Posted on Jun 3, 2020
VetXL: Hiring Together – live Q&A with VA and partners now hiring Veterans and Spouses. What are your questions?
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and our hiring partners at Amazon, ACP, Blue Star Families, LinkedIn, USAA, Walgreens, & Walmart will be here on June 16th at 3PM EST to answer hiring questions for Veterans and spouses. You can ask questions to the following people:
SMSgt Julieann Torres, Healthcare Recruitment Consultant - VHA Workforce Recruitment
TSgt Renetta Bradford, Manager at Veteran/Military Spouse Employment Program (VEMSEP)
Timothy Johnston, Supervisor, VBA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
The Honorable Cheryl Mason, VA, Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
CPO (Join to see), Senior Program Manager, Global Military Affairs at Amazon
PO1 Nicholas Curry, Senior Program Manager, AWS Military Programs at Amazon
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO and President at Blue Star Families
COL Brynt Parmeter, Senior Director Military Programs at Walmart
Maj James Wood, VP Federal Programs at Walgreens
Maj Michael Kelly, VP Military Advocacy at USAA
Cpl Tim Cochrane, SVP, Business Development at American Corporate Partners
CPT Sarah Roberts, Head of Military and Veterans Programs at LinkedIn
Learn more about each organization;
VA Careers-
https://rly.pt/VACareers
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an unwavering commitment to support our Veterans, and that includes helping them build rewarding careers within our health care system. VA gives Veterans—particularly those with disabilities—hiring preference for any available positions. We value the special skills and unique perspectives Veterans bring to the table. And we understand that by sharing your experiences, you can continue a life of service, helping other Veterans heal and cope with being back home.
At VA, we also recognize that military spouses are educated, qualified and ready to serve the nation’s Veterans and their families. That is why VA partners with the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) program to help recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses in meaningful careers at VA. If you’re a military spouse looking for employment, consider working at VA. We offer competitive pay, premium-support group health insurance and remote work options. You can even earn up to $4,000 in tuition to pursue licensing in targeted fields through the My Career Advancement Account scholarship.
For more details on VA employment opportunities for Veterans and military spouses, visit: https://rly.pt/VACareers
Services for Veterans and Transitioning Servicemembers-
If you are a Veteran or transitioning Servicemember with a service-connected disability (of 10% or more) seeking career opportunities; the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (VR&E) program (sometimes referred to as the Chapter 31 program) helps prepare for, obtain, and maintain suitable careers.
Apply online at:
https://rly.pt/VocRehab
Fill out VA form 28-1900 “Disabled Veterans Application for Vocational Rehabilitation”
You can find the form at: https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/vba-28-1900-are.pdf
Mail the form to your closest VA Regional Office.
Services for Employers
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E), employs over 70 Employment Coordinators (EC) nationwide. ECs are here to partner with businesses in addressing their needs, We can assist in providing your company with motivated, well skilled work force, and also assist our nations Veterans in the process. If you are a business with recruitment needs please contact VR&E, Employment Services [login to see] .
Amazon-
https://rly.pt/Amazon
The Global Military Affairs team is focused on hiring, developing, and retaining the best and the brightest military talent available for positions within Amazon through various programs and initiatives. We seek to be the earth’s most military friendly company by also improving the lives of veterans, their families, and our communities through innovative solutions.
Military Spouse Programs at Amazon-
Amazon values the diversity in demographics and skills that military spouses bring to the workforce. The Military Spouse Program Manager is building internal programs to educate hiring managers, develop internal processes to allow for seamless PCSing, and external programs to connect Military Spouses to career at Amazon.
