Information For Employers

Contents:

Why hire veterans?
How veterans can enhance your workforce
Useful internet links for employers

The Employment Development Department describes it in this way:

"Veterans have made sacrifices while serving their country, and by doing so they have helped to bring us peace and prosperity. We've found that veterans bring to the job the types of skills that can certainly enhance an employer's workforce, such as experience, maturity and loyalty. Employers who already employ veterans know that it's simply good business to hire a vet because of the training and solid skills that these men and women have received in the military."

Enhance Your Work Force: Hire A Vet!

Today's Military:

- It's tough to enter today's military: Over 90% of recruits have a high school diploma
- Excellent health
- Clean police record
- Well trained
- Computer skills
- Strong work ethic
- Able to take on responsibilities
- Drug-free environment

Veterans Have The Ability To:

- Conform
- Learn
- Work as a team member/leader
- Work with all types of people
- Work under pressure
- Perform systematic planning
- Conform to safety standards
- Give and follow directions
- Work with detailed information in an accurate manner
- Maintain a positive attitude
- Communicate with excellent people skills

Additional links about hiring veterans:

VetJobs.com
Good info on hiring veterans.

Employer Internet Resources

America's Job Exchange
A nationwide job search tool.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Internet resource for immigration law, I-9 info, etc.

California Dept. of Industrial Relations
San Jose Office Address
100 Paseo de San Antonio, Rom 120
San Jose, CA 95113
San Jose Phone: (408) 277-1266

Salinas office Address
1870 N. Main St., Suite 150
Salinas Phone: (831) 443-3041
Salinas Phone (Pre-recorded Labor Law Topics/Information): (831) 443-3029
Labor Commissioner, labor law, OSHA regulations, Workers' Compensation, complaints, etc.

CalJOBS
An EDD California internet resource for both employers and job seekers.

California Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 1-800-331-8877
Labor law helpline, human resources, safety & more.

California Employer Advisory Council
Works with the EDD to improve the quality of employment services in California.

California State Disability Insurance (SDI)
Phone: (408) 277-9499 (Clients can call collect)
SDI wages due to a NON WORK-RELATED illness or injury, or a medically disabling condition from pregnancy or childbirth.

Central Coast Human Resources Association
A local, non-profit organization serving Human Resource Professionals on California's Central Coast.

EDD Homepage
EDD internet resource on Job Service, Unemployment Insurance, tax information, etc.

Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
A D.O.D. organization with the mission to gain and maintain active support from all public and private employers for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve, including info on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

JobCentral.com
Job Central has been chosen by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to replace services currently provided by America 's Job Bank.

Labor Market Information
EDD's resource for all types of info on wages, workforce, occupations, etc.

Office of Disability Employment Policy for the Department of Labor (Formely "President's Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities")
Department of Labor office that provides links to resources on employing people with disabilities, including the Job Accomodation Network (JAN).

One-Stop Career Center of Monterey County
Website providing information on Monterey County's workforce, including job training and employment.

U.S. Department of Labor
Useful employer internet links, including links to the DOL's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) and the DOL's Veterans Employment & Training Services (VETS).

(For other helpful internet resources visit the Veteran Resources Directory, which is linked to the homepage)

E-mail:
Bill O'Brien - bobrien1@edd.ca.gov
Manuel Palacio - mpalacio@edd.ca.gov