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APRIL 2012
Welcome to Colorado ESGR. Our purpose is to have an informative newsletter thatWelcome to Colorado ESGR. Our purpose is to have an informative newsletter thatWelcome to Colorado ESGR. Our purpose is to have an informative newsletter thatwill educate, inform, and promote service by and to ESGR while fulfilling our missionwill educate, inform, and promote service by and to ESGR while fulfilling our missionwill educate, inform, and promote service by and to ESGR while fulfilling our missionof supporting Employers, Guard/Reserve members, and COESGR Volunteers.of supporting Employers, Guard/Reserve members, and COESGR Volunteers.of supporting Employers, Guard/Reserve members, and COESGR Volunteers.
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Colorados ESGR Electronic Newsletteris published not only for the information and benefit of the members of the ColoradESGR but most importantly to our Guard and Reserve members and their employers.
The contents of this newsletter highlight activities and events conducted by Colorado ESGR.
Send comments regarding this publication to the Newsletter Editor: James Garrett at [email protected]
Inside this Issue
Employment Expo...1
Freedom Award Nominees.4
Brief on Hiring Veterans....5
April Employment Expo........6
Patriot Awards.............7
Colorado ESGR Events/Contacts...8
February 2012 Military/Veterans Employment EXPOFebruary 2012 Military/Veterans Employment EXPO(MVEE ) in Colorado Springs(MVEE ) in Colorado Springs -- a Great Success!a Great Success!
CCOLORADOOLORADOESGRESGRSSAANNUALNNUAL EEMPLOYERMPLOYER
RRECOGNITIONECOGNITION
BBANQUETANQUET
ISIS
AROUNDAROUNDTHETHECORNERCORNERONONMMAYAY4, 20124, 2012!!!!
Employers: If you wish toEmployers: If you wish to
attend this banquet onattend this banquet on
May 4th, please contactMay 4th, please contactPat Oflaherty at 720Pat Oflaherty at 720--250250--
1176 or email:1176 or email:[email protected]
** Over 1100 registeredOver 1100 registeredparticipants.participants.
19% Active Duty19% Active Duty
7% Guard/Reserve7% Guard/Reserve
Majority were VeteransMajority were Veterans
74% Men74% Men
26% Women26% Women
* Numerous walk* Numerous walk--insins
659 attended the 2659 attended the 2--day class sessions and 90% of themday class sessions and 90% of themrated the classes as excellent.rated the classes as excellent.
Over 490 who completed classes met with the 119Over 490 who completed classes met with the 119employers present for the first 2 hours of Day Three.employers present for the first 2 hours of Day Three.
100 + volunteers100 + volunteers
People were excited about the job situation, over 64 wereoffered jobs on site, with several hundred others continuingthe interviewing process. Many attendees said that even ifthey did not get jobs from this event, the classes helpedthem feel better prepared for the job search, one of the main
goals of the Expos!
Employers, ESGR volunteers, as well as, volunteers fromother organizations did a superb job. The EXPO required
high energy, an ability to answer questions and a widevariety of skills in making things run smoothly. Theinvaluable effort by volunteers demonstrated a dedicatedand hard working group towards an important goal of
getting our Veterans and Military service members JOBS!
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Education
Fair
Classes
A MVEE attendee was so excitethat he was now employed futime as a result of his utilizintechniques that were taught at thEmployment Expo.
From a Human Resources ManagerThank you for a great event...Whad a wonderful time, met somoutstanding candidates and hire3 managers on that day...We looforward to a continued partner
ship in supporting the effort tobring our vets back to work. KWillisI found the training and the jofair very useful, especially as
plan for my future transition ouof the Air Force and back into thcivilian world. Hard to believe was all provided free of charge.K. DaughertyI would like to say thank you everyone who contributed to thsuccess of the 2012 Military Veterans Employment Expo. Asveteran and Army Reservist found the expo very helpful in m
job search. The staff anpresenters were excellent andcannot thank you enough foeverything you did. B. Sainz
One Guard service memberemarked: I have gotten three jooffers, what a remarkabdecision I have to make on whicone to take.
2012 Military & Veterans Employment Expo
Resume Counseling
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Leprino Foods
Level 3 Communications
LifeQuest
May Trucking
Maytag Aircraft Corp.MetLife
Microsoft
Military Spouse Employment
Program
MOAA
Namaste SolarNationwide Insurance
Navajo Express
New Horizons CLC
New York Life
Odyssey Systems
OPM
PARS, Inc.Peak View Behavioral Health
Pennica Financial Group
Peoples Mortgage Corp.
Pikes Peak Workforce CenterPrimerica Financial Services
Progressive Insurance
PTI group USA
Sage Trucking School
Sams Club
Serco North America
Southwest Conservation Corps.
Student Conservation Assn.
Swift Transportation
TEK Systems
The Exchange
Union Pacific RailroadUniversity of Colorado Hospital
US Army Reserve
US Customs & Border Patrol
US Forest Service
US MintUSAA
VA for Vets
Verizon Wireless
Veterans Green Jobs
WCA McMurry Training Center
Wyoming Dept of CorrectionsZayo Group
10 Til 2
A Buyers ChoiceAbraxas
ADD Staff Inc.
Aerotek
Aire-Master
Aleut Management Services
Allied Barton Security SystemsAllstate Insurance
Alpine Lumbar Company
Angel Flight West
AppleOne Employment Services
Arapahoe County Sheriff
Armed Forces Service Corp
Aurora Fire Dept.AW2
BNSF Railroad
Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Reclamation
Charles SchwabCity of Pueblo
Colorado National Guard
Colorado Army National Guard
Colorado Dept of Corrections
Coca-Cola
Colorado Hospital Association
Colorado Springs Utilities
Colorado State Patrol
Comcast
DCAADenver Dept of Public Safety
Dept of Veterans Affairs
DISH Network
EDMCEPA
FAA
Family Heritage
Farm Service Agency
FBI
First Command FinancialFive Rings Financial
Freeport-McMoran Copper &
GoldFrito Lay
G4S Secure Solutions
Goodrich Interiors
Goodwill Hiring
GSAHealthOne
Highlands Roofing
HSS, Inc.
Humana
ITT Exelis
JP Morgan Chase & Company
Kelly Services
Kraft Foods
LeaderQuest
2012 Military & Veterans Employment Expo
Employers
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APRIL 2012Colorado Freedom Award Nominations
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, announced 70 ColoradoGuard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer SupportFreedom Award. The agency received 3,236 nominations nationwide. The Freedom Award is the Department ofDefenses highest recognition for employers supporting members of the Guard and Reserve. Up to 15 recipients willbe announced this summer and honored in Washington, D.C. on September 20 at the 17
thannual Freedom Award
Ceremony.
Guard and Reserve members, or family members acting on their behalf, nominated their civilian employers for theFreedom Award during the 12-week nomination season. Guard and Reserve members, who stand ready to servewhenever our Nation needs them, often put their civilian lives on hold when they answer the call to duty. Supportiveemployers provide a tremendous amount of stability and peace of mind to these Citizen Warriors and their families,enabling them to continue their dedicated service to our country.
"Guardsmen and Reservists continue to receive outstanding support from their employers," said ESGR NationalChair James G. Rebholz. "America's employers have not wavered in their commitment to these Citizen Warriors."
Almost one-half of the U.S. military is comprised of the Guard and Reserve, and while most employers proudlysupport their military employees, Freedom Award recipients go above and beyond what is required by law. Lastyears recipients were nominated for superior acts of support including driving a deployed employees chil-dren to school, replacing a military employees broken family refrigerator while he was serving abroad, andworking overtime to cover a service members shifts so he could take part in military training.
3d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFBADK Electric, EnglewoodADT Security Services, AuroraAlloSource, CentennialArchstone, EnglewoodAspenPointe, Colorado SpringsAT&T, Government Solutions Inc., Colorado SpringsBall Aerospace & Technologies Corp., BroomfieldBooz Allen Hamilton, Greenwood VillageCEESI, NunnCentura Health, EnglewoodCIGNA, Greenwood VillageCity of Aurora Police Department, AuroraColorado Casualty, CentennialColorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Springs
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, DenverColorado Springs Police Department, Colorado SpringsColorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs
Colorado State University, Fort CollinsColorado Technical University, Career Education Corporation,
Colorado SpringsColorado West Regional Mental Health Center, Grand JunctionCorrectional Healthcare Companies, Greenwood VillageCrothall Healthcare, AuroraDelta Correctional Center, DeltaDenver Health Paramedic Division, DenverDenver Public Schools, DenverDigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont
Drug Enforcement Administration Denver Field Division, Centennial
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Colorado SpringsEmergicare, Colorado SpringsExempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, LafayetteGlobal Technology Resources, Inc., DenverGoodwill Industries LEAP Department, Colorado SpringsGuardsmark, DenverHome Depot (Store #1540), Littleton
Infinity Systems Engineering, Colorado SpringsIntecon LLC, Colorado SpringsIntelligent Software Solutions, Colorado SpringsJax Outdoor Gear, Fort CollinsJG Management Systems, Inc., Grand JunctionJohns Manville, DenverL-3 Communications E&TS, Colorado SpringsLongmont United Hospital, LongmontMapleLeaf Orthopedics, PuebloMATES 64, Ft. CarsonMichelin North America Truck Tires, CentennialMt. San Rafael Hospital, TrinidadNational Weather Service, BoulderNewpark Resources, Inc., Grand JunctionPain Care Center LLC, Colorado Springs
Penrose St. Francis Health Services*,Colorado Springs
Quad Graphics, LovelandRaytheon, AuroraRoutt County Sheriff's Office, Steamboat SpringsSierra Detention Systems, BrightonSKYDEX, CentennialSOS Healthcare Staffing, AuroraThe Mean Machine, DenverTiny Tykes Home Childcare, Colorado SpringsU.S. Department of Interior, Office of the
Solicitor, Rocky Mtn. Region, LakewoodU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Lakewood
United States Air Force AcademyUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine,Aurora
USAA, Colorado SpringsVeterans Service Center, Veterans Benefits
Administration, LakewoodZoll Data Systems, Broomfield
A list of nominations from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District ofA list of nominations from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District ofColumbia are available atColumbia are available atwww.FreedomAward.milwww.FreedomAward.mil. Semifinalists for the 2012. Semifinalists for the 2012Freedom Award will be announced later next month.Freedom Award will be announced later next month.
