Veterans Employment Services
Mission Statement:
Charge
Work for employers to find and/or match appropriately skilled and trained veterans for employment opportunities.
Guiding Principles
Assist veterans in making successful transitions to civilian employment, and certifying post-secondary education and training programs and facilities for veterans' educational benefits.
The director of the Veterans' Services Division is Major General Robert W. Smith, III U.S. Army (Ret), with offices located in Lansing, Michigan.
“Shifting Heroes,” an added component of the Michigan Shifting Gears program, is designed to integrate returning veterans in to the Shifting Gears experience, and help them re-image and re-frame the skills they acquired in the service for jobs in the private sector. Shifting Heroes will provide additional career development support to veterans, and will include one-to-one mentoring by a Michigan veteran, as well as provide opportunities to make direct connections with employers that are specifically interested in hiring veterans and are committed to creating a supportive professional environment for their veteran employees. When veterans sign up for Shifting Gears, they will be paired with an employed veteran volunteer who will help our Michigan heroes successfully transition to the next phase of their careers. If you have served in the U.S. military and are interested in participating in Shifting Heroes, you can begin the process by going to the Michigan Shifting Gears
website.
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Military Skills Translators
- My Next Move for Veterans
Veterans provides help with translating your military training, experience, and skills into language that civilian employers will understand and also provides suggestions of similar civilian occupations, based on your AFSC/MOS/Rating. - VA for Vets
Translate your military skills, experience and training to learn about comparable civilian skills.
If you are a veteran looking for information concerning education, health, pension, survivor, and burial benefits, please visit the Michigan Department of Military and Veteran Affairs for more information.
For additional information on training and employment services available to veterans, please call the State of Michigan Veterans Hotline at 1-800-455-5228 or email veteransservices@michigan.gov.
