The upcoming career event at the Veterans Success Center is a job briefing that will provide information on job openings for veterans with the San Francisco and BART police departments. Those departments are seeking veteran applicants for their teams. This meeting will inform potential applicants about the positions available and how to apply for [...]
Businessweek – First lady Michelle Obama said an initiative with more than 2,000 companies has helped 125,000 military veterans and spouses find jobs, beating a goal of 100,000 hires set a year ago. Obama, who spoke today at Naval Station Mayport in the election battleground state of Florida, set a new goal of hiring [...]
Stars and Stripes – Australian mining companies are head-hunting U.S. war veterans to work Down Under as electricians, carpenters and heavy equipment operators. Australian exports of minerals such as gold, iron ore, oil, gas and coal have more than tripled in the past decade to $190.5 billion last year, with China accounting for a [...]
Swords is looking for veteran applicants for a certificate program at City College in the growing biotech industry. This course was designed in partnership with City College of San Francisco and Kelly Scientific. This trains candidates for entry-level positions in the biotechnology industry for maintaining, calibrating, upgrading, validating and documenting process/control equipment and laboratory [...]
Are you a veteran who is interested in learning AutoCAD design for a career in the fast-growing solar energy sector? This 16-week program at Laney Community College will teach Veterans in the areas of basic electricity, mathematics, NABCEP certification and customer service to prepare individuals for a rewarding and promising career as a solar [...]
We are looking to train veterans job seekers for careers. Learn a trade in carpentry. This job training takes place in Pleasanton and spans nine weeks. Become a union carpenter and earn a great living working with your hands. Contact us, “wood” you? Requirements Interested in beginning a career as a union carpenter Able [...]
What can be done to help veterans re-enter the domestic workforce on financially and psychologically sound footing, particularly in an unsettled job market? Congressman Garamendi will speak at the Commonwealth Club on August 6 with John Diaz from the San Francisco Chronicle serving as moderator. John Garamendi brings nearly four decades of public service [...]
Three years after the recession has officially ended, the economy is struggling with an unchanging 8.2 percent unemployment rate. Weak hiring practices by U.S. employers at only 80,000 jobs during the month of June proves that the U.S. is, as the New York Times reports, “far from the booming job growth that prevailed only a few [...]
America’s renewed focus on the employment of veterans is nothing short of remarkable, and yet challenges to our community remain. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011, the unemployment rate of young male veterans who had served since 9/11 was 29 percent — over 10 percent higher than the national average [...]
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) and San Francisco Veterans Success Center are hosting a resume and interview workshop. We want jobs for veterans and we need our veterans ready to compete in a tough job market! This workshop offers professional and personalized feedback on the job seeker’s resume. It will also coach potential [...]
This year the 22nd Annual San Francisco Veterans Employment Committee Job Fair will take place on June 21, 2012 from 10am to 2pm. This year our event we welcome Kaiser, UCSF, Sysco, Air Stream, Virgin America, UCSF, Aerotek, and many other employers. Get connected with potential employers, get your resume out there, get interviewed, and [...]
Help returning veterans find jobs while bolstering your own job skills and experience! This VISTA program is developing systems for veteran recruitment and outreach to help veterans with career development after the military. Deadline to apply is May 10, 2012 and the program start date is July 13, 2012. Contact Anthony Sordini for more [...]
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