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Honored for Commitment to Military Spouses and Veterans Seeking Employment

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

DirectEmployers Association’s Executive Director Honored for Dedication to Helping Military Families and Veterans Reenter the Workforce

INDIANAPOLIS, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Now, more than ever, it’s important to recognize those who have assisted the growing number of military spouses and veterans alike transition back into the civilian workforce. Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association, was honored for just that.

In a ceremony held at the Pentagon, the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN) presented Warren with The Military to Civilian Jobs Network Alliance Award. Deborah Kloeppel, President and CEO of MSCCN states, “We are pleased to honor Mr. Warren for his valuable contribution in helping members and spouses of the National Guard and Reserve Families reenter the workforce after these individuals have selflessly served their country.”

The MSCCN and DirectEmployers Association created a partnership in August of 2010 due to the mutual respect for helping both spouses of service men and veterans reenter the workforce. DirectEmployers Association provides access to over 900,000 vetted jobs at no cost to the largest job bank for military spouses in the country at US.jobs.

As a former U.S. Army veteran, Warren and DirectEmployers Association understand the need for an organization like MSCCN that provide job-readiness services to transitioning military, related families, and their caregivers. Warren accepted the award with gratitude saying, “Military spouses and returning service members bring unique skills and experience to the civilian workforce. They have learned to work side by side with individuals regardless of race, gender, geographic origin, 
ethnic background, religion and economic status. They
have the sensitivity to cooperate with many different types of individuals providing employers a competitive advantage globally.”

About Military Spouse Corporate Career Network

The Military Spouse Corporate Career Network is a nonprofit organization that focuses on furthering employment opportunities for military spouses, transitioning military, veterans, war wounded, and caregivers of war wounded. The MSCCN is located all across the country near military bases helping servicemen and their spouses find employment after duty.

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association is a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology. .JOBS Career Microsites are one of the many technologies that DirectEmployers Association provides to member employers. For more information on DirectEmployers Association, visit http://directemployers.org.

MEDIA CONTACT: Nancy Holland, Vice President of Marketing, DirectEmployers Association, +1-317-874-9022, nancy@directemployers.org

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Recent Partnership Provides Infrastructure for National Guard Employment Network

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Partnerships and linkages are extremely important because they provide the foundation for relationships to flourish. DirectEmployers Association has a 10-year history of forming long lasting partnerships that create not only great relationships, but strong programs.

Recently, DirectEmployers partnered with the National Guard Bureau, Kenexa, Inc.and Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN). This partnership provides the infrastructure to create our newest program, the National Guard Employment Network.

DirectEmployers Association is proud to support our returning Guard members by providing the National Labor Exchange (NLX) technology.

This includes the NLX job feed, which provides new jobs on a daily basis with special emphasis on veterans and military, people with disabilities and diversity. The job feed directly connects returning Guard members to hundreds of thousands of jobs from companies like Lockheed Martin, AT&T, Newell Rubbermaid, ConocoPhillips as well as federal, state, local government agencies, educational institutions and the non profit-sector.

“The National Guard’s men and women make so many sacrifices for our freedom and our members want to say thank you. Providing the NLX technology which is the most comprehensive job search available on the Internet, is one way our members can say thank you.” Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association.

On Thursday, October 13, 2011, Warren was honored to attend a special Signing Ceremony commemorating the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between DirectEmployers Association, the Army National Guard, the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN) and Kenexa, Inc.

Members interested in learning more about how this partnership impacts them can contact their Membership Development Representative or call (866) 268-6206.



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DirectEmployers Association Supports President Obama’s Commitment To Employing America’s Veterans

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Indianapolis, IN – August 9, 2011 – DirectEmployers Association supports President Obama’s commitment to employing America’s veterans. Continuing efforts to help get our military veterans back to work, the Association has partnered with Code for America in creating the Veterans Employment Platform offering an online military skills translator for employers across the country.

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an organization within the Department of Defense, has awarded DirectEmployers Association with an “Above and Beyond” award in recognition of the company’s “outstanding service and continuing support” of U.S. defense efforts.

“DirectEmployers Association recognizes that our veterans bring leadership skills, a sense of teamwork, as well as a commitment to succeed,” states Bill Warren, Executive Director for DirectEmployers Association. “We are honored to continue a long history of supporting this very well deserved military community of our nation’s heroes.”

