This new coffee company is giving a ‘hand up’ to homeless vets Its core mission is to hire and train veterans for jobs in the coffee industry through the proceeds it earns selling America’s favorite caffeinated beverage.
Best for Vets: Employers — the top places to land a job in 2019 More employers than ever before competed for a spot in this year’s rankings, and we carefully analyzed their responses. Here’s who came out on top.
Best vet unemployment rate ever — April brings new record The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans dropped to a record low of 1.7 percent in April, down significantly from March’s figure of 3.1 percent.
Having trouble finding a job? Check out this ‘Match.com for veteran employment’ This national website not only gives veterans a direct link to contact potential employers but also translates military-speak into the keywords that recruiters are looking for on a resume.
Military Times to launch first-ever vet employment conference in NYC The Employing U.S. Vets Conference will focus on the challenges and effective tactics involved in hiring veterans.
Vet employment stays strong in March Post-9/11 veterans had a productive March in terms of job hunting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
Hot vet employment market continues in February This is only the third time the veteran unemployment rate has dropped this low since 2000.
Should vets get preference for promotions in government jobs? Federal law grants extra points to veterans applying for government jobs, but does not apply these points to promotions, transfers or other changes once a person is already employed. This U.S. territory did things differently.
Vet unemployment up in January After a year of record lows, the unemployment rate for veterans climbed up again in the first month of the year.
Vet groups plead: ‘If you say you support veterans, then you need to support ending the shutdown’ Tens of thousands of veterans are among the government workers not receiving paychecks while the three-week-old shutdown continues.
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