For Employers
The Greater Washington region is the second largest region in the country for employers seeking IT workers.
As the need for qualified tech talent rapidly grows, organizations are getting creative in sourcing tech talent and are turning to Veterans to fill tech positions.
The VEI provides support to NVTC member companies in their efforts to recruit, hire, train and retain qualified Veteran talent.
Why Hire Veterans?
99% of employers surveyed who hired a Veteran said they recommended that other firms do so as well.
Veterans and their unique technical skill sets, leadership and teamwork skills can provide your organization with a competitive advantage.
The VOW to Hire Heroes Act provides tax credits of up to $9,600 to businesses that hire vets.
Connect with Top Candidates
Post Open Positions &
Search Resumes
USTechVets.org, the Nation’s Largest Veteran Resume Database! Access over one million Veteran and military spouse resumes on USTechVets.org, an online career support community designed to connect Veterans and their spouses to employment opportunities in the technology sector. Join the over 650 corporate recruiters already utilizing the site. Start posting open positions and connecting with highly-skilled […]
Host a Veteran Intern
VEI Scholars Help launch a student Veteran’s next career! VEI Scholars provides student Veterans from 14 NVTC member colleges and universities with professional mentoring and meaningful work-based experiences at NVTC member companies. Deepen your organization’s connections to the academic community through the VEI Scholars Program. To start the process, identify your skillset needs and submit […]
Regional Recruiting Events
Connect with top Veteran and military spouse candidates at HireVetsNow events! HireVetsNow events are conducted on military installations throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VEI partners with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, military facility transition offices and Military/Veteran support organizations to host on-base hiring events matching Veteran/Military spouse talent focused […]
Post Open Positions &
Search Resumes
USTechVets.org, the Nation’s Largest Veteran Resume Database!
Access over one million Veteran and military spouse resumes on USTechVets.org, an online career support community designed to connect Veterans and their spouses to employment opportunities in the technology sector.
Join the over 650 corporate recruiters already utilizing the site. Start posting open positions and connecting with highly-skilled Veteran and military spouse talent!
You can also search the resume database and utilize the site as a recruiting tool to attract and compare top candidates. The recruiting tools on U.S. Tech Vets are FREE to NVTC and CTA members and job postings are unlimited. If your organization is an existing Monster.com account holder you can also select to post your Monster.com jobs to USTechVets.org. The site also offers functionality to take jobs posted on your organization’s website and automatically upload them to U.S. Tech Vets.
Visit USTechVets.org today!
Host a Veteran Intern
VEI Scholars
Help launch a student Veteran’s next career!
VEI Scholars provides student Veterans from 14 NVTC member colleges and universities with professional mentoring and meaningful work-based experiences at NVTC member companies.
Deepen your organization’s connections to the academic community through the VEI Scholars Program. To start the process, identify your skillset needs and submit your internships to the VEI’s job board at USTechVets.org.
Post-secondary institutions in the Greater Washington region will then partner with the VEI to identify student Veterans in a variety of educational programs, such as business and project management, engineering, applied skills, data analytics, cybersecurity, IT, software development and healthcare. Your organization will be matched with a student Veteran based on your organization’s skillset needs.
Contact us for more information.
Regional Recruiting Events
Connect with top Veteran and military spouse candidates at HireVetsNow events!
HireVetsNow events are conducted on military installations throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The VEI partners with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, military facility transition offices and Military/Veteran support organizations to host on-base hiring events matching Veteran/Military spouse talent focused companies with Veteran and military spouse job seekers.
Unlike traditional job fairs where candidates circulate to employer tables, HVN events are uniquely designed to personally connect employers directly with jobseekers. Recruiters present their companies and job openings over a small table in a 1 on 1 scenario enabling more efficient networking and screening. Jobseekers are encouraged to formally register and submit their resumes beforehand so recruiters can conduct a review and more efficiently match jobs to candidates.
Contact VEI Executive Director Vonzell Mattocks to participate in an upcoming HVN event. Go to HireVetsNow for more information and to view the upcoming schedule. Follow HireVetsNow on LinkedIn to connect with followers of the program.
Employer Resources
V3 Certification & Training
Get Trained on Best Practices for Recruiting and Developing Veterans! The VEI has made educating companies on best practices in recruiting, hiring, training and retaining Veterans a top priority. That’s why the VEI has partnered with the Virginia Department of Veteran Services’ Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program to provide Veterans workforce best practice education to […]
Outreach to Transitioning Veterans
Deepen Your Organization’s Connections to the Region’s Veteran Community NVTC works collaboratively with organizations serving the Veteran community, including the Department of Veteran Affairs, Virginia Department of Veteran Services, Virginia Employment Commission, and regional workforce investment boards such as the SkillSource Group. In addition, the VEI has partnered with the numerous National Capital Region military […]
VEI Veteran Service Award
The VEI Veteran Service Award, sponsored by Monster.com and Military.com, recognizes NVTC member companies who have demonstrated a superlative level of engagement with the VEI and support for the Veteran and military community. Congratulations to 2020 VEI Veteran Service Award Winner- CACI! From L - R : John Mengucci, CEO of CACI International, Steve Cooker, [...]
V3 Certification & Training
Get Trained on Best Practices for Recruiting and Developing Veterans!
The VEI has made educating companies on best practices in recruiting, hiring, training and retaining Veterans a top priority. That’s why the VEI has partnered with the Virginia Department of Veteran Services’ Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program to provide Veterans workforce best practice education to corporate talent acquisition teams.
The V3 Program has helped hundreds of employers throughout the Commonwealth better understand the Veteran talent pool, and effectively trained them on current best practices for recruiting, hiring and retaining Veterans. Thousands of career-seeking Veterans have looked to V3 companies as they search for organizations that value their knowledge, skills and abilities.
The V3 Program educates trains, connects, and certifies its companies at no cost to the employer. Contact V3 Northern Virginia Program Manager Ken Lyles to learn more about getting certified and upcoming training.
Outreach to Transitioning Veterans
Deepen Your Organization’s Connections to the Region’s Veteran Community
NVTC works collaboratively with organizations serving the Veteran community, including the Department of Veteran Affairs, Virginia Department of Veteran Services, Virginia Employment Commission, and regional workforce investment boards such as the SkillSource Group. In addition, the VEI has partnered with the numerous National Capital Region military commands and various Veterans Service Organizations to promote VEI and its programs and services to our military community.
The NVTC Veterans Employment Initiative will continue to seek out partnerships with Veterans Service Organizations that are tasked with serving Veterans on a day-to-day basis and can promote the Initiative and its programs and services to their constituents.
Contact Steve Jordon to learn more.
VEI Veteran Service Award
The VEI Veteran Service Award, sponsored by Monster.com and Military.com, recognizes NVTC member companies who have demonstrated a superlative level of engagement with the VEI and support for the Veteran and military community.
Congratulations to 2020 VEI Veteran Service Award Winner- CACI!
From L – R : John Mengucci, CEO of CACI International, Steve Cooker, Executive Vice President, Monster WorldWide and Co-Chair of VEI Task Force, and Vonzell Mattocks, Executive Director Veteran Employment Initiative.
In addition to CACI, Maximus, and Noblis were named finalist for the award.
Past Winners:
2019: PenFed Credit Union
2018: IntelliDyne LLC
2017: PRISM Inc.
2016: The MITRE Corporation
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