Has anyone ever used the Veteran Employment Specialists at the state departments of labor?

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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2013 5:20 PM

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I had utilized the Veterans Employment section with the Virginia Employment Commission back in '97, but nothing of recent. At that time, there was only one job that I was a match, but I was over-qualified.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2013 5:23 PM

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I didn't even know those were out there.

Response by SFC James Baber made Dec 12 at 2013 8:30 PM

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Been there done that, and it accomplished nothing, when I retired in '10 they said that there was nothing I was qualified for, more appropriately I was told that I was actually over qualified for the available positions and it would not be beneficial for me to even be sent on the interviews. That's bureaucracy at its best.

Response by SPC William Wambolt made Dec 13 at 2013 8:50 PM

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I used it in the early '80's to no avail. I finally gave up and conducted my own search through newspaper classified pages and speaking to family and friends. This of course was pre-internet so it was a lot of work, but ultimately was more effective. Today with the vast availability of the internet I really don't see any reason to go to an unemployment office unless you want a check.

Response by Maj Ron Lobato made Dec 15 at 2013 9:19 PM

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I founded a company that provides career advice to veterans (junkonthebunk.com).  The question is posed for research purposes to assess the quality of this service.  In other words, do other veterans feel this service adds value during the job search?

Response by Maj Ron Lobato made Dec 15 at 2013 9:45 PM

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What a great post! That is the exact reason that I started J.O.B. Let's connect offline. Email me at [login to see]

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 16 at 2013 1:54 AM

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Yes a few times.

Response by LT Peter Gallagher made Dec 16 at 2013 9:27 AM

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A powerful resource for more entrepreneurial minds are the Vet Biz and SCORE counselors. I'm on the East Coast so am most familiar with http://www.NJVetBiz.com (NJ State), NYVetBiz.com (NY State) and NevBRC.org (Boston, etc).

These teams are staffed by Veterans who have run businesses for years - so they know what the market is looking for, and they also have entrepreneurial experience.