I know of at least 268 teams/agencies/etc that assist vets in finding work.  When I attend the BIG job fairs (Ft Hood, MOAA, etc), we get excited to see 200 companies.  Where are the other 55,000+ companies?  Here is a group that is launching to Train and Encourage employers to hire vets.

We are very excited to inform you that Easter Seals will host the Operation Employ Veterans Official Training modules roll-out June 22nd and June 23rd, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

The trainings will take place in the following order in one ...

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Our company�?s support for the military is strong and goes back more than 90 years. Heroes at Home is a program we created last year with Rebuilding Together. Since its inception, associates and customers have helped to raise more than $5 million and renovate or rebuild over 250 homes.

This holiday season, we expanded this effort by inviting Americans to show their support of military families through the Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry. This program is a meaningful way for our associates, vendors and customers to make the holidays brighter for the families of active service men and ...

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In the spirit of this week�??s football game, let me start by saying Go Navy, Beat Army!

Now for the really fun stuff!  If you missed the two hour special, hosted by Howie Long, and then the Michael Strahan pregame show last week, then set your DVR�??s for this one:

This Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 7pm CT, there will be a TY PENNINGTON: BEHIND THE SCENES show on ABC.

At the end of the special, Ty pays it forward to a group of military families by delivering them special gifts and some holiday cheer. We�??ll also ...

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Sears continues its unwavering commitment to the military by fulfilling all
                 Servicepersons' wishes this holiday season
    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its
unwavering commitment to the men, women and families of the U.S. armed
forces, Sears Holdings Corporation is pleased to extend the deadline of the
Heroes at Home Wish Registry(sm) to Friday, October 31 and encourages all
active military personnel to apply. In consultation with the U.S.
Department of Defense, Sears is pleased to extend the popular ...

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Semper Fi!

The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on 13 October 1775 by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. The legislation also established a Naval Committee to supervise the work. All together, the Continental Navy numbered some fifty ships over the course of the war, with approximately twenty warships active at its maximum strength.

After the American War for Independence, Congress sold the surviving ships of the Continental Navy and released the seamen ...

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The model for all branches to follow, PaYS offers Army soldiers an interview with selected companies upon graudation from AIT, or completion of active service.  Now, PaYS has expanded to include 273 ROTC campuses.  ASEP, and the Guard component - Employment Outreach are also great programs for companies to get onboard with.  The Army is head and shoulders above the rest in getting soldiers prepared, in addition to giving companies access to this talent. 

The model for all branches to follow, PaYS offers Army soldiers an interview with selected companies upon graudation from AIT, or completion of active service.  Now, PaYS has expanded to include 273 ROTC campuses.  ASEP, and the Guard component - Employment Outreach are also great programs for companies to get onboard with.  The Army is head and shoulders above the rest in getting soldiers prepared, in addition to giving companies access to this talent. 

The model for all branches to follow, PaYS offers Army soldiers an interview with selected companies upon graudation from AIT, or completion of active service.  Now, PaYS has expanded to include 273 ROTC campuses.  ASEP, and the Guard component - Employment Outreach are also great programs for companies to get onboard with.  The Army is head and shoulders above the rest in getting soldiers prepared, in addition to giving companies access to this talent. 

A lot to catch up on since taking the helm at Sears Holdings.  First, I love my job!  I am simply the luckiest staffing manager out there....running military and diversity, plus a sprinkle of executive search for a work force that has 121 years of history as is 337,000 large.  Wow!  Second, thank you ERE for giving programs that PaYS and other military recruting initiatives the nod.  I look forward to SHRM doing the same at their conference next year.  Last week, Sears Holdings grew the ESGR program to encompass the entire business, as well as expanding PaYS ...

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Yes, most of us, including myself enjoy a bit of trash talking from time to time.  As we prepare to enjoy one of the oldest, and certainly, highest level of football tradition this coming Saturday....I wanted to ask the network to join me in my friendly banter towards my Army brothers and sisters.  BEAT ARMY!

It just goes to show you that good things come to those who wait.

"Veterans Day is observed on November 11.
The holiday was originally called Armistice Day,
and it commemorated the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
Fighting stopped at 11 am, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month." 

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