WA Service Member for Life Two

Washington State Service Member for Life Transition Summit

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 9:00am to Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 4:00pm
Hiring Our Heroes
Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
WA 98433 United States

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Join us at the Washington State Service Member for Life Transition Summit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

This three-day summit brings together key federal and state agencies, influential military leaders, innovators in the business and employer community, and local community leaders with transitioning service members, veterans, and their families.

This summit features participation by and speakers from the Washington State government including the Washington State Department of Commerce, The Office of Governor Jay Inslee, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Labor' Veteran Employment and Training Service, the Joint Services Support-Washington National Guard, the U.S. Army's Soldier for Life and Installation Management Command, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Camo 2 Commerce, the U.S. Department of Defense's Transition to Veterans Program Office, Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, the Washington State Military Transition Council, and local chambers of commerce, as well as the launch of the Onward to Opportunity program.

The three-day transition summit will feature seminars, roundtables, panel events, recruiter training, and facilitated discussions focused on improving competitive employment for service members, veterans, and military spouses in addition to networking opportunities for all involved.

• Day 1 is for senior leaders including companies and employers, senior military leaders (O-3/E-6 or above), local support organizations, chambers of commerce, economic development groups, CEOs and regional support organizations.
• Day 2 will focus on Transitioning Service Members, Family Members, National Guard and Reserve Members and Veterans looking for employment.
• Day 3 will bring together job seekers, employers, and other leaders and culminate in a hiring fair, college and apprenticeship fair, and small business fair.

This summit is held with support from Starbucks, Capital One, First Data, and Camo2Commerce.
Employers: Learn how to make the most of these Transition Summits here.

REGISTRATION
? Job Seekers, Employers, and Service Organizations: Click here to register.

Why register? Job seekers can upload their resumes to be viewed by employers ahead of the event.

For general questions about Hiring Our Heroes, please visit our FAQ page or email us.

Fellowship for Opportunity & Success

Local companies are welcoming heroes of the Heroes Corporate Fellowship program, a partnership between Joint Base Lewis-McCord (JBLM) and Hiring Our Heroes (HOH)/U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

The Corporate Fellows program is a result of the Transition Summit held at JBLM in October 2014. The Veteran & Business Service via the Chamber partnership with WorkForce Central, was deeply involved in the planning and implementation of the Summit through supporting the collaborative employment initiatives (one being the Corporate Fellows Program) which have resulted from the energy of the Summit.

The Corporate Fellows program provides separating service members who already have a degree and some years of military experience opportunities to connect with a corporate sponsor, become more familiar with the civilian work place, step into the vernacular of civilian society, and build key relationships that will lead to a meaningful civilian career and successful transition.

The Corporate Fellows program participants are soon-to-separate service members enrolled in the Camo2Commerce Program, vetted through a competitive interview event and do a 3-month project for a corporate sponsor. The participating service members continue to receive their military salary and are released from military activities to pursue the fellowship. Many of the participants will have an opportunity to interview for a position with the corporate sponsor for whom they have completed the 3-month project. It is a win-win for everyone involved and provides a critical “leg up” for separating service members as they transition to civilian life.

The individuals chosen by the Chamber will be doing projects aimed at evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the Veteran & Business Service activity and supporting various general development activities of the Chamber.

Pierce County Career Fair

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Vet & Spouses Career Expo & Bus Schedule Expanded

Next week is the Working With Our Troops, Veterans & Spouses Career Expo

The Working with our Troops Veterans and Spouses Career Expo on the 15^th of July  is working with Partners Commercial Drivers School and First Student to provide Buses to the Washington State Convention Center.

 Here is the link to the employer list.

These Buses will transport those interested veterans to the Career Expo and return them to the point of origin  free of cost. Our host the Washington State Convention Center is providing Box lunches to those that have register to attend the EXPO at no cost.  Job seekers can register here. 

Because of the interest in this event we have extended our time by one hour to 2 p.m.

Bus pick up locations and time are as follows: 

Pierce County:

Tacoma Dome Parking Lot J

2727 E. D St

Tacoma, WA 98421

First bus Departs at 9:00 am (0900)

Second Bus Departs at 9:30 am (0930)

Snohomish County : (New addition)

Smokey Point Naval Support Complex

13900 45TH AVE NE ,

MARYSVILLE, WA 98271-7853

Bus departs at 8:30 am (0830)

Kitsap County:

Port Orchard National Guard Armory

1950 Mile Hill Drive

Port Orchard, WA 98366

Bus departs 8:30 am (0830)

All buses will depart The Washington State convention Center 2:30 pm (1430) to return to their point origin.

For those that wish to drive we will validate parking at the Convention Center.

Please register as soon as possible @ www.workingwithourtroops.eventbrite.com

We have 130 Exhibitors in Aerospace, Manufacturing, Logistics, Transportation, Medical/Healthcare, IT, Management, Administration, Law Enforcement, and much more.  Here is the link to the employer list.

Brandman University & Goodwill Veteran Services Career and Resource Day

Career and Resource Day Thursday June 5th 2014 10am - 3pm.
Opportunity to meet local employers and discuss career opportunities.

Pre-register to reserve your spot for resume writing and mock interviews.
Bulan Sheel (253)573.6789 / 

Pre register here

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Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities for Boots2Work

Here are exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities for the Boots2Work Military Career Fair set for August 27 at Cheney Stadium, Tacoma.

For more information, call Linda Helenberg or 253.254.7651.

To register as an employer, link here.

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