-insurance
FreddieMac: http://www.freddiemac.com/careers/
First Command Financial: http://www.wehireleaders.com/
Helmets to Hard Hats: http://www.helmetstohardhats.org/
Home Depot: http://careers.homedepot.com/our-culture/military-commitment.html
Lone Star Steakhouse: http://www.lonestarsteakhouse.com/
Magellan Professional Solutions: http://www.magellan-ps.com/
Military.com: http://www.military.com/AboutUs/0,,au_careers.htm,00.html
Motorola: http://www.motorolacareers.com/
Pacific Gas and Electric: http://careers.pge.com/
Raytheon: http://jobs.raytheon.com/
For a list of the 2015 Military Friendly Employers, go to: http://militaryfriendly.com/employer-list

RESOURCES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS

Jobs for Disabled Veterans: https://www.jofdav.com/
Free online education and training for veterans, dependents and spouses: http://vets.syr.edu/education/employment-programs/
Free Entrepreneurship and Training for Veterans at NortheasternUniversity: http://www.vetrn.org/.
Searching for an applying for FEMA Jobs: http://www.fema.gov/careers/programs-veterans-and-disabled-veterans.
Food services technician training: http://vet2tech.org/.
Resources for training, education, apprenticeships, financial aid: http://bit.ly/1bIXLU2
Free resume help for veterans: Cyndee at http://cyndeetpg.wix.com/resumes-for-vets
Free Legal help for veterans with VA claims: http://www.legalhelp4veterans.info/
Training in Cyber Security: http://w2cw.org/index.html.
Training in Piping (HVRAC): http://w2cw.org/index.html
Free Project Management Professional (PMP) Training: http://bit.ly/19GPuQD
Veterans Job Bank: https://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov/home/job_search_widget
CDL training and hiring assistance with C. R. England: https://www.crengland.com
Free Training on Computer-aided Design: (CAD), Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM) and PLM Software: http://sie.ag/103ueQa.
Training for careers in radio broadcasting: http://bit.ly/18pJP6t
Free training in tradecrafts: http://nexstarfoundation.org/programs/scholarships-veterans-
Wireless technician training and placement: http://www.warriors4wireless.com
Free renewable energy job training program: http://bit.ly/18By5bM
Free training with SAP in IT: http://www.sap.com/ms/veterans-to-work.html.
Medical Technology for Veterans training: http://www.medtechvets.org/#!
SyracuseUniversity“Veterans Career Transition Program” http://vets.syr.edu/vctpapp/
Becoming a teacher is a great opportunity for veterans. An excellent teacher’s program is Teach for America: http://teachforamerica.org.
Sales Force Training: https://veterans.force.com/apex/VetForceAboutUs
VA opportunities: http://1.usa.gov/1fmyUrq.
Assistance for Californiaveterans: http://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/
Funding for veteran start-up businesses: http://www.brothersfund.org/
Program for veterans who want to start their own business: http://fasttrac.org/en/Entrepreneurs/Veterans.
The SBA's website has a section aimed at veterans who are business owners or planning to start businesses: http://www.sba.gov/veterans.
Veteran Resources in your area: http://bit.ly/1fbdmnu

OTHER RESOURCES
http://www.vetjobs.com provides another excellent resource at: https://vetjobs.com/vetEmpAssistance.htm
You may be eligible for retraining programs such as the Vocational Rehabilitation
For information on your VA benefits, go to http://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/.
For information on state veteran benefits go to http://mil-com.me/19FUBC3.
Veteran benefits website: http://www.vets101.org.
If you know a vet in crisis, convince them to call the veteran crisis line. The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their loved ones with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. For free, confidential support call [login to see] and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255.

One phone call can be the difference in the life of a Veteran who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Make the Call to 877-4AID-VET (424-3838) to be connected 24/7 with VA's services to overcome or prevent homelessness for yourself or a Veteran you know.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2014 7:52 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:52:26 -0500

Great list, MSG Sommer Brown. You should see about getting these links added to the Civilian Employment and Essential Support Resources sections of RallyPoint. I'm sure the RallyPoint staff could help with that.

https://www.rallypoint.com/careers/civilian

https://www.rallypoint.com/resources/essential-support

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Response by 1SG David Lopez made Feb 9 at 2015 4:39 AM

1SG David Lopez — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 04:39:52 -0500

I'd like to add an employer to your list: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Career_Opportunities/index.html

Thank You

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Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2015 4:46 AM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 04:46:55 -0500

Thank you for sharing this!

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made May 29 at 2015 1:11 PM

1SG Michael Blount — Fri, 29 May 2015 13:11:38 -0400

MSG -

I respectfully submit Grant Thornton to that list and look for the Alexandria, VA office:

http://www.grantthornton.com/

PS - I've got plenty of openings for those in the financial realm. Yah, that's a hint

Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Aug 11 at 2019 8:32 PM

SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:32:22 -0400

Take heed check these employers out!!!

Response by PO2 David Hagwood made Aug 10 at 2022 9:54 AM

PO2 David Hagwood — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:54:07 -0400

I see this is an old post, but if it helps, here’s another one to add to the list.

Magellan Federal
https://www.magellanfederal.com/

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