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
Results
• Increased % of Veterans Employed
• Increased Retention Rate
Service Support
• Coaching
• Training
• Retention
• Communications
Organizational
Support
• VESO
• VECS
• VA for Vets
Veteran
Employment
Executive Order
VA Major
Initiatives
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Leveraging a High Touch & High Tech
Solution to Connect with Veterans
Video, Tools, Collateral, Webinars
& Links to USAJOBS, TMS, MyCareer@VA
Web Portal
Coming in 2012
OUTREACH
Social Media
• Veterans in Place (VIP)
Onboarding Program
• Veterans as Mentors
(VAM) Program
Job Matching
Phone, virtual world
RETAIN & REINTEGRATE
Coming in 2012
Mobile Site
• Mobile site expansion
• Additional training and
retention programs
Retention Programs
Virtual
Collaboration
JOB MATCH & HIRE
Training
Deployment &
Reintegration Coaches
Career Coaches
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High Touch Coaching
Career
Coaches
• 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
• Dedicated point of contact to facilitate a
smooth transition during the deployment and
reintegration processes
Reintegration
Coaches
• Educate service members and supervisors
about deployment and reintegration tools
• Provide transition assistance and
collaborative coaching to the work unit
Help Desk
Technical
Support
• Single contact for all customer technical assistance
• Multiple points of access – phone, email, and instant
messaging
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VA for Vets High Tech Services
Case
Management
Career
Center
Virtual
Collaboration
Tool
Website
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SOLUTION DEMONSTRATION
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Contact
Mary M. Santiago
Director, Veteran Employment Services Office
[email protected]
(202) 461-7759
Dennis O. May
Deputy Director (Acting)
[email protected]
(202) 461-5063
John Brown
Chief, Veteran Reintegration and Retention
[email protected]
(202) 461-6997
Shannon Carroll
Chief, HR Staffing Services
[email protected]
(202) 461-7961
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