General Session - Operation Pledge to Vets Conference

LANE V. WILLIAMS© 2013 ALLAGASH GROUP LLC

GENERAL SESSION

© 2013 ALLAGASH GROUP LLC

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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/

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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