Tuesday, November 25, 2014

American Legion Launches New Career Platform

Well done to the Legion

American Legion Launches New Career Platform | Military.com
When it comes to job hunting, no tool should be left unused. An advocate for veterans and service members for nearly a century, the American Legion has recently launched a powerful new career center to help veterans during their transition. If you're in need of a civilian job and served in the U.S. military, this is a resource you should not ignore.

Legion launches new career platform | The American Legion

The American Legion and its allies in veteran employment and entrepreneurship have launched a new web platform to help those who served in uniform translate military skills to job skills, find employment, start businesses and make successful transitions.
Among the key features of The American Legion’s Veteran Employment Center are:
  • A Veteran Job Search tool, powered by Military.com, which helps veterans find current job listings near them. By entering a ZIP Code, veterans can easily find job listings that fit their skill sets within a chosen distance from home.
  • A series of 10 custom-produced videos to help veterans start and succeed in business. The series, “Veteran Video Guide: Starting and Growing a Business,” is sponsored by ADP and provides guidance from successful veteran entrepreneurs, including members of the Legion’s Business Task Force.
  • A listing of American Legion-sponsored or produced veteran career fairs  nationwide, with links to registration sites.
  • Links to important forms, sites and agency platforms that help veterans in the career search, including
    • USAJobs.gov, the federal government’s job-listing site,
    • Department of Labor online tools to understand and calculate Veterans Preference points, and
    • a VA Military Skills Translator.
 

The
American Legion and its allies in veteran employment and
entrepreneurship have launched a new web platform to help those who
served in uniform translate military skills to job skills, find
employment, start businesses and make successful transitions.
Among the key features of The American Legion’s Veteran Employment Center are:

  • A
    Veteran Job Search tool, powered by Military.com, which helps veterans
    find current job listings near them. By entering a ZIP Code, veterans
    can easily find job listings that fit their skill sets within a chosen
    distance from home.

  • A
    series of 10 custom-produced videos to help veterans start and succeed
    in business. The series, “Veteran Video Guide: Starting and Growing a
    Business,” is sponsored by ADP and provides guidance from successful
    veteran entrepreneurs, including members of the Legion’s Business Task
    Force.

  • A listing of American Legion-sponsored or produced veteran career fairs nationwide, with links to registration sites.

  • Links
    to important forms, sites and agency platforms that help veterans in
    the career search, including USAJobs.gov, the federal government’s
    job-listing site, Department of Labor online tools to understand and
    calculate Veterans Preference points, and a VA Military Skills
    Translator.
- See more at: http://www.legion.org/careers/225269/legion-launches-new-career-platform#sthash.UMDp0XyZ.dpuf

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