In accordance with the veterans priority provisions of the "Jobs for Veterans Act" (PL107-288), the Atlanta Regional Workforce Board has procedures in place to offer Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses. Eligible persons should complete the Veterans/Eligible Spouse Priority of Service Information form (PDF) and turn in it at the Career Resource Center for their county of residence.
National Resource Directory: The U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs released a state widget on the National Resource Directory (NRD). The NRD is for wounded warriors, transitioning service members, veterans and those who support them. The site provides quick and easy access to thousands of resources to help in their recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration.
Veterans Green Force is an outreach, recruitment and placement program exclusively designed for military veterans that matches veterans’ military experience to the skills needed by green sector employers, links to training programs to provide skills in key subject areas, and connects with available jobs.
Visit My Next Move for Veterans, a Labor Department website that allows veterans to enter their military occupation code and discover civilian jobs that call for similar skills. It connects veterans to local jobs and where they can get training necessary to be hired.
Read about services and benefits for post 9/11 era veterans offered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Gold Card Services (PDF).
American Corporate Partners (PDF) assists in transitioning service members in their professional development. Veterans are matched with a high-level corporate employee of one of ACP's 29 participating Institutions. They work together for a year on professional development goals and career counseling specific to that individual veteran's needs.
Monster-related resources for veterans include: