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Veteran Career and Benefit Fairs

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

From March through December 2012, the Department of Workforce Development will be holding a series of 15 career and benefit fairs targeted specifically at veterans. Events are listed below, for more information please visit DWD’s website.

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Wisconsin InBusiness: Thinking about hiring a vet? They might be the answer to your skills gap

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Almost every state official says Wisconsin must do more to find employment for returning veterans, whose unemployment rate has ranged between 13% and 15% in recent months. Gov. Scott Walker says it, declaring 2012 the “Year of the Veteran.” State … Continue reading →

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Marquette Tribune: MKE group promotes hiring of veterans

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

With the unemployment rate currently at 8.3 percent nationally, different demographics of Americans are searching for work. One group, military veterans, reported a 7.5 percent unemployment rate by a Bureau of Labor Statistics report from earlier this month, are starting … Continue reading →

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Veterans Career Fair – Video – WISN Milwaukee

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Veterans line up at a Washington, DC job fair, as a surprising number remain out of work. Click here to view the video report.

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