Blue Star Families-
https://rly.pt/BSF
BSF's Spouseforce program is a free career portal designed by military spouses to help military spouses in their career journey. We connect military spouses to training, mentoring and career opportunities through a variety of partnerships. To date, we've delivered over $55M in economic impact to our communities through this effort. Interested military spouses can begin their career journey with Blue Star Families by completing the simple 3-step process at our Spouseforce portal: https://rly.pt/spouseforce
Walmart-
https://rly.pt/Walmart
Walgreens-
https://rly.pt/Walgreens
USAA-
https://rly.pt/USAA
American Corporate Partners-
https://rly.pt/ACP
Nationwide nonprofit ACP (acp-usa.org) connects post-9/11 veterans with mentors at 80+ top-tier companies like Coca-Cola, Deloitte, IBM, Major League Baseball, Raytheon and Wells Fargo for one-on-one, customized, free yearlong mentorships. Whether you're new to the private sector, looking for advice about how to make a career change or feel stagnant in your current role, a mentor can help you find and maintain meaningful employment. In 2019, nearly 2,000 veterans found a new job with their ACP mentor’s assistance. Since 2008, more than 17,000 service members and veterans have already completed their yearlong mentorship with ACP, and 98% would recommend the program to fellow veterans. To start your mentorship, visit http://www.acp-usa.org/mentoring and complete a Protégé application today, as mentorship openings are limited.
LinkedIn-
https://rly.pt/LIpremium
https://rly.pt/LImilitary
DOL-
DOL VETS: http://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets and http://www.veterans.gov
DOL resources to help workers and employers: http://www.dol.gov/coronavirus
Unemployment Compensation FAQs: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/VETS/files/unemployment-benefits-for-student-veterans-fact-sheet.pdf
HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program: http://www.HIREVets.gov
SMSgt Julieann Torres, Healthcare Recruitment Consultant - VHA Workforce Recruitment
TSgt Renetta Bradford, Manager at Veteran/Military Spouse Employment Program (VEMSEP)
Timothy Johnston, Supervisor, VBA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
The Honorable Cheryl Mason, VA, Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
CPO (Join to see), Senior Program Manager, Global Military Affairs at Amazon
PO1 Nicholas Curry, Senior Program Manager, AWS Military Programs at Amazon
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO and President at Blue Star Families
COL Brynt Parmeter, Senior Director Military Programs at Walmart
Maj James Wood, VP Federal Programs at Walgreens
Maj Michael Kelly, VP Military Advocacy at USAA
Cpl Tim Cochrane, SVP, Business Development at American Corporate Partners
CPT Sarah Roberts, Head of Military and Veterans Programs at LinkedIn
Learn more about each organization;
VA Careers-
https://rly.pt/VACareers
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an unwavering commitment to support our Veterans, and that includes helping them build rewarding careers within our health care system. VA gives Veterans—particularly those with disabilities—hiring preference for any available positions. We value the special skills and unique perspectives Veterans bring to the table. And we understand that by sharing your experiences, you can continue a life of service, helping other Veterans heal and cope with being back home.
At VA, we also recognize that military spouses are educated, qualified and ready to serve the nation’s Veterans and their families. That is why VA partners with the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) program to help recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses in meaningful careers at VA. If you’re a military spouse looking for employment, consider working at VA. We offer competitive pay, premium-support group health insurance and remote work options. You can even earn up to $4,000 in tuition to pursue licensing in targeted fields through the My Career Advancement Account scholarship.
For more details on VA employment opportunities for Veterans and military spouses, visit: https://rly.pt/VACareers
Services for Veterans and Transitioning Servicemembers-
If you are a Veteran or transitioning Servicemember with a service-connected disability (of 10% or more) seeking career opportunities; the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (VR&E) program (sometimes referred to as the Chapter 31 program) helps prepare for, obtain, and maintain suitable careers.
Apply online at:
https://rly.pt/VocRehab
Fill out VA form 28-1900 “Disabled Veterans Application for Vocational Rehabilitation”
You can find the form at: https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/vba-28-1900-are.pdf
Mail the form to your closest VA Regional Office.
Services for Employers
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E), employs over 70 Employment Coordinators (EC) nationwide. ECs are here to partner with businesses in addressing their needs, We can assist in providing your company with motivated, well skilled work force, and also assist our nations Veterans in the process. If you are a business with recruitment needs please contact VR&E, Employment Services [login to see] .
