VA’s Veterans Employment Initiative VA for Vets Program Briefing

Model for Federal Veteran Employment Veterans Career Center Skills Translator Resume Builder Job Search Skills Assessment Organizational Support VESO VECS VA for Vets Results Increased % of Veterans Employed Increased Retention Rate Service Support Coaching Training Retention Communications Veteran Employment Executive Order VA Major Initiatives 1

2 Phone, virtual world Coming in 2012 Mobile site expansion Additional training and retention programs Video, Tools, Collateral, Webinars & Links to USAJOBS, TMS, Web Portal Social Media Career Coaches Deployment & Reintegration Coaches Mobile Site Job Matching OUTREACH JOB MATCH & HIRE RETAIN & REINTEGRATE Training Virtual Collaboration Retention Programs Coming in 2012 Veterans in Place (VIP) Onboarding Program Veterans as Mentors (VAM) Program Leveraging a High Touch & High Tech Solution to Connect with Veterans

Dedicated point of contact to facilitate a smooth transition during the deployment and reintegration processes Educate service members and supervisors about deployment and reintegration tools Provide transition assistance and collaborative coaching to the work unit Provide job search coaching to Veterans seeking employment at VA Offer resume building and career guidance to Veterans Educate Veterans on the Career Center tools Single contact for all customer technical assistance Multiple points of access – phone, , and instant messaging High Touch Coaching Career Coaches Help Desk Technical Support Reintegration Coaches 3

VA for Vets High Tech Services 4 Virtual Collaboration Tool Case Management Career Center Website

SOLUTION DEMONSTRATION 5

Contact Mary M. Santiago Director, Veteran Employment Services Office (202) Dennis O. May Deputy Director (Acting) (202) John Brown Chief, Veteran Reintegration and Retention (202) Shannon Carroll Chief, HR Staffing Services (202)