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Issues brief on compelling business case
for hiring a veteran, reaching beyond
public clichsTuesday, March 6, 2012
By Jaime Winne Alvarez (315) 443-0177Today, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University issued an employmentbrief titled The Business Case for Hiring a Veteran: Beyond the Clichs." The publication draws from academicliterature to suggest a robust, specific and compelling business case for hiring individuals with militarybackground and experience.
Rsums cannot adequately reflect the potential contribution of a prospective employee. Thisrepresents one of the most significant impediments to addressing the unemployment situation oveterans in this country, says Mike Haynie, executive director of the IVMF and Barnes Professor ofEntrepreneurship at SUs Whitman School of Management. By themselves, generalizations based onleadership and mission focuswhile certainly a powerful reason to employ a veteranare not enougto empower U.S. employers to look beyond a candidates rsum and fully benefit from the knowledgetraining and experiences represented by those who have served our country in the military.The brief issued by the IVMF details the results of a comprehensive review of academic literature from thefields of business, psychology, sociology and organizational behavior positioned to illustrate the foundationaelements around which employers can formulate a research-informed logic for recruiting and developingmilitary veterans in the civilian workforce. The business case is based on the following 10 research -informedpropositions on the value of a veteran in a competitive business environment:
1. Veterans are entrepreneurial.2. Veterans assume high levels of trust.3. Veterans are adept at skills transfer across contexts/tasks4. Veterans have (and leverage) advanced technical training.5. Veterans are comfortable/adept in discontinuous
environments.
6. Veterans exhibit high levels of resiliency.7. Veterans exhibit advanced team-building skills.8. Veterans exhibit strong organizational commitment.9. Veterans have (and leverage) cross-cultural experiences.10. Veterans have experience/skill in diverse work settings.
The propositions were developed based on an analysis ofacademic research contrasting veterans/service members withnon-veterans in the context of vocational tasks, skills andexperiences; and a complementary review of research focused onspecific abilities, attributes and characteristics required for suc-cess in a given work role, as compared to research focused on
the abilities, attributes and characteristics descriptive (generally)of military veterans.
The scope of the IVMF review of the academic research waslimited to the abilities, attributes and characteristics conferred onthe individual veteran as a consequence of military service, as
those attributes complement performance in a competitive businessenvironment. The research did not include elements of the business case for hiring veterans that are externally/market driven, such as enhanced reputational value to the firm, customer/stakeholder legitimacy and othersimilar motivations.
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APRIL 201Colorado Statement of Support Employers Click on pictures or links for websites
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State ESGR Vice ChairTom Mills, Brigadier General,CONG (Ret).
EMPLOYER OUTREACHAREA CHAIRS
Boulder/Longmont
Vacant
Colorado Springs
Mark Hustedt
Mary Miller
Cortez Area
Robert [email protected]
Denver Area South
Paula Kauffman
Denver Area North
Michael Mitchel
Douglas County Area
Lorin Ricker
Estes Park Area Chair
Gary Brown
Fort Collins
Vacant
Grand Junction
Lou Brackett
Pueblo
Harry Vogel
STAFF AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Pat OFlaherty Staff Director
Kathleen Dorram Program Support [email protected]
720.250.1195 FAX: 720.250.1199
Chandra Hance Program Support Specialist
[email protected] FAX: 720.250.1199
COESGR Business Office
12200 East Briarwood Avenue, Suite 160Centennial, Co 80112
State ESGR ChairRichard E. Young, RADM, USN(Ret)
COLORADO ESGR
DIRECTORS
Military Outreach
Mary [email protected] [email protected]
Employer OutreachBev Skinner
Dave Pruett - [email protected]
Ombudsmen
Bill Belz
TrainingLynn [email protected]
Special ProgramsKip Cherouteskcheroutes@ Emgacommunica-tions.com
National Guard LiaisonRobert Balster, BrigGen,[email protected]
Public Affairs
Iris [email protected]
Kelly Mazezka - Deputy
Employer Initiative Program Dir
ector
Brad [email protected]
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EVENTS CALENDARAPRIL 2012
12 Directors/Area Chairs Meeting
12-15 Basic Ombudsman Training
Denver-
Curs Hotel
MAY 2012
4 Employer Recognion Awards
Banquet, Denver
5 COESGR Volunteer Conference
17-20 HQESGR Volunteer Leadership
Training Course
Seale, Washington
JUNE 2012
7-10 Advanced Ombudsman Training
Denver-
Curs Hotel
22-24 Colorado Naonal Guard Family
Programs Conference
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