Steps to Hiring Veterans for Minnesota Employers Presentation

Steps to Hiring Veterans for Minnesota Employers Presentation by Veterans Employment Services 7/13/16

Overview • • • What is a veteran? Why hire veterans? How do I recruit veterans? How do veterans apply for jobs? Who is my contact at DEED? How can you (DEED) help me comply with EEOC and OFCCP guidelines? • What other avenues do I have for outreach and recruitment?

What is a veteran? 181 days of active duty with an honorable discharge Four types of Veterans you may encounter: 1. National guard or reserve 2. Retired military 3. Career civilian with extensive experience who served in the military 4. 17 -18 Year old recruit serving his/her obligation

Differentiating Features of Veterans • Branch of Military • Era/Dates of Service • Job Duties in the Military • Rank- Enlisted/Officer • Discharge type

Why Hire Veterans? 1. Accelerated learning curve 2. Leadership 3. Teamwork 4. Diversity and inclusion in action 5. Efficient performance under pressure 6. Comply with policies and procedures

Why Hire Veterans? (cont’d) 7. Advanced team-building skills 8. Strong organizational commitment 9. Cross-cultural experience 10. Possess high-levels of integrity and resiliency

Relevant Transferrable Skills • Responsibility Teamwork • Ability to work under pressure • Accountability • Leadership • Problem-solving University of Phoenix survey of active duty service men/women and retired Veterans

What Does Business Research Tell us? • A comprehensive review of academic literature concluded: – “Academic research supports a robust, specific, and compelling business case for hiring individuals with military background and experience. ” • Veterans exhibit an inherent and enduring belief that they can efficiently and effectively integrate and contribute to a new or existing team. Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (2012)

Hiring Incentives and Tax Credits • The tax credit allows employers to reduce their federal tax liability by up to $9, 600 per new hire • www. mn. gov/deed/wotc • 503 regulations are renewed yearly

Work. Force Centers A local partnership between • State • County • Federal • City • Community organizations To provide employment and training services in a central location. We share resources like staff, equipment, and space.

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Veterans Employment Services Overview • Case management of Veterans with significant barriers to employment • • • Outreach • • • Employment counseling Assist in all stages of job search Provide job placement assistance and referrals Facilitate training for disabled veterans Provide job seeking skills Employers Military – National Guard and reserve component Partners – Yellow Ribbon Network, Government – Counties and local governments Schools – state colleges and universities Projects • • Women Veterans Native American Veterans Ex-Offender Mine Closings/Layoffs

Local Veteran Employment Reps. (LVER) • Advocate for hiring veterans o Conduct employer outreach o Plan and participate in job fairs o Work with Unions and Business organizations • Collaborate with training providers and licensing agencies to promote licensing and training opportunities for veterans **Contact LVER for assistance with employer outreach**

Local Veteran Employment Reps. (LVER) LVER Name Ron Kellen Barry Platt Grant Heino Mark Mann La. Deen Schillinger Tim Trumbull Michael Eisenstadt Area of responsibility Montevideo Worthington Marshall Wilmar Mankato New Ulm Fairmont Rochester Winona Faribault Owatona Albert Lea Bloomington Burnsville Minneapolis West St. Paul Brooklyn Park Blaine New Ulm St. Paul Alexandria Bemidji Detroit Lakes Fergus Falls Thief River Falls Morehead Brainerd Wadena Little Falls Duluth Virginia Hibbing Grand Rapids St. Cloud Monticello Mora Litchfield Hutchinson Contact information ron. kellen@state. mn. us 507 -295 -5022 Barry. Platt@state. mn. us 507 -344 -2609 grant. heino@state. mn. us 952 -703 -7752 mark. mann@state. mn. us 763 -279 -4424 ladeen. schillinger@state. mn. us 320 -762 -7800 Timothy. Trumbull@state. mn. us 218 -302 -8427 michael. eisenstadt@state. mn. us 320 -308 -5358

Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) DVOPs provide intensive services using a case management model to meet employment needs of veterans and other eligible persons. Emphasis is directed toward serving those who are economically or educationally disadvantaged including homeless veterans and veterans with significant barriers to employment. Work with local support services to ensure veteran needs are meet, i. e. , the Veterans Administration, WFC partners, homeless shelters, local veteran organizations, county veterans service officers, churches, and state vocational rehabilitation agencies **Contact DVOP for assistance with employment needs**

Veterans Employment Services • DVOPs and LVERs are located at Work. Force Centers throughout the state. • For more information about the Veterans Employment Services go to: www. mn. gov/deed/vets • For contact information for the Representative nearest go to: http: //mn. gov/deed/images/vetlist. pdf

Veterans Employment DVOPs and LVERs http: //mn. gov/deed/images/vet-rep-list. pdf

HIRE A VETERAN - 3 Easy Steps 1. Post Your Job Openings at NO FEE on https: //www. minnesotaworks. net/ 2. Contact a Veterans Employment Representatives http: //mn. gov/deed/images/vetlist. pdf 3. Connect With Your Local Yellow Ribbon Network http: //www. beyondtheyellowribbon. org/

Step One - Post Your Job Openings on Minnesotaworks. net innesota. Works. net Register for your NO FEE account to: • Post your job openings at NO FEE • Use job match technology to find top candidates • Manage and track your job search efforts. • Use our “Military Friendly” features; * 61% of employers that post on this site, hire from this site!*

Step Two - Contact a Veterans Employment Representative Located at Work. Force Centers throughout the state, Veterans Employment Representatives are available to help veterans address a wide variety job-search, jobplacement and career-related questions. Contact a Veterans Employment Representative. Let them know you want to hire a veteran.

Step Three - Connect With Your Local Yellow Ribbon Network Beyond the Yellow Ribbon supports Minnesota service members and their families before, during and after deployment with community support, training, services and resources. Ask how you can help. Visit the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon website.

How to Recruit Veterans Contact LVERs and DVOPs with job openings • Distribute to veterans on our caseload • Present in our Veterans Networking Groups • Invite an LVER for a company tour • Work With an LVER to plan meet and greet events or hiring events • Post in Linked. In • Post jobs in Minnesotaworks. net • Your Company website for talent acquisition

Uniformed Services Employment Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) • Service members do have rights so do businesses and employers • For more information on USERRA go to http: //www. dol. gov/vets/programs/userra/ • For questions about USERRA, contact Department of Labor Veterans Employement and Training Direcor Edward (Scott) Mills mills. edward. s@dol. gov Phone: (651) 259 -7511

Retaining and Integrating Veterans Resources • Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve http: //www. esgr. mil/ has a 1 -800 number employers can call with any veteran related questions. 1 -800 -336 -4590 (select option 1) between 8 AM and 6 PM ET (M-F); e -mail osd. USERRA@mail. mil • Veterans Employment Toolkit http: //www. va. gov/VETSINWORKPLACE/challenges. asp

Accommodations – The Job Accommodations Network (JAN) www. askjan. org – Veterans Employment Toolkit http: //www. va. gov/vetsinworkplace/index. asp – National Center for PTSD http: //www. ptsd. va. gov/ – Americans with Disabilities Act http: //www. dol. gov/dol/topic/disability/ada. htm

Thank you for Hiring Veterans