DirectEmployers Association also provides an online program to help veterans find jobs. This platform is a .jobs Military Crosswalk customized for hiring companies worldwide. Member companies AT&T, Camber Corporation, Providence Health & Services, and ConocoPhillips are the first to pilot this platform.

Veterans seeking employment can visit the following websites to locate wide variety of opportunities: www.Veterans.jobs; http://att-veterans.jobs; http://camber-veterans.jobs; http://providence-veterans.jobs; http://conocophillips-veterans.jobs

Many more of these corporate websites with private sector jobs will be available in the near future.

Visit the White House website for President Obama’s press release.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, 600 plus member employer association. As provided in its corporate bylaws, a board of directors consisting of member company representatives manages the business and affairs of the Association. Daily operations are managed by an executive director and operations staff at the direction of the president and board of directors. Its mission is to provide employers an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national workforce. For more news and information, please visit www.DirectEmployers.org.

www.Veterans.jobs

Veterans.jobs assists military personnel in transitioning from active duty to employment opportunities in the civilian workforce. Using the Military Crosswalk, Veterans can enter their military occupation plus the .jobs suffix to find relevant civilian jobs. Examples: www.42F.jobs; www.25B.jobs; www.2891.jobs

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Nancy Holland
DirectEmployers Association
nancy@directemployers.org
317-874-9022

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AT&T and Three Other Corporations Pilot Program to Make it Easier for Transitioning Military to Find Real and Verified Jobs

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Employers Finding It Difficult To Translate Military Skills To Their Opportunities Now Have A Simple, Automated Solution

INDIANAPOLIS, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today DirectEmployers Association is launching their latest online program to help veterans find jobs. This new effort is a .jobs Military Crosswalk platform customized for hiring companies worldwide.

For years companies have become frustrated when trying to hire transitioning military into their corporate ranks due to a high-level of difficulty in translating military skills to their open positions. DirectEmployers now provides companies with a corporate branded solution to help them address this issue.

Simple, automated solution

Powered by the .jobs Universe, this innovative platform allows service men and women preparing to transition into civilian life to use their current Military Occupation Code (MOC) or Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) to easily find civilian jobs on corporate career sites. This technology provides the cornerstone all companies need to start effectively communicating their available employment opportunities to military men and women who are transitioning into civilian life.

Earlier this year, DirectEmployers launched www.Veterans.jobs, an extensive online program to assist transitioning military personnel in all branches of our armed forces in quickly and efficiently finding employment.

Carrie Corbin, AT&T, Associate Director – Talent Attraction, said, “AT&T has aggressively recruited veterans for decades, in part because the technical skills and leadership experience gained in the military transfer very well to our company and culture.”

“After seeing the implementation of Veterans.jobs I asked if the technology could be adapted to fit our specific company needs. DirectEmployers Association immediately began working with AT&T to pilot the .jobs Military Crosswalk within our career site to help make it even easier for transitioning military to find real and verified jobs at AT&T.”

Camber Corporation, Providence Health & Services, and ConocoPhillips join AT&T in piloting this new technology. These pilot sites are available online at:

http://att-veterans.jobs
http://camber-veterans.jobs
http://providence-veterans.jobs
http://conocophillips-veterans.jobs

“This is a great program for the entire human resource community as well as the nation’s transitioning military and their families. Providence Health & Services is adopting this technology to help us tap into this skilled source of candidates,” stated Rhonda Stickley, Providence Health & Services, Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition & six-year U.S. Army veteran.

DirectEmployers’ new military .jobs initiative expands the potential of an already established and robust partnership with the public sector, the National Labor Exchange (NLX). Offered in partnership with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), the NLX is a free, job-search engine feeding job openings into 50 publicly funded state job banks. This has substantially increased offerings to all jobs eekers, and especially veterans. Since March 2007, the NLX has provided over 9 million, unduplicated, current jobs to state workforce agency staff dedicated to serving veterans. The NLX uses no federal funds for operations, research, or development. Rather, this unique public-private partnership leverages private, non-profit-owned technology with existing state workforce agency resources to enhance offerings to veterans.

“With President Obama’s announcement to start bringing troops home and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a June 13.3% jobless rate for veterans who served any time since September 2001 (Gulf War-era II veterans) this is a very valuable and timely tool available to all corporations,” stated Bill Warren, Executive Director, DirectEmployers Association.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, 600 plus member employer association. As provided in its corporate bylaws, the business and affairs of the Association are managed by a board of directors consisting of member company representatives. Daily operations are managed by an executive director and operations staff at the direction of the president and board of directors. Its mission is to provide employers an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national workforce.

