Veterans Enterprise

New Veterans Initiative: ‘Got Your 6’

Top Broadcast and Cable Networks, Studios, Talent Agencies, and Guilds Join Unprecedented Campaign to Help Veterans Succeed in Return to Civilian Life

LOS ANGELES, CA—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes program announced today it is joining with the entertainment industry as part of the new veterans initiative, Got Your 6™. The campaign brings together an unprecedented group of supporters, including nearly every major studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and guild in the entertainment industry.  Hiring Our Heroes will serve as the lead non-profit partner for the jobs pillar of the campaign.

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StartWire Helps Unemployed Claim Benefits

Lebanon, NH (May 9, 2012) – StartWire™, a game-changing Internet job search organizer, today launched a first-of-its-kind application for unemployed job seekers – the StartWire Unemployment Work Search Organizer. With all 50 states requiring unemployed benefit claimants to track their work search on a weekly basis, the StartWire Unemployment Work Search Organizer automates the often-manual task of job tracking to receive benefits.

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Dept. of Labor Puts $12 Mil in Grants For Vets

US Department of Labor announces availability of approximately $12 million in grants to provide job training services for more than 6,000 veterans

WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $12 million in grants through the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program to provide job training and skills development services that will help approximately 6,000 veterans succeed in civilian careers. 

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SHRM Launches Free Military-Veteran Hiring Toolkit for Employers

Alexandria, Va. - April 30, 2012 - A free military-veteran hiring toolkit designed to guide civilian employers in recruiting veterans launched today during the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) talent management conference being held just outside of Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

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