Hire a Veteran

Commit to hiring qualified veterans. It's the smart choice.

A quick internet search shows articles from many recognized business leaders who endorse hiring veterans as a good business practice. Why? Veterans bring the following attributes and characteristics to the workplace:

• Facilitate Employing a Veteran with an RVEC

  Regional Veterans' Employment Coordinators (RVECs) engage with local, regional, and national employers and connect them with Federal, state, and local resources to facilitate veterans’ employment. 

• DOL Employer Guide to Hiring Veterans (PDF)

  The guide intends to: provide accurate information about service member and veteran demographics; share federal, state and other resources for employers to facilitate veteran employment; and make recommendations on how to attract, train, and retain veterans.

• National Labor Exchange: Post a Job

  Veterans who find your job openings on the search results page will be taken directly to the job opening on your corporate website.

• CareerOneStop

  Hiring Toolkit
  Customized solutions to your recruiting, hiring, and training needs.

  Business Center
  Your source for help hiring, training and retaining a strong workforce.

  Recruit and Hire
  Find tools and best practices for the critical steps in your hiring process and including diversity in your workforce. 

• DOL ETA: Building Registered Apprenticeship Programs (PDF)

  This toolkit provides helpful steps and resources to start and register an apprenticeship program, from exploring
  the apprenticeship model as a workforce strategy to launching a new program. 

• VA.gov Vocational Rehab & Employment Programs

  Explore what VA offers to make hiring or rehiring a Veteran with a service-connected disability that much easier.