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Afghanistan / 82 percent of Afghans are illiterate
Most Afghans cannot find permanent work, and even temporary work is drying up as international aid money Continue reading
First generation of employers with no widespread military experience makes finding a job hard for veterans
Matt Pizzo has a law degree, can-do attitude, proven leadership skills, and expertise in communications and satellite technology from his four years in the Air Force. Yet the 29-year-old has been told that he’s overqualified, too old, too “non-traditional,” and that he’s fallen behind his civilian contemporaries. “It was disheartening, to say the least,” he … Continue reading
Canada | Fed Budget | Veterans Affairs to cut 800 jobs
A memo sent to staff at Veterans Affairs says 800 jobs will be cut over the next three years as a result of the federal budget. But in the letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, the department’s deputy minister says relatively speaking, Veterans Affairs is fortunate. Suzanne Tinning writes the department expects to manage the … Continue reading
Vets Unemployment : 10.3%
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Veteran unemployment data for the month of March. The unemployment rate for one closely watched group, Iraq and Afghanistan-era Veterans (or Gulf War II-era Veterans), was 10.3 percent. While this reflects a higher number than in February, the trend over the past 27 months—since January 2010—remains downward … Continue reading
Veteran unemployment is falling as employers realize what a soldier can do
In recent weeks, area manufacturers have peppered veteran affairs offices and job training centers with requests for veteran job candidates, preferably people fresh from the fight in Iraq or Afghanistan. Cuyahoga County recently welcomed a veteran job specialist — becoming the first county in Ohio to do so — and some major employers are instructing … Continue reading
Sit ‘n Sleep hiring 50 veterans | veterans, sit, sleep – The Orange County Register
Sit ‘n Sleep, the mattress firm, is adding five stores in Southern California this year and plans to hire 50 veterans, the company said today. Larry “You’re killing me Larry” Miller, Sit ‘n Sleep’s chief executive, said the idea to hire vets came to him as he watched the wind-down of the wars in Iraq … Continue reading
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