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Recruiting and Hiring Veterans

Texas A&M AgriLife Veteran’s Liaison
Bill Dixon,
Manager, HR Services
979-845-2423
wbdixon@tamu.edu

Links

• Texas Resources
  • Texas A&M University – Veteran Services Office
    • Disability Services offers accommodations counseling, evaluation referral, disability-related information, adaptive technology services, sign language interpreting and transcription services for academically related purposes.
  • TexVet: Partners Across Texas
    • TexVet: Partners Across Texas is the collaborative effort of federal, state, and local organizations that focuses on bringing military members and those that care about them a wealth of resources.
  • Texas Veterans Commission – TVC
    • A State agency assisting veterans and their families with federal and state veteran’s benefits and services.
  • Texas Veterans Leadership Program
    • Through its network for 28 local workforce boards, the Texas Workforce Commission is the primary entity used by Veterans Referral and Resource Specialists (VRRSs) to assist returning veterans as they transition to civilian life.
  • Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations
    • The TCVO’s purpose is to present a unified position to governmental entities for the benefit of veterans past, present, and future.
  • Texas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
    • To gain and maintain the active support of all employers for the men and women serving in the Guard and Reserve by increasing awareness of federal and state laws, promoting compliance through education, recognizing supportive employers and providing informal mediation services.
  • Job Connection Education Program
    • The Job Connection Education Program helps National Guard Soldiers who are unemployed or under-employed find careers.
  • Veteran’s Employment Preference
    • Section 657.001 of the Texas Government Code, defines eligibility for entitlement to veteran’s preference in employment.
  • Texas Workforce Commission
    • Just for Veterans
  • Workforce Solutions Texas Wide Open for Veterans
• Other Resources
  • VetFriends: Helping U.S. Military Veterans Reconnect
    • A wealth of resources to help veterans reconnect with their buddies.
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
    • Access and manage your VA benefits and health care.
  • U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS)
    • Resources and expertise to assist and prepare veterans to obtain meaningful careers, maximize their employment opportunities, and protect their employment rights.
  • America’s Heroes at Work
    • Supporting the Employment Success of Returning Service Members with TBI & PTSD
  • American’s Veteran
    • Provides federal employment information to veterans, transitioning service members, their families, federal HR professionals, and hiring members from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
  • Veterans Green Jobs
    • Offers training, education, and career development programs through the Veterans Green Jobs Academy to help veterans expand on their military experience in order to serve the country in an new way–by helping to rebuild the economy, restore the environment, and renew our communities.

Recruiting and Hiring Veterans

• Where do I go to recruit veterans?
  More than 3,400 One-Stop Career Centers nationally offer employers assistance connecting with and recruiting veterans.
  • Hiring Veterans
    • Military Skills to Civilian Careers Translator shows which military skills and experience are the closest match for a variety of civilian occupations.
    • Opportunity to partner with the U.S. Army to provide quality jobs to qualified youth after serving their country Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS)
    • Hiring Veterans and Returning Service Member Resources
      • One-stop information to help employers find out why, where, and how to recruit and hire qualified veterans.
• The Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP)
  Ft. Hood ACAP Center
  Bldg. 18010 3rd Fl Wing B
  Battalion Avenue
  Ft Hood, TX 76544
  • Many free services
  • Access skilled, experienced labor pool