World Class Leading Oil Refinery in Texas Reaches Out Hire U.S. Veterans

Major Texas Employer Searching for Qualified Military Veterans to Help Run world class Refinery

by Gordon G. Gates

BP Texas City is the world’s most complex refinery. As BP’s largest refinery in the world and the third-largest refinery in the US, BP Texas City is capable of processing approximately 460,000 barrels of crude oil each day. This oil is refined into about 11 million gallons of gasoline. Located just south of Houston, the plant includes 29 oil-refining units and four chemical units on a 1,200-acre site. BP Texas City has the capacity to satisfy 3% of the gasoline demand in the U.S.— enough to fully fuel seven cars every second.

With their FOCUS ON THE FUTURE program, BP Texas City is investing in a bright future.  They have put more than $1 billion in the Texas City refinery and seek to hire high quality military veterans to manage, operate, and work their world class facility by working with HireVeterans.com to reach out to hire U.S. Veterans.

Their Focus on the Future program represents more than 28 major initiatives over the next five to seven years and includes the areas of leadership and technical training, information technology, refining, HSSE technology and safety upgrades.

Hire a veteran. Save a profession.
By William George Shuster, Senior Editor -- JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone

That's the premise of the new War Veterans Watchmaker Initiative of the American Watch Guild, a group of a fine-watch retailers and suppliers.

The aim is to persuade veterans of America's wars to consider watchmaking as a career, and for the U.S. watch and jewelry trades to provide apprenticeships, scholarships, and jobs for them. The program also would benefit the U.S. watch trade, which has seen trained watchmakers shrink from more than 30,000 three decades ago to less than 4,400 now, an all-time low. Half of those will retire within a few years.

Yet U.S. watch sales are at an all-time high, boosted by exceptional growth in mechanical watches. That has generated rising demand for qualified watch professionals to service timepieces bought by U.S. consumers. However, North America's 11 watch training schools graduate only a few dozen people annually, half their enrollment capacity. Trade experts say up to six times that many are needed yearly just to replace watchmakers who retire or die...

Top Navy Contractor Partners with HireVeterans.com to Employ Military Veterans

by Robbyn Wilson

Founded in 1984 by Rex Eagan and John McAllister, the current CEO, Eagan, McAllister Associates (EMA) has more than 1,500 employees delivering services under 100+ contract vehicles with over $165 million in annual revenue. Acquired in July 2007 by Science Applications International Company (SAIC) and headquartered in Lexington Park Maryland with 13 additional locations in five states.  

Eagan, McAllister Associates (EMA) is now a recognized leader in technology, engineering, management, and logistics support for government and industry clients worldwide actively supporting the Aviation and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) communities. 

EMA has specialized capabilities include information assurance, technology-based systems, information technology solutions, systems engineering, program management, and geographic information systems (GIS).  EMA has a 22-year history of supporting U.S. Navy projects and programs and is ranked 39th in the Department of Defense's annual list of top Navy contractors based on FY05 procurement data (January 2006).  EMA is a two-time recipient of the James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement (2001 and 1994) and is built on a commitment to long-term careers over short-term, contract-by-contract relationships. 

Currently, EMA is reaching out to employ our U.S. Military Veterans for several locations to fill a variety of specialized jobs.  To accomplish this task, EMA has partnered with HireVeterans.com, a market leading job board for U.S. Veterans where U.S. Veterans find their jobs from employers who seek to hire Americas best.

Solar Turbines Teams Up with HireVeterans.com to Recruit Our Nation’s Finest

by hmcbain 

Wanting to do more for U.S. Military Veterans, Solar Turbines Incorporated has partnered with HireVeterans.com to actively recruit retired service personnel for employment opportunities within their company. The leadership skills learned combined with the real world experiences and training every armed service person leaves with is exactly what makes them excellent recruitment material any company would cherish.

Solar Turbines recognizes and embraces these qualities by offering to U.S. Veterans the wide range of open positions within their company. By doing so, Solar Turbines is making a statement to other international companies that hiring retired service personnel is not only the right thing to do, it is the best thing to do as well; for the continued growth of the company and for the well being of our Nation’s finest.

The percentage of veterans not in the labor force more than doubled between 2000 and 2005
by Alex Lantier

On March 25, the Wall Street Journal published a brief summary of a US Veterans Affairs Department study on discharged veterans’ employment and wage prospects. The report, not yet publicly released and largely blacked out in the broader US media, paints a devastating picture of surging unemployment and low wages for returning veterans.

