Personalized Veterans' Services
Talk with a Veterans' representative to devlop a customized solution for your employment needs.

Bernie Kemp, Disabled Veterans' Outreach Specialist (DVOP)
Phone: 410-341-8533 ext. 106
Fax: 410-334-3454
Email: bkemp@dllr.state.md.us

The Veterans' Employment Service administers the Local Veteran Employment Representative (LVER) and Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) to provide services to veterans and eligible persons in the One-Stop Job Market. Veterans are given priority when referred to job orders listed in the Maryland Workforce Exchange. In addition to helping veterans find employment and training opportunities, DVOP and LVER staff provide vocational guidance, referral to supportive services and case management services to veterans with significant barriers to employment.

Veterans' Priority of Service
Priority of services will be provided in the Job Market to veterans and other eligible persons by the Veterans' Employment Service. Under Title 38 and Public Law 107-288 veterans are prioritized in the following order to receive services in the Job Market:

• Special Disabled Veterans;
• Other Disabled Veterans ;
• Other eligible veterans in accordance with priorities determined by the Secretary of Labor;
• Other eligible person;
• Certain spouses.

Veterans' Job Seeker Services

Veterans' Business Services

Department of Veterans' Affairs (OnLine Applications)

• Health Benefits and Services
• Burial and Memorial Benefits
• Iraqi Freedom Reserve/Guard
• Vocational Rehabilation and Employment Services
• Life Insurance Programs
• Education & Benefits
• Compensation & Pension Benefits
• Home Loans
• VA Kids (K-12 & Teachers)

Links to Veteran Services' Web Sites

• Application for DD-214
• Agent Orange
• Federal Jobs
• Disabled Veterans: Opportunites To Use Your Abilities
• Job Accommodation Network

USDOL announces "Key to Career Success"
U.S. Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, is launching a nationwide campaign entitled, "Key to Career Success" on Veterans Day 2005. This campaign will heighten veterans' awareness of the many services available in the One-Stop Career Centers and help ensure priority of service to veterans in One-Stop Career Centers.

Attached is a fact sheet on the Key to Career Success campaign for use by One-Stop Career Center staff, including veterans' representatives. Additionally, we have attached a list of resources and an outline of the support we can all provide in our uniqe roles to make this important campaign a success.

Department of Labor Memorandum Re: Keys to Career Success
Key to Career Success Campaign: Roles and Responsibilities
Key to Career Success Campaign: Fact Sheet
Key to Career Success Campaign: Fact Sheet for One-Stop Career Center Staff
Military-Focused Electronic Tools Guide

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