This document outlines a mission to help veterans find employment. It discusses identifying veterans in need of jobs and employers who are hiring. It describes helping veterans adapt to market changes, determine skills gaps, provide training services to fill those gaps, and implement an outreach plan to connect veterans to employers. The overall goal is to provide individualized assistance to veterans from start to finish in finding and retaining jobs.

1. MISSION to Employment
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2. Market
It is our job to
educate the
Veteran on
labor market
changes and
how they can
adapt for
The market employment.
dictates
potential
employment
It is important
opportunities
to adapt to the
and barriers.
market in
which you
seek
employment.

3. Market
Our plan is to stay informed on market changes
and trends to ensure our customers are best
served and given the best opportunity to succeed:
 Make time to research and review labor market
information
 Establish and maintain open communication with
employers, outreach and employment partners across
Indianapolis
 Cultivate relationships with internal partners to ensure
accuracy of gathered information

4. Identify
It is important
for us to identify
both Veterans in
need of
employment and
employers
# or Veterans / Positions Open
hiring.
Outreach A Outreach B Outreach C Employer A Employer B Employer C
Outreach Partners / Employers

5. Identify
Organizations with employable Veterans, as well as
employers currently hiring:
 Meet with various Veteran outreach partners to
determine potential candidates, develop their
skills, and prepare them for employment.
 Continue to establish new relationships with employers
to determine their need, as well as build on current
relationships.

6. Identify
Veterans and their needs:
 Type of employment
 Full-time
 Part-time
 Temp
 Marketability
 Resume
 Interviewing Skills
 Job Skills

7. Skills
We help the Veteran to
Skills vs. Skill Gaps identify any skill gaps that
would affect employment
through:
One-on-one meetings
Determining desired employment
Researching needed skills
Providing services and training
SKILLS SKILL GAPS
ability to do something well: the ability to do difference: the difference between a current
something well, usually gained through training skill set of a person and the desired skill set to
or experience complete a task or job

8. Services
1-on-1 Benefits
Training Appointments Knowledge Referrals
VWIP In-depth Assessment Healthcare Employers
WIA Build Trust Education Service Organizations
HCCI Intensive Service Referrals State Benefits Educational Programs
STEM Career Planning VA Internal Partners
E4 Labor Market Info Disability Federal Programs
PriorITize Resume Assistance Bonding Transition Assistance
Voc Rehabilitation Interview Preparation WOTC (Work Homeless Programs
Post 9/11 GI Bill DD-214 Requests Opportunity Tax Felon Services
CDV Credit)

9. Services
Expectations Goals
We expect to share both Having marketable
internal and external Veterans will allow us to
services with Veterans to engage top Indianapolis
maximize the impact of companies and
their benefits, education, organizations for job
and all other resources placement. It will also
available making them offer the Veteran more
more marketable. possibilities and higher
retention.

10. VETERANS IN NEED OF EMPLOYMENT
Implement
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Jan
Feb
Mar

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DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY

12. Implement PIT
We would like to implement our plan for Veteran
identification, career planning, marketing
strategies, and employer outreach to prepare for
the increase in Veteran need.
December
• Prepare Training Tools for Veterans & Employers: workshops, training
booklets, and presentations
• Identify Employers: cultivate relationships with employers within
Indianapolis as well as intentionally targeting employers for future
opportunities
• Train Veterans: continue to push Veterans through the Workshops to
prepare them for the workforce

13. Outreach
Employers
Targeted outreach to employers to generate leads
for employment on a consistent basis, as required
by Veteran need. Employer outreach will be
determined by current Veterans being serviced.
Veteran Service Partnerships
Build partnerships with Veteran Service
Organizations throughout Indianapolis to identify
job-ready Veterans. Our outreach to these
organizations can help increase traffic into
WorkOne Indy.

14. Network
Education
Partners
Veteran
Internal
Service
Services
Providers
LVER
We network with the We network for
intense purpose of Employers Benefits employment, but can
promoting services to also promote any
all Veterans, both service that would
current and future. assist the Veteran.

15. MISSION - Complete
Our intention is to accomplish all of these in a fluid process, but
understand that it is fluid and subject to changed based on the need
of the Veteran, employer, or other partnerships and expectations.

16. MISSION - Complete
MISSION COMPLETE
This process will focus on the
Veteran, both present and
future, with intent to employ and
retain in the workforce. Each
Veteran will be seen as an
individual, although being
serviced in large and small group
environments. One-on-ones are
available for intensive service
referrals to DVOPs if necessary.
We believe this will provide the
best customer service necessary
to all Veterans as well as
employers receiving our
Cradle to Grave Veterans as the final product.
MISSION