It found that the percentage of veterans not in the labor force—due to unemployment, having returned to school for further training, or having given up looking for work—had more than doubled between 2000 and 2005, jumping from 10 to 23 percent. Veterans aged 20-24 had an unemployment rate of 12 percent, 50 percent larger than the overall US unemployment rate for adults aged 20-24, which stands at 8 percent. On March 27, the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, writing on the same report, noted that 18 percent of veterans reported being unemployed.

Many employed veterans earn salaries leaving them at constant risk of financial hardship. Twenty-five percent reported earning less than $21,840 a year. Half of those aged 20-24 earned less than $25,000 a year...

Committed to Your Health and Livelihood!

by Holly McBain 

Community Health Plans (CHP) of Washington State had partnered with HireVeterans.com to offer our Nation’s Veterans exciting employment opportunities.

The ability to multi-task, making effective decisions, and provide genuine leadership are just some of the life-skills learned by the U.S. Military and the qualities highly regarded by the hiring recruiters at CHP.

By actively hiring U.S. Veterans, CHP is able to enhance their community involvement through the employment of the local “natural resources” trained and educated by our Nation’s Armed Forces. They know the importance of helping one another and that is best shown by offering employment opportunities to U.S. Military Veterans.

U.S. faces 'enormous' security challenges as global demographics change, former Reagan administration official says
By Jaikumar Vijayan 

ORLANDO -- In a tight job market, U.S. companies might want to consider Iraq war veterans for information security jobs, retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said today in a keynote address at the Infosec World 2008 security conference and trade show being held here this week.

North, a former member of the National Security Council during the Reagan administration, noted the rising unemployment rate in general and the jobless rate among returning Iraqi war veterans in particular. One way to address the situation is to consider giving employment in the technology sector to returning veterans because they embody many of the core values and skills that companies need to compete in a rapidly changing global marketplace, North said. 

"There are 225,000 young Americans with combat experience looking for good jobs," North said. "These are the brightest and the best of this generation," North said. "They certainly deserve to be employed by companies like yours," he said to conference attendees.

North made the suggestion during a keynote address that focused on the "enormous" challenges faced by the U.S. in the new millennium...

They Want You!

EnterprisePartners, LLC, an experienced and trusted staffing augmentation firm, is partnering with HireVeterans.com to offer US Military Veterans employment opportunities.

The combination of dedication, commitment to excellence and “real world” problem solving are all attributes highly sought after by employers and coveted by the staffing consultants at EnterprisePartners, LLC. They know that US Veterans are some of the most skilled and experienced individuals in the world who have the ability to “think on their feet” while working under pressure.

Many staff augmentation firms promise experienced consultants - but will your critical project be the training site. "Recruiters" are often familiar with the alphabet soup of technology (SAP, ERP...), but do they really understand your requirements.

Sign on with a Winner!

Fire Solution Company Reaches Out to Hire U.S. Veterans Now

by Holly McBain

Ember Aqua Shield has joined forces with HireVeterans.com to recruit Veterans as Independent Sales Representatives to promote, sell and service their patent pending fire safety device.

The Ember Aqua Shield is a unique roof mounted water device designed to protect your home from the embers of burning wildfires. On a dry roof, flying wildfire embers will ignite causing fire and destruction to your home. With the EAS properly installed, the roof is protected with a constant waterfall thus minimizing the chance of wildfire sparks burning the house down.

Why Military Veterans? Because Ember Aqua Shield knows the commitment to duty and country each service personnel is instilled with and believes this will carry over into their sales leadership openings. The skills of survival, quick thinking and problem solving are critical to being a successful salesperson and are highly coveted by Ember Aqua Shield.

Partnering for your Success!

KMS Solutions Reaches Out to Employ Our U.S. Veterans

by Holly McBain

KMS Solutions, LLC is partnering with HireVeterans.com to proactively seek and hire War Veterans. The life lessons and values learned by US Military service personnel is priceless and a coveted asset for any business. KMS Solutions understands the commitment and trust made by our Veterans in serving our country and how that translates into their work ethic in the private sector.

KMS Solutions, LLC was founded on the principle that people do business with people who they know and trust. Nothing is more important to us than knowing our clients have confidence in the KMS ability to deliver on time, on schedule, and within budget with a goal of exceeding expectations.