Government Careers & Recruitment


Microsoft Deploys New Programs to Help Veterans Get Jobs


the availability of new education, job training and placement programs to help give veterans and their spouses the skills and resources they need to be successful in today’s civilian workforce. According to data from the U.S. Bu-


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reau of Labor Statistics, last week’s unem- ployment report showed that although the overall unemployment rate last month re- mained steady, among Iraq and Afghani- stan veterans, the unemployment rate rose last month to 10.6 percent (compared with 8.8 percent for nonveterans). Over the past six months, the average unemployment rate among those veterans has been 16 percent higher than the rate for nonveter- ans (10.7 percent compared with 9.2 per- cent).To help bridge this gap, Microsoft is awarding $2 million in cash and up to $6 million in software and information tech- nology skills training curriculum to orga- nizations that provide veterans and their spouses with the support they need to suc- cessfully transition to civilian careers. More than half of today’s jobs require some technology skills, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that figure will reach 77 percent in the next decade. The following organizations are receiving the cash and software grants:Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc., San Diego; San Diego VetWORKS


„ Bellevue College, Bellevue, Wash.; Project SUCCEED


„ Goodwill Industries of the South- ern Piedmont Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; Elevate America’s veterans initiative „ Gulf Coast Workforce Board, Panama City, Fla.; Mission: 21st Century „ Per Scholas, New York and Miami, Fla.; Microsoft Veterans Employment Project „ Veterans Inc., Worcester, Mass.; Ve- terans Inc. Employment and Training Program


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n November 10th Microsoft Corp. an- nounced the recipients of its Elevate America veterans initiative grants and


“Microsoft is awarding $2 million in cash and up to $6 million in software and information technology skills training curriculum to organizations that provide veterans and their spouses with the support they need to successfully transition to civilian careers.”


The recipients will receive funding


over the next two years to provide veter- ans with a comprehensive set of services, including technology skills training, job placement, career counseling and other support services such as childcare, trans- portation and housing. In addition to these organizations, Microsoft announced that it is offering software donations to each of the 100 organizations that applied during the competitive Elevate America veterans initiative grant process, in recognition of the important work they are doing with veterans and their spouses across the country, and to help reach even more vet- erans with the resources they need for success in the civilian workplace. “More and more jobs in every sector of


the economy demand technology skills,” said Curt Kolcun, vice president, U.S. Public Sector, Microsoft.


Microsoft Boosts Focus on Recruiting U.S. Military and Veterans Microsoft has a long history of sup-


porting the military and veteran commu- nity as an employer. The company’s Mili- tary2Microsoft program helps U.S. veterans and those serving in the National Guard and Reserves transition into the ci- vilian workforce and find job opportuni- ties within Microsoft. The Military2Mi- crosoft program incorporates a variety of resources to help make the job search ex- perience easier for military talent. This includes the recent launch of WeStillServe. com, a site that connects transitioning


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military members to Microsoft’s employ- ee-initiated group of veterans and helps match candidates to job opportunities within the company. The site includes the following: „ A unique Microsoft Military Job Decoder tool to directly map military occupations to available Microsoft positions „ A calendar of events to help service members meet and network with Mi- crosoft employees who have transitio- ned from military service


„ First-person testimonials from current and ex-military Microsoft employees explaining what they do and how they transitioned


„ Integration with social-media com- munities Microsoft has established on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to help candidates connect with other veterans and service members, and to learn more about targeting their job searches and developing their skills „ Live chats with Microsoft employees who have shared military experiences and can serve as advisors and advo- cates, discuss what it’s like to work at Microsoft and help candidates think through next steps in their job ap- plications


More information on Elevate America,


including resources available for veterans, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/ veterans.


Source: www.microsoft.com & PRNewswire.com


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