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LANE V. WILLIAMS© 2013 ALLAGASH GROUP LLC
GENERAL SESSION
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WELCOME TO OPERATION PLEDGE TO VETS CONFERENCE
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INTRODUCTION
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OPERATION PLEDGE TO VETSCONFERENCE TEAM ZELLA BROWN AND STEPHEN HARRISON, ANNE ARUNDEL DLLR
CRYSTAL TERRELL AND HER TEAM, STATE OF MARYLAND DLLR
HEATHER HENRY AND KIRKLAND J. MURRAY, ANNE ARUNDEL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
CHRIS BUSCH AND DEBORAH LINDRUD, ALLAGASH GROUP
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND ADDITIONAL PARTNERS FRANCINE TROUT, HOWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
RUTHIE DAVIS, SOUTHERN MARYLAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BRUCE ENGLAND, SUSQUEHANNA WORKFORCE NETWORK
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VETERAN INFORMATION/RESOURCE TABLES
• Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation
• Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
• State of Maryland DLLR• Howard County Office of
Workforce Development• Susquehanna Workforce
Network• Tri-County Council of
Southern Maryland• Anne Arundel Community
College
• MD Commitment to Vets• Easter Seals DC|MD|VA• MD Dept. of Veteran Affairs• MD Dept. of Health & Mental
Hygiene • US Dept. of Labor• Behavior Health Services - EAP• Towson University• Employer Support of the Guard
(ESGR) • MD Department of Business and
Economic Development
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Local Veteran Employment Representatives (LVER)
Are available throughout the region to partner with you on your pledge to hire veterans.
Please reach out to Alan Crawley, Kenneth Harris, Robert Pelletier, Ronnette Purnell, LeRoy Thomas for your Veteran hiring needs.
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CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• WHY local businesses make the business case for supporting the critical business skills and qualities Veterans bring to the civilian workplace.
• HOW to become a military-friendly employer.
• HOW to make the match (job openings to veteran candidates) using MWE and business services.
• HOW to use military skill translator tools and strategies.
• WHAT do YOU need for the next steps in your education and training to hire and retain veterans
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MATCH TRANSITIONING MILITARY TALENT TO HIRING DEMAND
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CONFERENCE GOAL TO HIRE AND RETAIN VETERANS BY JUNE 30, 2014
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PROFILE OF EMPLOYERS FROM REGISTRANT DATA
100+ COMPANIES: 89% ARE HIRING NOWHiring Forecast for 2014 fell into four major categories
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2014 HIRING FORECAST
Under 10 projected hires 31%
11 - 100 34%
Over 100 12%
Unknown 23%
Companies that registered for this conference represent the majority of the hiring demand – 42% of companies have under 50 employees and 26% have between 500 – 999 employees.
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INDUSTRY SECTORS REPRESENTED ARE …
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18%
14%11%
11%
10%
7%
7%6%
5%4%
3%2%
1%
1%
1%
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Government
Healthcare
Other
Administrative & Support
Information
Finance & Insurance
Wholesale Trade
Education
Transportation & Warehousing
Construction
Manufacturing
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing
Retail Trade
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MARYLAND VETERAN POPULATION
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OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND COMPETITIVE EDGE
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OPENING REMARKS
Secretary Leonard J. Howie, IIIState of Maryland Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulations
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MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE TO HIRE AND RETAIN MILITARY TALENT
PANEL MODERATORKirkland J. Murray, President and CEO
Anne Arundel Workforce
Development Corporation
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PANEL MEMBERS
Tom Busch, President/CEO, AllagashGroup
• A Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Allagash is a full-service management consulting firm, with experience that includes strategic marketing outreach and communications primarily for the federal government.
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PANEL MEMBERS
Liz Crassweller, Office Administrator
Synergy Health
• Synergy Health delivers specialized outsourced services to healthcare providers and others concerned with health management. Their services are aimed to improve quality and efficiency of their activities while reducing risks to patients and clients.
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PANEL MEMBERS
Sharon B. Jacobs, Operations Manager Kalman & Co., Inc.
• Kalman & Co is a woman-owned business providing program management, acquisition, business and analytical services to both Government and commercial sectors more than 25 years.
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PANEL MEMBERS
Tom Jarboe, COO and Co-Founder/Owner, Technology Security Associates, Inc.
• TSA is a defense contracting company that specializes in weapon security for U.S. and Allied clients. TSA is well-known in the Department of Defense (DoD) industry for its expertise in International Business, Technology Information Protection and Information Security support services.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
State of Maryland
Lieutenant Governor
Anthony G. Brown
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BREAKOUT GROUP SELECTIONS
Round 1 for 30 Minutes
#1 Military Skill Translator Tools/Strategies
Heathrow Room
#2 Making the Match
Concourse D
#3 Military-Friendly Employers
Concourse A (here)
Round 2 for 30 Minutes Each
Select one of the above sessions
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TABLE TALK
Edward C. Rothstein U.S. Army Retired
President & CEO
Anne Arundel Economic
Development Corporation
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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIRING/RETAINING MILITARY TALENT?
Desired Outcomes for Businesses:• Commit to partner with local workforce center experts on
achieving Operation Pledge to Vets (OPV) Conference Goal.• Identify veteran hiring/retention information and resource
needs as well as topics for training webinar series. • Share best practices on appealing to and attracting military
talent and cultivating a military-friendly workplace.• Achieve or exceed 1 in 10 Employers Hires/Retains 1
Veteran working with experts from local workforce centers.
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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIRING/RETAINING MILITARY TALENT
Process:• Facilitator to lead group discussion. • Recorder documents group recommendations/highlights.• Encourage participants to actively engage in discussions.• Each group to assign a presenter to highlight key
recommendations (two-minute presentation).• Documentation of recommendations will be instrumental in
shaping next steps for education and training webinar series on topics related to veteran talent acquisition and retention.
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SUMMARY
CALL TO ACTION!!
SIGN ON TO PLEDGE TO HIRE VETERANS
RECEIVE VETERAN-RELATED HIRING SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO BE SUCCESSFUL
JOIN COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSES TO BUILD UPON MILITARY-FRIENDLY BEST PRACTICES
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SUMMARY
“Our Veterans are Welcome Here”
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Decals are available for Maryland businesses to show their support for our military veterans. This program and logo were designed in a joint effort between the Maryland Department of Veteran Affairs (MDVA) and the Maryland Veterans Commission. The logo/decal is available in an electronic version for a Maryland company website and in a storefront version. Contact Jerry Boden at MDVA, or any member of the Governor’s Maryland Veterans Commission to request a logo/decal. http://www.mdva.state.md.us/
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EVALUATION AND MATERIALS AT OPERATIONVETPLEDGE.COM
We need your feedback on the conference – please complete the online evaluation – Evaluation Link
Access to all slides in Materials Link
Thank you for your participation!!!!
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CONFERENCE GOAL TO HIRE AND RETAIN VETERANS BY JUNE 30, 2014
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