Amazon-
https://rly.pt/Amazon
The Global Military Affairs team is focused on hiring, developing, and retaining the best and the brightest military talent available for positions within Amazon through various programs and initiatives. We seek to be the earth’s most military friendly company by also improving the lives of veterans, their families, and our communities through innovative solutions.
Military Spouse Programs at Amazon-
Amazon values the diversity in demographics and skills that military spouses bring to the workforce. The Military Spouse Program Manager is building internal programs to educate hiring managers, develop internal processes to allow for seamless PCSing, and external programs to connect Military Spouses to career at Amazon.
Blue Star Families-
https://rly.pt/BSF
BSF's Spouseforce program is a free career portal designed by military spouses to help military spouses in their career journey. We connect military spouses to training, mentoring and career opportunities through a variety of partnerships. To date, we've delivered over $55M in economic impact to our communities through this effort. Interested military spouses can begin their career journey with Blue Star Families by completing the simple 3-step process at our Spouseforce portal: https://rly.pt/spouseforce
Walmart-
https://rly.pt/Walmart
Walgreens-
https://rly.pt/Walgreens
USAA-
https://rly.pt/USAA
American Corporate Partners-
https://rly.pt/ACP
Nationwide nonprofit ACP (acp-usa.org) connects post-9/11 veterans with mentors at 80+ top-tier companies like Coca-Cola, Deloitte, IBM, Major League Baseball, Raytheon and Wells Fargo for one-on-one, customized, free yearlong mentorships. Whether you're new to the private sector, looking for advice about how to make a career change or feel stagnant in your current role, a mentor can help you find and maintain meaningful employment. In 2019, nearly 2,000 veterans found a new job with their ACP mentor’s assistance. Since 2008, more than 17,000 service members and veterans have already completed their yearlong mentorship with ACP, and 98% would recommend the program to fellow veterans. To start your mentorship, visit http://www.acp-usa.org/mentoring and complete a Protégé application today, as mentorship openings are limited.
LinkedIn-
https://rly.pt/LIpremium
https://rly.pt/LImilitary
DOL-
DOL VETS: http://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets and http://www.veterans.gov
DOL resources to help workers and employers: http://www.dol.gov/coronavirus
Unemployment Compensation FAQs: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/VETS/files/unemployment-benefits-for-student-veterans-fact-sheet.pdf
HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program: http://www.HIREVets.gov
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Question for Maj Michael Kelly, VP Military Advocacy at USAA. What should one do if the corp recruiter at USAA is not returning emails after a week. I figure at this point I did not get the job, but I want to make sure as i would love to work with USAA. Also does USAA have a veterans preference and if so how should one craft there resume and/or application so it is recognized in the system.
Maj Michael Kelly
USAA receives over 500K applications each year and every recruiter manages between 30-50 requisitions/positions. Due to the high volume and capacity it is very challenging to reply to each applicant.
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Maj Michael Kelly - Even if that applicant made it to the final stage of the process? Also does USAA have a veterans preference and if so how should one craft there resume and/or application so it is recognized in the system.
Maj Michael Kelly
USAA does not have a veterans preference, but does have a veteran hiring goal that is used internally during the hiring process. When applying for a role on usaajobs.com there is a question that asks if you are a veteran or military spouse - be sure to check that box. This identifies you to a recruiter during the resume review/screen process.
SGT (Join to see)
Maj Michael Kelly - Thank you that is good to know.
hello I am a veteran and I currently work as a market leader for a large bank. I would love to work with other veterans. How do I go about starting a career with USAA?
MSG Tasha Hernandez
Hi Maj Kelly. I have several positions I am interested in. Do you have any tips or advice?
