Hybrid format, same goals for 2021 Maine Hire-A-Vet campaign
Courtesy / Maine Department of Labor
The 2021 Maine Hire-A-Vet campaign will include virtual and in-person events, starting with a hiring fair on Aug. 26 at the Augusta Civic Center.
After going entirely virtual in 2020, this year's annual Hire-A-Vet campaign kicking off later this month will feature a combination of in-person and virtual events, the Maine Department of Labor announced on Friday.
The 2021 hiring campaign will begin Aug. 26 with an all-day in-person job fair at the Augusta Civic Center, preceded by a ceremony featuring speakers including MDOL Commissioner Laura Fortman. Hire-A-Vet is statewide effort to get at least 100 employers to hire at least 100 veterans and military family members during a 100-day period.
The fair is open to all job seekers, not just veterans.
“Veterans have received valuable training during their military service that can transfer to in-demand civilian skills,” said Fortman in a news release. “The Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign is one tool we use to connect veterans with employers, and employers with the skilled workforce they are looking for.
"I encourage any veteran, or military spouse, searching for their next job, or an employer searching for their next employee, to consider participating in this year’s campaign, which will feature both in-person and virtual events.”
The campaign provides support for employers to expand the hiring of veterans through a network of state and federal agencies, resources and nonprofits, education on military language and culture, recruiting and hiring assistance, and recognition for the hiring and advancement of veterans and military family members.
The kickoff event will conform to current COVID-19 guidance from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention as of the day of the event, according to the Labor Department.
During the entirely virtual 2020 Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign, 226 employers participated, and 145 veterans and military family members were hired.
Sponsors of the 2021 Hire-A-Vet campaign include Bath Iron Works, the Maine Department of Corrections, Maine Bureau of Veterans Services, Evergreen Home Performance, Moody’s Collision Centers, Hancock Lumber, Reed & Reed, Northern Light Health and Destination Occupation.
Since 2015, the Maine Department of Labor-Bureau of Employment Services Veterans Team, along with key partners, have connected 1,500 veteran jobseekers with more than 900 great Maine employers.
There annual campaign has also been recognized as a best practice by the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.
The Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign is a partnership between the MDOL and its CareerCenters, Destination Occupation, Maine Bureau of Veterans Services, National Guard Employment Support Program and the Augusta Civic Center.
Employer registrations are due here by Aug. 20. More information is available here.
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