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A
Veterans
Employment Representative is
available to assist Veterans with employment services.
The
Veterans Representatives are:
Gary
Quernomoen, Senior Veterans Employment
Representative
Phone: 763-785-6465
Email: Gary.Quernemoen@state.mn.us
Tim LaBeau,
Disabled Veterans Outreach
Program Representative
Phone: 763-785-6488
Email: Tim.LaBeau@state.mn.us
The Minnesota WorkForce Center - Anoka County
provides specific job
placement services to
military veterans.
To qualify
for services you must meet the
following definition and be registered with your Minnesota WorkForce Center. The term
"Eligible Veteran" means a person who:
- Served more
than 180
consecutive days on active duty and was discharged or released with
other than a dishonorable discharge (not for Reserve or National Guard
Training).
- Served on active
duty and released because of a service connected disability, illness or
injury (does not
have to
meet the 181-day rule).
- Was a member of a reserve component under an
order to active duty pursuant to Section 672 (a), (d) or (g), or 673b
ot title 10, served on active duty during a period of war or in a
campaign or
expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized and was discharged
or released from such duty with an other than dishonorable discharge.
(Examples are Panama, Grenada, Beirut, Persian Gulf, Desert
Shield or
Desert Storm. You do not have to have served in those areas, just
during that period.)
- Is any
other "Eligible Person" - eligible meaning the spouse of any Veteran
living or deceased who qualifies for benefits under Title 38 of the
United States Code, Chapter 41, paragraph 4101, section 5.
Veterans
Employment Representatives can provide
Veterans with:
- In-person
orientation to WorkForce Center programs
and
procedures.
- Information
on how to apply for Federal, State and County positions.
- Direct
referral to job openings.
- Job
search information, resume assistance, cover letters, job search
videos, etc.
- Information
and referral to appropriate agencies and services.
- Eligibility
determination for special programs and services to employ/train
veterans.
- Information
on veterans employment benefits, rights, and preferences.
- Case
management and employment assistance for Chapter 31 disabled veterans.
- Instruction
and training on use of the internet for job searches.
Other
Information:
Anoka
County Veterans Service Office
Anoka County services
to Veterans.
Contact Veterans Services Officers (CVSO): 763-323-5290.
Veterans
Programs and
Service
Officers Throughout Minnesota
Information on programs and statewide
Veterans Service
Officers.
Veterans Licensing
and
Certification Program
A listing of acronyms
related to license, certification, and
apprenticeship for Veterans.
Selective Service
Effective December 2,
1998
Men 18 through 25 are now able to
register for the
Selective Service online. Registration can now be through the internet,
instead
of signing up at the Post Office and waiting for a confirmation card
that can
take up to a month or more. Registration through the Selective Service
internet
site will give a person an instantaneous Selective Service number.
A Resource Guide for
Answers
to Employment-Related Questions
When you aren't sure who to contact
regarding
employment related questions, check out this guide. The guide matches
state and
federal regulations with the responsible agencies. The numbers
following
the topics identify the agencies in the listing.
REALifelines
News Release 10/04/2004: Labor
Secretary Chao
Launches REALifelines for Injured & Wounded Vets.
Vinland
Employment Program
The Vinland Employment Program is a
free benefit for
Unemployed Veterans.
Veteran Related
Links
For information on Federal and State
programs,
Veterans Service Organizations and
Military
Service Branches.
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