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Veterans Come First!

New York State's One-Stop Career Centers are proud to offer Priority of Service to veterans and their eligible spouses.

 

What does this mean?  If you served in the military, you will be:

  1. served first by the next available staff member

  2. given first priority for jobs and training for which you are eligible and qualified

Other services available through the One-Stop Career Centers include:

  1. Career Counseling

  2. Skills Assessment

  3. Job Search Assistance

  4. Resume Preparation

  5. Information on Civil Service positions

  6. Referral to other agencies that provide services to veterans

 

Helpful Links

Job Search Tools

  1. Hire Vets First

  2. Vet Central

  3. Vet Success

  4. USA jobs

  5. VA Job Bank - Upstate NY

  6. VA Job Bank - National

  7. NYS Civil Service Jobs by Agency

  8. NYS Civil Service Jobs – Searchable

  9. Local Civil Service Jobs

  10. New York State Job Bank

Training Resources

  1. Background on the Post 9/11 GI Bill

  2. Helmets to Hardhats – This web site helps connect veterans to careers in the building and construction trades.

  3. Troops-To-Teachers – This web site provides information on careers in teaching.

Other Resources

  1. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) – This legislation protects service members' reemployment rights when returning to work after a period of military service.

  2. Key to Career Success

  3. Turbo Tap

  4. State agencies that assist veterans

    1. Division of Veterans Affairs

    2. Department of Civil Service

    3. Division of Military and Naval Affairss

    4. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

 

Questions? Call toll-free at 1-888-4-NYSDOL

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