General Session - Operation Pledge to Vets Conference

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WELCOME TO OPERATION PLEDGE
TO VETS CONFERENCE
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INTRODUCTION
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OPERATION PLEDGE TO VETS
CONFERENCE TEAM
ZELLA BROWN AND STEPHEN HARRISON,
ANNE ARUNDEL DLLR
CRYSTAL TERRELL AND HER TEAM,
STATE OF MARYLAND DLLR
HEATHER HENRY AND KIRKLAND J. MURRAY,
ANNE ARUNDEL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
CHRIS BUSCH AND DEBORAH LINDRUD, ALLAGASH GROUP
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
FRANCINE TROUT, HOWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
RUTHIE DAVIS, SOUTHERN MARYLAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BRUCE ENGLAND, SUSQUEHANNA WORKFORCE NETWORK
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6. • Anne Arundel Workforce
Development Corporation
• Anne Arundel Economic
Development Corporation
• State of Maryland DLLR
• Howard County Office of
Workforce Development
• Susquehanna Workforce
Network
• Tri-County Council of
Southern Maryland
• Anne Arundel Community
College
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MD Commitment to Vets
Easter Seals DC|MD|VA
MD Dept. of Veteran Affairs
MD Dept. of Health & Mental
Hygiene
US Dept. of Labor
Behavior Health Services - EAP
Towson University
Employer Support of the Guard
(ESGR)
MD Department of Business and
Economic Development
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VETERAN INFORMATION/RESOURCE TABLES
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Local Veteran Employment Representatives (LVER)
Are available throughout the region to partner
with you on your pledge to hire veterans.
Please reach out to Alan Crawley, Kenneth
Harris, Robert Pelletier, Ronnette
Purnell, LeRoy Thomas for your Veteran hiring
needs.
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• WHY local businesses make the business case for supporting
the critical business skills and qualities Veterans bring to the
civilian workplace.
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CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• HOW to become a military-friendly employer.
• HOW to make the match (job openings to veteran candidates)
using MWE and business services.
• HOW to use military skill translator tools and strategies.
• WHAT do YOU need for the next steps in your education and
training to hire and retain veterans
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MATCH TRANSITIONING MILITARY TALENT TO
HIRING DEMAND
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CONFERENCE GOAL TO HIRE AND RETAIN
VETERANS BY JUNE 30, 2014
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11. 100+ COMPANIES: 89% ARE HIRING NOW
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PROFILE OF EMPLOYERS FROM
REGISTRANT DATA
Hiring Forecast for 2014 fell into four major categories
2014 HIRING FORECAST
Under 10 projected hires
31%
11 - 100
34%
Over 100
12%
Unknown
23%
Companies that registered for this conference represent the
majority of the hiring demand – 42% of companies have under 50
employees and 26% have between 500 – 999 employees.
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12. 7%
6%
Government
5%
2%
4%
7%
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Professional, Scientific & Technical
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INDUSTRY SECTORS REPRESENTED ARE …
Healthcare
1%
3%
1%
1%
10%
Other
Administrative & Support
Information
Finance & Insurance
Wholesale Trade
18%
11%
Education
Transportation & Warehousing
Construction
Manufacturing
11%
14%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing
Retail Trade
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MARYLAND VETERAN POPULATION
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OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND COMPETITIVE
EDGE
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OPENING REMARKS
Secretary Leonard J. Howie, III
State of Maryland Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulations
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MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE TO HIRE AND
RETAIN MILITARY TALENT
PANEL MODERATOR
Kirkland J. Murray, President and CEO
Anne Arundel Workforce
Development Corporation
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17. Tom Busch, President/CEO, AllagashGroup
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PANEL MEMBERS
• A Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small
Business. Allagash is a full-service management
consulting firm, with experience that includes
strategic marketing outreach and communications
primarily for the federal government.
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18. Liz Crassweller, Office Administrator
Synergy Health
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PANEL MEMBERS
• Synergy Health delivers specialized outsourced
services to healthcare providers and others
concerned with health management. Their services
are aimed to improve quality and efficiency of their
activities while reducing risks to patients and clients.
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19. Sharon B. Jacobs, Operations Manager
Kalman & Co., Inc.
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PANEL MEMBERS
• Kalman & Co is a woman-owned business providing
program management, acquisition, business and
analytical services to both Government and
commercial sectors more than 25 years.
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20. Tom Jarboe, COO and CoFounder/Owner, Technology Security
Associates, Inc.
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PANEL MEMBERS
• TSA is a defense contracting company that
specializes in weapon security for U.S. and Allied
clients. TSA is well-known in the Department of
Defense (DoD) industry for its expertise in
International Business, Technology Information
Protection and Information Security support services.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
State of Maryland
Lieutenant Governor
Anthony G. Brown
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Round 1 for 30 Minutes
#1 Military Skill Translator Tools/Strategies
Heathrow Room
#2 Making the Match
Concourse D
#3 Military-Friendly Employers
Concourse A (here)
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BREAKOUT GROUP SELECTIONS
Round 2 for 30 Minutes Each
Select one of the above sessions
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TABLE TALK
Edward C. Rothstein
U.S. Army Retired
President & CEO
Anne Arundel Economic
Development Corporation
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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
HIRING/RETAINING MILITARY TALENT?
Desired Outcomes for Businesses:
• Commit to partner with local workforce center experts on
achieving Operation Pledge to Vets (OPV) Conference Goal.
• Identify veteran hiring/retention information and resource
needs as well as topics for training webinar series.
• Share best practices on appealing to and attracting military
talent and cultivating a military-friendly workplace.
• Achieve or exceed 1 in 10 Employers Hires/Retains 1 Veteran
working with experts from local workforce centers.
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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
HIRING/RETAINING MILITARY TALENT
Process:
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Facilitator to lead group discussion.
Recorder documents group recommendations/highlights.
Encourage participants to actively engage in discussions.
Each group to assign a presenter to highlight key
recommendations (two-minute presentation).
• Documentation of recommendations will be instrumental in
shaping next steps for education and training webinar series
on topics related to veteran talent acquisition and retention.
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26. CALL TO ACTION!!
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SUMMARY
 SIGN ON TO PLEDGE TO HIRE VETERANS
 RECEIVE VETERAN-RELATED HIRING
SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO BE SUCCESSFUL
 JOIN COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSES TO BUILD
UPON MILITARY-FRIENDLY BEST PRACTICES
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“Our Veterans are Welcome Here”
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SUMMARY
Decals are available for Maryland
businesses to show their support for our
military veterans. This program and logo
were designed in a joint effort between
the Maryland Department of Veteran
Affairs (MDVA) and the Maryland
Veterans Commission. The logo/decal is
available in an electronic version for a
Maryland company website and in a
storefront version. Contact Jerry Boden
at MDVA, or any member of the
Governor’s Maryland Veterans
Commission to request a logo/decal.
http://www.mdva.state.md.us/
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EVALUATION AND MATERIALS AT
OPERATIONVETPLEDGE.COM
We need your feedback on the conference – please
complete the online evaluation – Evaluation Link
Access to all slides in Materials Link
Thank you for your participation!!!!
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CONFERENCE GOAL TO HIRE AND RETAIN
VETERANS BY JUNE 30, 2014
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