Are you ready to blossom your career this spring? We have resources and tools to help you start or advance your career in technology and other in demand fields. Visit the VET TEC Employer Consortium (EC) web page to see who’s hiring and don’t forget to request your free LinkedIn Premium Account to boost your employer network.

When you finally hop into that perfect job, make sure you update your resume and job status on the Resume Engine™ powered by Hiring Our Heroes.

We hope that you find this edition of the VET TEC Newsletter helpful and informative. If so, be sure to share it with others in the VET TEC community or those who may be interested in joining – either as a student, employer partner or training provider. To share, simply forward this email.

Limited Availability: IBM SkillsBuild Cohort starting May 14!

We're excited to announce that the first IBM SkillsBuild cohort will begin May 14, 2023. This session is open exclusively to current VET TEC and VRRAP students interested in Cybersecurity or Data Analyst learning tracks. IBM SkillsBuild is a FREE online training and credentialing platform created by IBM for adult learners interested in high-demand technology career fields. Boost your skills and qualifications for employment in the tech industry with SkillsBuild! Here’s what you need to know: Cohort start date: May 14, 2023 Application Deadline: May 7, 2023 This program is first come, first served – apply early! Depending on your experience level, you may be required to complete a short fundamental training prior to the start of the cohort. Send your completed application form to vettecpartner@va.gov to secure your space today! Questions? Reach out to the VET TEC team at vettecpartner@va.gov

Connect to employment with Bridge My Return

Bridge My Return (BMR) is a resource available to help transitioning Service members, Veterans, spouses and caregivers match their skillsets to jobs with military-friendly employers. This innovative tech-enable hiring platform is designed exclusively for the military community. Read more about how connecting with BMR can help you transition into the civilian workforce.

 Taxes and your VA education benefit payments

April 18, 2023 is Tax Day. As the Federal tax deadline approaches, it’s important to understand how the education benefit payments you receive impact your taxes. You do NOT need to include education benefit payments as income when you file your taxes. Payment from all GI Bill® programs are tax-free, but your payment may affect tax credits you claim. Learn more about VA education benefits and IRS Tax rules.

Career opportunities with National Student Clearinghouse

National Student Student Clearinghouse is seeking a Cloud Data Engineer to join their team. Interested in other job opportunities? National Student Clearinghouse has many other open positions in various departments. Review all available current job openings here.

Career events with Hiring Our Heroes

Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) is hosting virtual employment events this month, focused helping you perfect your resume and connect to available job opportunities in various career fields.

Virtual Hiring Fair: Law Enforcement and Security

April 12, 2023 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Are you looking for a career in law enforcement or security? Participate in this virtual hiring event with Hiring Our Heroes to learn about career opportunities in law enforcement and security fields. Employers are seeking talent from the military community and are readily hiring for over 25,000 positions. For more information, including registration, click here.

Resume Review Interactive Workshop

April 13, 2023 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET

Join Hiring Our Heroes for an interactive workshop to learn how to create a professional resume, highlighting your unique qualifications and experiences. Following this presentation, your resume will be reviewed by volunteers from Hiring Our Heroes’ partner companies. Registration is limited.  Register here.

Military Spouse Fellowship Programs Information Session

April 19, 2023 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Join Hiring Our Heroes to learn about their Military Spouse Fellowship Program (MSFP) and the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot (MSCAP) program. Register here.

Virtual Career Summit

April 26, 2023 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Participate in Hiring Our Heroes’ virtual career summit. This Virtual Career Summit is focused on connecting Service members, Veterans, military spouses and caregivers with military-ready employers. This career summit will include a variety of career-focused workshops in the morning and will culminate into a career fair in the afternoon. Register here.

For more information on upcoming events, visit HOH online to learn more.

Work with Delaware Resource Group (DRG)

Delaware Resource Group (DRG), a diverse aerospace defense contractor based in Oklahoma City and a VET TEC employer-partner is seeking new talent. Check out their available opportunities in technology: F-35 Simulator Technician – Madison, WI Site Manager – Luke AFB, AZ Field Service Representatives – Multiple Locations Electronics Technician – Luke AFB, AZ Software Engineer C-17 – Altus AFB, OK DRG is also recruiting for a variety of positions in different fields. Review all available positions.

VetsEZ is hiring

Check out these top openings from VetsEZ, and visit them online to learn about their many other openings. Systems Engineer – REMOTE SQA Engineer/Release Manager – REMOTE Proposal Solutions Architect - REMOTE Database Administrator – Lancaster, TX

VA hiring new staff at unprecedented rate

VA is working to attract, recruit and retain the best employees, hiring new staff at a faster rate and working to reduce the turnaround time to bring new employees onboard. No matter your field, there’s a job at VA for you. Explore available opportunities with VA.

Hot Job Alert: Technical careers in the parking industry

Did you know that the intelligent integration of tech and hardware is revolutionizing the parking industry? Veterans in Parking is committed to connecting Veterans to tech jobs with employers in the parking industry. See below for featured job openings and apply today! TagMaster (All positions located in Tacoma Washington) Technical Support Specialist Software Developer Sales Coordinator Marketing Coordinator  Veterans in Parking updates available positions regularly. To explore all open jobs in the parking industry, click here.

Employer-Partner Corner

Upcoming VET TEC Employer Consortium Events

Do you have resources to offer to VET TEC participants to assist them with their journey to find meaningful employment? Are you looking for highly skilled Veterans or service members to fill open job positions? If yes, volunteer to host an Employment Consortium event!  Email the VET TEC team for more information and to express your interest in doing an event with VA.

Employer-partners, schedule your 1-on-1 meeting with the VET TEC team, learn about your impact to the program in FY22! Email the VET TEC team to schedule, today!

Submit your Q2 hiring data

Employer-partners, please be sure to submit your employment hiring data for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 to the VET TEC EC team by April 11, 2022. Not only is this an important part of your responsibilities, but this information enables VA to share your VET TEC graduate hiring success stories with stakeholders to include our Congressional partners and emphasize your commitment to supporting the VET TEC program and Veteran hiring.

In addition to reporting the metrics, we hope that you will help us in telling the success stories of VET TEC graduates. We invite you to share with us the names and email addresses of the Veterans that you have hired for a possible future feature. We want to share their VET TEC success story and highlight your organization’s commitment to helping our Veterans find meaningful employment with the rest of the VET TEC community. We recently highlighted a VET TEC student, Nathan Payne, and his success in using VET TEC benefits with assistance from an Employer Consortium partner, Pocket Prep, to advance in his career. Watch his story here. If you’d like the opportunity to be featured as a success story, please email the VET TEC team.

If you have a question about how to submit or need help, we can help you! Please reach out to the VET TEC team for assistance, today!

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