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Veteran Working Group Resources

Members of the Veterans Working Group belong to a web-based learning community dedicated to the topic of employing veterans. A key objective of the Veterans Working Group is to make resources available to all employers who are developing or enhancing their veteran employment practices and to veterans who are looking to enter the civilian workforce.

National Organizations

Hiring Our Heroes

A Program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment opportunities. Information regarding upcoming hiring events can be found here.

Illinois Organizations

Illinois Hires Heroes Consortium

Information about The Illinois Hires Heroes Consortium, a group of Illinois employers who recognize the great value veterans bring to the workplace and operationalize the term “veteran-friendly” by committing to implement best practices in veteran recruitment, training, and retention can be found here.

Illinois Department of Employment Security and Information

Illinois Department of Employment Security and Information about upcoming veterans events sponsored by the Illinois Department of Employment Security can be accessed by following the link below to the IDES Events Calendar and typing “veteran” in the keyword field.

Veterans Needing Employment Assistance

Information for veterans needing employment assistance can be found using the Security Office Locator tool found here: to find the nearest IDES Office.

Illinois Joining Forces

Illinois Joining Forces (IJF) is a statewide, public-private network of veteran- and military-serving organizations that collaborate in person and online to help service members, veterans, and their families navigate the “sea of goodwill.”  Information about upcoming veteran/military events, including hiring events can be found here.

Reports

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report: Onward and Upward: Understanding Veteran Retention and Performance in the Workforce.

IAVA

IAVA 2019 Impact Report

USC and Loyola University Chicago

USC and Loyola University Chicago report: The State of the American Veteran: The Chicagoland Veterans Study.

Resources for Job Seekers

careeronestop

Find free coaching, training funds, and employer connections in your local area

Institute for Veterans and Military Families of Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families of Syracuse University web-based toolkit of veteran employment leading practices.

Career Outlook

Research Careers

My Next Move

Research Careers and Identify Military Skills

My Next Move

Military Skills Translator

Job Fairs

Resume Help

National Able Network

Online Training Platform – Coming Soon! 

Resources for Employers

Veteran Hiring Guide

Employer Roadmap

US Department of Labor

Veterans Employment & Training Service

National Able Network

Employer Support – Coming Soon!

Guides and Tool-kits

2013 Guide to Hiring Veterans

Developed by: The Department of Veterans Affairs; The Department of Labor; The Department of Defense; The Department of Education; The White House (Domestic Policy Council, Office of Management and Budget – Performance Improvement Council, and Joining Forces); and the U.S Chamber of Commerce.

Institute for Veterans and Military Families of Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families of Syracuse University web-based toolkit of veteran employment leading practices.

The Society for Human Resource Management

The Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) guide to help employers recruit and retain current and former members of the military.

Finding Veterans: Free databases

Illinois Job Link

IllionoisJobLink

US Department of Veterans Affairs Job Center

US Department of Veterans Affairs Job Center

Paid Databases and Other

RecruitMilitary

RecruitMilitary

Military.com

Monster Veteran Employment Center

MBA Veterans

MBA Veterans

Service Academy Career Conference

Service Academy Career Conference

ClearedConnections

ClearedConnections (for security cleared professionals).

Guides and Tool-kits

CareerOneStop Business Center

Sponsored by the US Department of Labor – provides a skills translator that identifies relevant military experience by matching civilian job opening to military careers that use similar skills.

Resume Engine

Created by Hiring Our Heroes, Toyota, and Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer, Resume Engine captures the totality of a veteran’s military experience – including awards, deployments, and military schooling – and helps put them into civilian terms.

Disability Resources

Job Accommodation Network

Job Accommodation Network provides free one-on-one guidance on workplace accommodation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Think Beyond the Label

Think Beyond the Label delivers information, outreach, and resources to businesses, job seekers and the public workforce system to ensure greater recruiting and hiring opportunities for job candidates with disabilities.

Finding Job-Seekers with Disabilities

Illinois workNet

Illinois workNet (Illinois Department of Employment Security).

VWG Member Company Employment Links

AAR CORP.

Abbott

Accenture

Bank of America

Chicago Tribune Media Group

Deloitte LLP

Exelon Corporation

Franczek Radelet P.C.

Health Care Service Corporation

Rasmussen College

Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Rush University Medical Center

United Airlines