Veterans' specialists will:
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help you organize your job search,
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work with you to design your own
personal employment plan, a
comprehensive and flexible way to help
you manage your job search,
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assist you with writing your resume, and
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help you to develop your job leads.
Visit Boston Career
Link to talk to our veterans' specialist.
You can also look for job leads in the state
and across the country by clicking
here.
Local
veterans' employment representatives
Local
Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVERS)
are state employees located in the state's
One-Stop Career Centers. Their job is to
provide job search services to veterans by:
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supervising the provision of all
services to veterans including
counseling, testing, and identifying
training and employment opportunities;
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monitoring job listings from federal
contractors to see that eligible
veterans get priority in referrals to
these jobs;
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monitoring federal department and agency
vacancies listed at local One-Stop
Centers processing complaints from
veterans about the observance of
veterans' preference by federal
employers;
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promoting and monitoring the
participation of veterans in
federally-funded employment and training
programs;
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cooperating with the Department
of Veterans Affairs to
identify and aid veterans who need
work-specific prosthetic devices,
sensory aids or other special equipment
to improve their employability; and
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contacting community leaders, employers,
unions, training programs and veterans'
service organizations to be sure
eligible veterans get the services to
which they are entitled.
For more information
about U.S. Department of Labor employment
and training programs for veterans, contact
the Veterans’
Employment and Training Service
office nearest you, listed in the phone book
in the United States Government under the
Labor Department.
Disabled Veterans' Outreach
Disabled Veterans'
Outreach Program Specialists (DVOPS) develop
job and training opportunities for veterans,
with special emphasis on veterans with
service-connected disabilities.
DVOP Specialists
provide direct services to veterans to help
them to compete in the labor market. They
provide outreach and offer assistance to
disabled and other veterans by promoting
community and employer support for
employment and training opportunities,
including apprenticeship and on-the-job
training.
DVOP Specialists work
with employers, veterans' organizations,
the U.
S.Department of Veterans Affairs
and the U.
S. Department of Defense,
and community-based organizations to link
veterans with appropriate jobs and training
opportunities.
DVOP Specialists serve
as case managers for veterans enrolled in
federally-funded job training programs such
as the Department of Veterans Affairs'
Vocational Rehabilitation program, and other
veterans with serious disadvantages in the
job market. DVOPs are available to those
veterans and their employers to help ensure
that necessary follow up services are
provided to promote job retention.
The U.S.
Department of Labor
provides funding for DVOP specialist
positions. These specialists are located in
One-Stop Career Centers across the state.
DVOP Specialists may
also be stationed at regional offices and
medical or veterans' outreach centers of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, state or
county veterans' service offices,
community-based organizations, and military
installations.