About National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) is a private, non-profit organization, representing 52 state and territorial workforce agencies in general and the publicly-funded veterans’ employment programs in particular. The mission of NASWA is to serve as an advocate for state workforce programs and policies, a liaison to federal workforce system partners, and a forum for the exchange of information among states.

www.Veterans.jobs
Assists military personnel in transitioning from active duty to employment opportunities in the civilian workforce. Using the Military Crosswalk, Veterans can enter their military occupation plus the .jobs suffix to find relevant civilian jobs. Examples: www.42F.jobs; www.25B.jobs; www.2891.jobs

SOURCE DirectEmployers Association

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DirectEmployers & Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services Launch Partnership to Collaborate on Recruitment Compliance & Effective Outreach to Veterans

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

New Orleans & Indianapolis: June 27, 2011
DirectEmployers, a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers, and Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services, an HR consulting leader in providing affirmative action planning solutions, are collaborating to share best practices around recruitment compliance and technology, as well as outreach to Veterans organizations and state and local workforce agencies.

With the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)’s increased focus on recruitment compliance and proactive outreach to Veterans and Persons with a Disability, it is critical that federal contractors put in place a comprehensive and proactive process to ensure compliance within their talent acquisition function. Pinnacle is uniquely positioned in the AAP/EEO industry to assist clients in evaluating the potential compliance liabilities inherent to their recruitment process and/or related technologies. Membership with DirectEmployers is frequently part of Pinnacle’s process enhancement recommendations for clients, so a partnership between the two organizations is a natural fit.

“Never has it been more critical for federal contractors to put in place demonstrable, quantifiable steps to meet their outreach requirements – particularly for Veterans. Through their Direct Compliance suite of services, DirectEmployers sets the standard for our industry,” says Jeff Baker, Vice President & Partner of Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services. “Pinnacle’s relationships with its clients is one that is based on mutual trust, respect and integrity as is DirectEmployers Association’s relationship with their members. Our mission, vision and goals align perfectly to enhance our solutions providing the best recruitment compliance and strengthening the ability for our clients to meet and exceed their outreach requirements”, says Bill Warren, Executive Director for DirectEmployers Association.

“What’s happening now is something that I haven’t seen in my 14 years in the affirmative action consulting arena,” says David Scheffler, Senior Director of Affirmative Action & Recruitment Compliance Consulting for Pinnacle, “The OFCCP is not only aggressively enforcing their existing regulations like never before, they have proposed sweeping changes to the regulations surrounding VEVRAA (the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974/Section 4212). If these new regs are enacted, contractors will be faced with implementing a whole host of revisions to their recruitment processes. Additional recordkeeping requirements, changing their job posting procedures, and establishing hiring benchmarks for Veterans are just a few of the changes we’re expecting in the final ruling. Plus, one key element of the proposed regulations will require contractors to document and annually provide enterprise-wide training for their recruiters and hiring managers on their responsibilities related to VEVRAA/Section 4212.”

“DirectEmployers Association’s partnerships with Pinnacle as well as the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) provides the perfect positioning to meet the new proposed regulations. The National Labor Exchange suite of products are the most comprehensive in the industry,” says Brian Jensen, VP Talent Acquisition, The McGraw-Hill Companies and Board of Directors President for DirectEmployers Association.

It is increasingly imperative for federal contractors to proactively review their recruitment process and related technologies. If the organization works in combination with an experienced, solution-driven affirmative action consulting expert, and leverages industry-leading technology and services to facilitate effective outreach, the benefits can be tremendous. Among the results:

  • Reduced exposure to noncompliance violations
  • Enhanced and more efficient outreach to Veterans and Persons with a Disability
  • Less stressful OFCCP compliance reviews
  • Improved quality of hires

In addition to working together to mutually support their clients, DirectEmployers and Pinnacle will be announcing a series of Webinars available to the federal contractor community focused on how to effectively embrace both the existing regulations as well as the new VEVRAA requirements as they become available.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology. Member companies benefit from a strategic recruiting community where ideas, resources and practices are shared; processes, technologies and standards are shaped; and technology is used in a manner which acknowledges values and respects diversity and reflects the rich array of cultures represented in a broad global workforce. DirectEmployers is based in Indianapolis, and on the Web at www.DirectEmployers.org.

About Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services
Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services is an HR consulting leader in providing complete solutions to all of your company’s affirmative action planning needs. Pinnacle provides excellence in customer service while building client partnerships based upon trust and integrity. Services include AAP development, Recruitment Compliance Consulting, Salary/Pay Equity Analysis, OFCCP Audit Support and EEO/AA Training and Webinars. Pinnacle is based in New Orleans, and on the Web at www.Pinnacle-AAP.com.

Media Contacts
Nancy Holland
Vice President – Marketing
DirectEmployers Association
nancy@directemployers.org / (317) 874-9022

Jeff Baker
Vice President & Partner
Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services
jeff.baker@pinnacle-aap.com / (404) 549-9373

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NASWA Testifies in DC to Help Veterans Gain Employment in a Tough Labor Market

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

“It is no secret that veterans are facing difficult times finding and retaining good-paying jobs. Unemployment rates for veterans in some age groups significantly exceed the rates for non-veterans of the same age and that is just not right.”

Excerpt from Opening Statement by the Honorable Marlin A. Stutzman
Chairman, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

In early March, the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service’s Budget and State Grant Program held a hearing to review the 2012 budget for the Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Service, otherwise known in the veterans’ community as VETS.

Honorable Marlin A. Stutzman, Chairman, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, gave the opening statement and shared several alarming statistics:

“The media focuses on the 15.2% unemployment rate among veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, but in terms of sheer numbers, older veterans are facing rates of unemployment that often exceeds their non-veteran peers.”

“…the Bureau of Labor Statistics latest data shows that 725,000 or 63% of the 1,135,000 unemployed vets are 35-64 yrs old. Unfortunately, those veterans have little or no access to veterans’ education/training/retraining programs. They are also the group that tends to have the highest financial obligations like mortgages and paying for their children’s education.”

Three Panels then provided witness testimonies, including Bonnie Elsey, President-Elect, National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), and Senior Administrative Officer, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Bonnie Elsey begins her testimony.

Elsey’s testimony highlighted concerns around lack of funding to Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and recommendations such as enhanced efforts to raise awareness of DVOP and Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVER) programs among HR professionals. She pointed out that, “Approximately 640,000 veterans were served through the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program and Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives in fiscal year 2009. The DVOP and LVER programs have been successful in assisting Veterans to become gainfully employed,” she explained.

An additional recommendation from NASWA shared by Elsey included Congressional legislation maintaining the same definition of a veteran for reporting purposes for all Federal programs (Wagner-Peyser, JVSG programs, Workforce Investment Act, etc.). Elsey also suggested for the USDOL to utilize VetCentral, an online network connecting employers and state workforce agencies, to provide federal contractors jobs for states to assist eligible veterans.

She also discussed concerns. For example, despite recent improvements to the Federal Contractor Job Listing (FCJL) process, NASWA member states are still unable to identify all federal contractors and subcontractors subject to 41 CFR Part 60-250 and 41 CFR Part 60-300.

Her testimony concluded stating that NASWA and it members “remained dedicated to improving the efficiency of the labor market and its labor exchange function, and improving the employment opportunities of our nation’s Veterans,” and that they are willing to assist the Subcommittee and the U.S. Department of Labor in any way possible to improve services to Veterans.

The full testimony of Elsey and all panels can be found on the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs site.

DirectEmployers Association and NASWA formed an alliance in March 2007 to provide an employer-funded, jointly-administered National Labor Exchange. We are very proud to have this alliance to help these programs, such as veteran employment, continue to expand and better serve the public.

For some related information, visit Jolene’s Take blog, authored by Jolene Jeffries, VP – strategic initiatives for the DirectEmployers Association.

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Giving Back to Those Who Give So Much

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Military Friendly Sites Launched

This video explains the launch of an extensive online program to assist transitioning military personnel in all branches of our armed forces, their spouses, dependents, and caregivers in quickly and efficiently finding employment. The program will provide military personnel and their dependents access to more than 860,000 employment opportunities from over 90,000 employers nationwide.