I am building a new business. I am seeking to speak to Buyer’s to sell my products in their stores. Can anyone please assist me on this matter? I would like to submit my works to their Company’s and be able to meet with Buyer’s after the Covid Pandemic is over. I would like open a small store featuring Veterans Brands only. It will be the first ever all Veteran Convenient Store featuring our Veterans and Active Military Family’s everywhere. Thanks
COL Brynt Parmeter
There are many groups that help veteran entrepreneurs sort through the challenges of small business ownership. One is the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). Check out their Arsenal Programs to learn more.
I am a 90 point disabled veteran and have been retired since 1998. My mobility capability is poor and was wondering what kind (if any) work from home opportunities exist for people like me? Where would I go to look into opportunities such as this?
Maj James Wood
Hi Red, The majority of our positions are in-store but Walgreens have many opportunities that allow for working virtually. Most of these virtual opportunities would be corporate positions in the HR, IT, finance & data analysis space. you can view openings on our careers site: https://jobs.walgreens.com/
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Maj James Wood
Hi Robin! Yes; we can accommodate disabled veterans in wheelchairs. Please see our careers site for openings: https://jobs.walgreens.com/
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PO1 Nicholas Curry
Totally! Recommend you attend one of our weekly webinars. The Military Affairs teams hosts them and invites a variety of recruiters to each event. You can find the events in June here https://amazonmilitarywebinarseries.splashthat.com/
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Join our Veteran and Military Spouse Informational Webinars!If you are veteran, transitioning service member or military spouse, we encourage you to join our virtual hiring event. Amazon currently has over 40,000 open roles that can provide great careers in a wide variety of fields. Join the webinar to hear from different Amazon leaders about roles in Operations, IT, HR, Maintenance, Program Management and more. No matter your rank, MOS, or...
Thank you so much for supporting our veterans and their families during such a critical time that our nation is facing. I am a physician assistant and was inquiring if more hiring possibilities would be opening up at the VA or if the VA was thinking of expanding some of their clinics to increase access to care for so many veterans? I struggle to find such a position in central Pennsylvania.
My Question(s)... What is being done to train the veterans who are in programs - previously homeless, getting some sort of assistance, or other ways we know they need employment to fill these positions? There should be quick training programs that can be completed, some off-the-job if necessary, to help fill these positions with the people who truly need them. I felt lucky to be able to get approved for a program like Voc/Rehab, but it has been a huge headache and costly to me so far. I understand things are tough now but it is more than just the current situation.
Maj James Wood
Hi Wendy, Walgreens will offer onboarding & training for all new veteran hires. We have a specific veteran program called the Walgreens HERO program that will train veterans and will have a clear career path in store management. You can search for openings on our careers page: https://jobs.walgreens.com/
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SPC Wendy Kobelnyk
Timothy Johnston - VA Voc/Rehab - it has been a headache and most recently I have had to use my own credit card to secure my books for the fall. My representative is doing all she can in these times there are disconnects in the system, and they are overloaded. The CoVid happened. I am hoping it will all work itself out before I graduate.
Retired Certified Public Accountant with Masters in Taxation and holding a CGMA Credential. Am willIng to fit in any position that will utilize both my education and experience.
PO1 Nicholas Curry
Absolutely! Depending on your skillset, we always have needs for a variety of roles. The best bet is to search for a role that matches your skills by using keywords at jobs.amazon.com. For example, if you have networking or system admin access, try searching for those 1st.
Maj James Wood
Hi Ron, for Walgreens open positions, please visit our careers page: https://jobs.walgreens.com/. You can search by job title in the "keyword" field. Please leave the location & radius fields blank. Most of these opportunities may appear in the Deerfield, Illinois area as they are all seated there at our corporate office.
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My resume has been forwarded to the Hiring Director at VA Hospital in Baltimore and DC. How can I find out where I stand in the process? How long should I wait to be contacted?
Craig Weaver
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TSgt Renetta Bradford
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I am a veteran with a masters degree in management and about 30 years experience. Unfortunately I am now in my 70’s. Are there any jobs open to me?
Maj James Wood
Hi Warren, Walgreens has various management positions. Please visit our careers site and review our management openings in your area. https://jobs.walgreens.com/
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