Employment Services

VOC’s Employment Services offer a one-stop approach to providing assistance to veterans of all eras and their immediate family members. The goal is stabilizing veterans by reintegrating them into meaningful, career-oriented employment.

Employment support offered:

  • Vocational assessments, career counseling, and resume preparation

  • Job readiness and life skills training

  • Job development and post-placement services

  • Direct access to Rochester Works! and NY State Dept. of Labor veteran reps

  • Weekly VETNET, networking group sessions exclusively for veterans

  • Wide dissemination of job opportunities to veteran program participants

  • Pre-screened, job-ready applicant referrals to employers

  • CAC (Common Access Card) Readers available

  • Assistance with job start-ups needs

  • FREE occupational skills training for in-demand jobs

VOC’s Employment team provides employers with pre-screened, highly qualified veteran candidate referrals, offering:

  • Traditional work ethic – honesty, loyalty, dependability, and respect for authority

  • Flexibility – and ability to adapt to multiple tasks in a diversified workforce

  • Trainability – oriented to learning highly technical skills in a short period of time

  • Ability to function as a team builder and team player

  • Results-oriented and accustomed to total accountability

  • Leadership skills, experience, and responsibilities

  • Eagerness to demonstrate qualifications and potential

  • Work experience and a proven track record

  • Welcoming attitude towards challenges

  • FREE occupational skills training and certifications for in-demand jobs