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VetConnectPro makes it easy for [veterans] to cut through the differences between the military and civilian world so these highly civically-engaged citizens can find jobs with the city and for NYC agencies to identify, reach, and hire veterans,” said DVS Commissioner Hendon.
By Forum Staff
The City recently launched VetConnectPro, a first-in-the-nation employment tool that connects veterans looking for work in the NYC public and private sectors to matching employment opportunities.
According to de Blasio administration officials, dvs.yourjobpath.com provides veterans and their families access to a wide array of hiring features, including a proprietary military skills translator, a dashboard that provides job postings from city agencies as well as information on local, state, and federal benefits, civil service exams, and recommended online job training.
According to the administration, New York City is the first major municipality to build an employment tool for veterans to have access to and connect to local job opportunities. The military translator, operated by JobPath, can translate and match over 7,000 military careers to job openings available on the site. The site also includes information about civil service exams, fee waivers for veterans, and special hiring programs for people with disabilities.
“When veterans leave the service, they can feel overwhelmed trying to take the wide range of training that they received and showcase their skills to an employer,” said City Department of Veterans’ Services Commissioner James Hendon. “VetConnectPro makes it easy for them to cut through the differences between the military and civilian world so these highly civically-engaged citizens can find jobs with the city and for NYC agencies to identify, reach, and hire veterans.”
Two city agencies, the NYC Department of Small Business Services, and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, are already using VetConnectPro to search for workers and assist Veterans seeking employment with additional agencies joining on an ongoing basis.
“MOPD is thrilled to be a part of VetConnectPro, partnering with DVS and JobPath.com to connect all New Yorkers, including Veterans with disabilities, to jobs in city government through the 55-a program and opportunities in the private sector through our Business Development Council. By advancing NYC hiring through state of the art technology, MOPD’s NYC: ATWORK initiative and DVS finally have the system in place to engage and support the city’s largest untapped talent pipeline to obtain their career goals,” Ozone Park native and NYC MOPD Commissioner Victor Calise said.
After launch, VetConnectPro will continue to open the site to private sector companies seeking to hire Veterans or spouses in the five boroughs.
VetConnectPro is powered by JobPath, the workforce development company that has developed technology to modernize how companies connect to military Veterans and their spouses. Other groups the company has worked with include Paralyzed Veterans of America, Hope for the Warriors, United Way’s Mission United, and the Air Force Association.
“SBS is thrilled to partner with DVS in offering this groundbreaking tool for our city’s cherished veterans,” said SBS Commissioner Jonnel Doris. “We are committed to creating economic opportunity and security for New Yorkers, and this platform creates a holistic one-stop-shop for veterans to connect to jobs where they can apply their valuable skills to another great purpose.”
Veterans who would like to know more about DVS services can call (212) 416-5250 or visit nyc.gov/vets.