DirectEmployers Association announced that over 5,800 dot-jobs (.jobs) domains have been added to the .Jobs Universe (www.universe.jobs) to create employment services for returning veterans (www.veterans.jobs) and their families. The domains use the Military Occupational Classification (MOC) Crosswalk to assist military personnel in transitioning from active duty to employment opportunities in the civilian workforce. Transitioning military personnel can enter their MOC plus .jobs into their browser to locate civilian occupations requiring the same or similar skills as their previous military job (e.g. www.42F.jobs, www.66P.jobs, www.25B.jobs, www.2891.jobs).

The .Jobs Universe will also provide a Military Family (www.militaryfamily.jobs) feature. This is designed to help military spouses, dependents and caregivers quickly locate employment while their loved ones are serving our country. Military families can enter the name of their military installation plus the intuitive .jobs suffix into their browser and receive a list of employment opportunities on their assigned base or in surrounding cities (e.g. www.CampPendleton.jobs, www.NewportNewsShipyard.jobs, www.FtKnox.jobs).

“This is a great program for the entire human resource community as well as our transitioning military and their families. I am very proud to be a part of this exciting initiative in support of those who have unselfishly given so much for our nation,” states, Rhonda Stickley, a six-year U.S. Army veteran and current human resource executive at Seattle-based Providence Health & Services.

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America’s Top Employers Launch Initiative to Help Match Jobs With the Unique Skills Veterans Bring to the Marketplace

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Indianapolis, IN – April 6, 2011 — DirectEmployers Association (www.directemployers.org), a non-profit consortium of over 600 leading U.S. employers, today announced an extensive online program to assist transitioning military personnel in all branches of our armed forces, their spouses, dependents, and caregivers in quickly and efficiently finding employment. The program will provide military personnel and their dependents access to more than 860,000 employment opportunities from over 90,000 employers nationwide.

The Association announced that over 5,800 dot-jobs (.jobs) domains have been added to the .Jobs Universe (www.universe.jobs) to create employment services for returning veterans (www.veterans.jobs) and their families. The domains use the Military Occupational Classification (MOC) Crosswalk to assist military personnel in transitioning from active duty to employment opportunities in the civilian workforce. Transitioning military personnel can enter their MOC plus .jobs into their browser to locate civilian occupations requiring the same or similar skills as their previous military job (e.g. www.42F.jobs, www.25B.jobs, www.2891.jobs).

The .Jobs Universe will also provide a Military Family (www.militaryfamily.jobs) feature. This is designed to help military spouses, dependents and caregivers quickly locate employment while their loved ones are serving our country. Military families can enter the name of their military installation plus the intuitive .jobs suffix into their browser and receive a list of employment opportunities on their assigned base or in surrounding cities (e.g. www.CampPendleton.jobs, www.NewportNewsShipyard.jobs, www.FtKnox.jobs).

Tom Embrescia, Chairman & CEO Employ Media (.jobs) said, “This new effort to assist our veterans and their families is further demonstration of the value and benefit of the .jobs platform. It is free for both the employer and the job seeker and it is organized to fit the way people use the Internet to search for jobs and the way companies go about attracting specific skills and experience with no artificial barriers in between. With the extra steps taken to ensure that only legitimate job listings from real companies are included, veterans and their families can have confidence in using this service to submit their background information over the Internet.”

“This is a great program for the entire human resource community as well as our transitioning military and their families. I am very proud to be a part of this exciting initiative in support of those who have unselfishly given so much for our nation,” states, Rhonda Stickley, a six-year U.S. Army veteran and current human resource executive at Seattle-based Providence Health & Services.

DirectEmployers’ new military .jobs initiative expands the potential of an already established and robust partnership with the public sector, the National Labor Exchange (NLX). Offered in partnership with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), the NLX is a free, job-search engine feeding job openings into 50 publicly-funded state job banks. This has substantially increased offerings to all jobseekers, and especially veterans. Since March 2007, the NLX has provided over 9 million, unduplicated, current jobs to state workforce agency staff dedicated to serving veterans.

The NLX uses no federal funds for operations, research, or development. Rather, this unique public-private partnership leverages private, non-profit-owned technology with existing state workforce agency resources to enhance offerings to veterans.

The NLX partners are looking forward to continuing their work with the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) to offer comprehensive, coordinated services to returning service members and military families. DirectEmployers shares VETS’ vision and commitment to expand career opportunities for Veterans, transitioning service members, and their families.

Alicia Wallace, EEO Program Consultant for WellPoint and a military veteran whose husband is a retired infantry officer says, “I salute all companies supporting these outstanding military programs. As a nation, we should do all we can for the gallant men and women who serve in our armed forces. These individuals and their families have made great sacrifices for our country and deserve all the gratitude and support we can provide.”

