Community Concepts - Veterans Learning from a LVER | |||
| by Greg Williams - Dec, 2011 Are you a veteran returning home and seeking employment? Listen now to learn tips from a Local Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER) to discover available options for veterans as they transition into the civilian workforce. | |||
Community Concepts – Veterans | |||
| by Mike Beal and Lynda Horn - Nov, 2011 Are you a veteran looking for employment in a civilian work force? Learn what to expect in the transition and how to showcase the skills you have acquired in the military. Are you an employer looking to hire a veteran? Find out how to reach out to the veterans in your community. | |||
| The Fox OFCCP Report by John Fox, Esq. - Jan, 2012 Welcome to the first edition of “The Fox OFCCP Report.” This will be a monthly column commentary on the latest developments at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). While I have been a reporter and a news editor at various times in my pre-law career, I ha... | |||
| The Importance of Recruiting Veterans by Bill Osterndorf - Jan, 2012 As members of the military services return from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the federal government has shown a great interest in ensuring that these individuals have opportunities to find employment in the private sector. Various federal agencies, including the Department of Lab... | |||
| How the OFCCP’s Thirst for Data Will Impact You by Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D. - Dec, 2011 The OFCCP wants more data. The agency’s current proposal for all of this additional data has been described by some as both “burdensome” and “stealthy”. McGuire Woods, a 900-person law firm based in Richmond, Virginia, went so far as to say that the OFCCP “does not understand the private ... | |||
| Veterans Helping Veterans: LinkedIn Tips for Job Seekers Who Have Served by Lindsey Pollak - Nov, 2011 I often advise job seekers to reach out to people in their desired industries for advice and guidance. So, when I sat down to write a blog post to help job seekers with military backgrounds, I decided to follow my own advice. I posted a query here on LinkedIn asking veterans if they’d b... | |||
| OFCCP Focuses on Veterans and Persons with Disabilities by Bill Osterndorf - Oct, 2011 OFCCP Focuses on Veterans and Persons with Disabilities During the last two years, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has given extensive attention to issues concerning veterans and persons with disabilities. This was a major change for the ag... | |||
| OFCCP focus on Covered Veterans and Individuals by Alexandra Levit - May, 2011 The OFCCP has a new Director, an increased budget and a renewed focus on enforcement of federal contractors’ affirmative action requirements for Covered Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. So, it's time to make sure that you are doing all that is required—and all that you can. ... | |||
| OFCCP Proposes Revisions to Scheduling Letter by Carla Irwin - May, 2011 On May 12th, OFCCP published in the Federal Register its proposed changes to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. Below is the OFCCP’s description and justification of the proposed changes: “OFCCP has revised the Scheduling Letter and its Itemized Listing. These revisions wil... | |||
| Best Practices in Resume Writing For Veterans by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 1. Write to the future. Resume writing is not about rehashing your past history and listing what you’ve done and where. Rather, resume writing is about writing to the future, to the job that you want or the career path that you wish to pursue. This is a critical consideration throughout ev... | |||
| Changing of the Guard: The Generations in the Workplace by Leigh Moore - Apr, 2007 Recently I delivered a presentation at the Federally Employed Women (FEW) conference in Cocoa Beach, Florida on the generations in the workplace. For the first time in the history of the U.S. we have 4 generations in corporate America — Traditionalists / Veterans, Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers a... | |||
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