Slides from Presentation at Midwest Dreamin’ July 2022
Government Agencies/Entities
Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Sub-agency of the National Guard and Guard Reserve
- Assistance connecting to military-centric job fairs
- Sample Statements of Support
- Downloadable Branding as a “military ready employer”
Department of Labor (DOL)
- Employer Guide to Hiring Veterans
- Regional Veteran Employment Coordinator (VECs): employees who serve to connect local entities like hiring companies to government resources at the state and federal level
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Hiring our Heroes Program
- Support for recruiting efforts, webinars on how to conduct military recruiting
- Access to dedicated HoH job fairs and virtual hiring fairs
- Access to graduates of fellowship programs
Veterans Administration
- Veteran Readiness and Employment
- VOC-Rehab, Salary Reimbursement for training apprentices, Assistive Technology Grants
- VRRAP – Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program
- DEA – Dependent Educational Assistance – funding for job training for survivors and spouses
Private Organizations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Employing Military Veterans Guide
- Business use case for veteran hiring programs
- Legal issues guides, Training materials for leaders/recruiters
- Branding for “military ready” employer
Veterans at Work (VAW)
- This is an offshoot of the SHRM Foundation
- Digital Toolkit: 5 steps to a “military ready workplace”
- Veterans at Work guidebook
- Ambassador program (funded by USAA) to delivery training for business leaders/hr
- VAW Certificate program (funded by NBC/Universal), also worth SHRM professional development credits
D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Syracuse University
- JP Morgan Chase project
- Research/analytics, data, thought leadership materials to support the business case
- Resources for understanding military culture and how to build initiatives and partnerships
- Guide to Leading Policies, Practices and Resources
Veteran Support Organizations (VSOs)
- Of vets, for vets, by vets
- Have local chapters to help connect with veterans at the micro level
- Varying focus, but most have members willing to get involved and help
- VFW – Veterans of Foreign Wars
- American Legion
- IAVA – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
- Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
- Student Veterans of America (SVA)