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, 600 plus member employer association. As provided in its corporate bylaws, the business and affairs of the Association are managed by a board of directors consisting of member company representatives. Daily operations are managed by an executive director and operations staff at the direction of the president and board of directors. Its mission is to provide employers an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national workforce.

About National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) is a private, non-profit organization, representing 52 state and territorial workforce agencies in general and the publicly-funded veterans’ employment programs in particular. The mission of NASWA is to serve as an advocate for state workforce programs and policies, a liaison to federal workforce system partners, and a forum for the exchange of information among states.

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Press Contact:

Nancy Holland
DirectEmployers Association
nancy@directemployers.com
317-874-9022

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SMA of Greater Chicago Tackles Military Talent Programs Best Practices

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Improving military outreach and hiring is a common thread of discussion amongst talent acquisition professionals, many companies seek more information to effectively reach and hire this extremely talented and disciplined population.

To provide employers with additional insights and resources, the Staffing Management Association of Greater Chicago hosted a “Military Talent Programs: Best Practices Panel Discussion” earlier this month. DirectEmployers was a proud sponsor of this event, which brought together over 50 HR practitioners interested in improving their sourcing, recruiting and retaining strategies for military talent.

The panel was moderated by Thomas L. Aiello, Sears Holdings, Division Vice President, Public Relations. Panelists included: Marjorie James, Volt Workforce Solutions, President of Hire America’s Heroes’ and Program Manager at Volt Military; Vincent W. Patton, III, Ed.D., Military Advantage/Monster Worldwide, Director of Community Outreach; and Anthony Kaylin, EO Programs Manager from Member company IBM.

Shannon Offord, Director – Business Development attended on behalf of the DirectEmployers Members and staff. One of the takeaways he noted was the importance of helping employers understand how skills from the military translate into corporate America.

Similarly, the group of panelists talked about the need to improve the Military Crosswalk, a tool that allows job seekers to enter in their Military Occupation Classification (MOC) and receive corresponding O*NET codes. In other words, a tool designed to help align military education and job training with civilian workplace needs.

The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was also discussed. Currently this program is only mandated by the Marines Corp despite the valuable resources it provides for all branches of military.

Here are a few recommendations provided by the panelists for employers:

  • Tap into local vet reps – it’s like extending your recruitment staff
  • Leverage current employees that are also veterans as a resource
  • Recruiting from the military helps with your diversity outreach as well

For more resources and to learn how DirectEmployers helps Members with reaching veterans, visit our Military/Veterans page.

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Ms. Jolene Jefferies Honored by the Department of Defense

Monday, December 13th, 2010

DirectEmployers is proud to announce that Jolene Jefferies, SPHR, VP – Strategic Initiatives, has been nominated and will receive the prestigious ESGR Seven Seals Award for her sustaining support for the mission of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Below is the press release from ESGR. Congratulations Jolene!

Ms. Jolene Jefferies Honored by the Department of Defense

Jolene Jefferies, SPHR, VP - Strategic Initiatives

Alexandria, VA – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced Ms. Jolene Jefferies, VP – Strategic Initiatives for the DirectEmployers Association, was honored with the ESGR Seven Seals Award in recognition of her support of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve mission.

According to Tom Bullock, Chief of Employer Outreach at ESGR, “The Seven Seals Award is the only ESGR award that bridges both the employer and ESGR volunteer recognition awards program. It was created by ESGR to publicly recognize individuals who provide significant achievement, initiative or support that promotes and supports the ESGR mission.” Bullock added, “Jolene Jefferies was nominated for being highly supportive of the ESGR mission by facilitating the distribution of ESGR collateral kits, focusing on USERRA Law compliance, to all DirectEmployers Association members.”

As the 1.3 million members of the National Guard and Reserve continue to perform an increasing number of unique missions within America’s borders and beyond, ESGR will continue to be the resource for the employers of citizen warriors. ESGR recognizes outstanding support, increases awareness of the law, and resolves conflict through mediation. More information about ESGR Employer Outreach Programs and volunteer opportunities is available at www.esgr.mil, or by calling Tom Bullock at 703-696-1386, extension 537 or via email tom.bullock@osd.mil.


National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 319, Arlington, VA 22209
800-336-4590 www.esgr.mil

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