Department of Alabama EMPLOYMENT Veterans come to work with many skills and vast experience

Department of Alabama HOW DO WE EXPLAIN OUR EXPERIENCE  Leadership?  Technical skills?  Communication?  Teamwork?  Instructor?  Developer?  Administration?  Management?

Department of Alabama HAVE YOU BEEN TO EBENEFITS?  One of the easiest ways to figure out how to explain what your military experience equates to in the civilian world  Input your rank  Input your occupational skill code  Gives you the wording the employers may be looking for

Department of Alabama DAV HAS IDENTIFIED A GAP  Veterans have problems explaining what they did in the military  There is much to be said for Veterans and their experience and loyalty and commitment  Veterans are a proven commodity  The Veterans must sell themselves

Department of Alabama JOB FAIRS ARE THE ANSWER  DAV has partnered with RecruitMilitary  Holding Job Fairs in numerous locations  Bringing in industry leaders and Veteran friendly employers  Gets the Veterans in front of the right people

Department of Alabama  Set to be Veteran friendly  Local Veteran Employment Representatives at each office  Veterans work with LVER who works exclusively with Veterans  Postings for multiple jobs in multiple areas ALABAMA CAREER CENTERS

Department of Alabama LOCAL JOB FAIRS  Alabama has many job fairs in a year  Veterans have the opportunity to meet prospective employers in the civilian community and also on military installations  Resumes can be dropped off to prospective employers  Local offices can help with resume development

Department of Alabama DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT  Works with communities through chapters and the department  Contacts LVER at ACCs to get Veteran help in finding employment  Works to identify award recipients annually who have done great things for our nations Veterans  Recognizes large and small employers of the year bringing to light the advantages of hiring Veterans