Florida Launches New Veterans Jobs Website

Florida Launches New Veterans Jobs Website
Source: Governor of Florida
Posted on: 10th September 2010

Source: Governor of Florida
Posted on: 10th September 2010
Site helps servicemen and women match military skills with employment, training opportunities.

Governor Charlie Crist, continuing his commitment to assist Florida’s more than 1.6 million military veterans and strengthen the state’s workforce, today announced a new online jobs portal to provide employment services to Florida veterans.

Employ Florida Vets, the newest initiative in Florida’s longstanding commitment to veterans, helps match servicemen and women to the jobs and training opportunities that suit the skills and experience gained in the military.

“Our courageous veterans are proven, skilled leaders whose integrity and discipline have helped protect the freedoms and opportunities we all enjoy,” said Governor Crist. “Employ Florida Vets is the latest example of our commitment to provide the men and women who defended our nation and now call Florida home with enhanced opportunities to find jobs and access training and other resources that will help them be successful in their civilian careers.”

The Employ Florida Vets portal was developed following a roundtable discussion hosted by Governor Crist for Florida veterans and employers on ways to increase awareness of job opportunities and employment services for veterans.

The discussion emphasized the value veterans bring to the workplace and explored ideas on how the state can better assist them in finding employment after completing military service.

Governor Crist highlighted the portal today during a visit to a One-Stop Career Center located on the campus of the Bay Pines VA Medical Center, accompanied by state workforce, military and veterans’ affairs officials.

“With more than 2,500 of our Florida National Guard members returning from overseas deployments within the next six months, initiatives like Employ Florida Vets will be more important than ever,” said Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. “This is not only an effective way of making sure our citizen-Soldiers and Airmen are given the tools they need to find meaningful employment, but a great opportunity to provide Florida employers with access to our highly skilled and professional veterans.”

Employ Florida Vets, online at Veterans.EmployFlorida.com, is a joint venture of Workforce Florida Inc. and the Agency for Workforce Innovation in partnership with the state’s 24 Regional Workforce Boards.
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Florida Launches New Veterans Jobs Website