Greater Richmond Chamber - Workforce

(www.GRCC.com)

Downsizing employers often provide the Chamber with resumes of affected employees or they make available to the Chamber an Internet site that contains such resumes. In addition, the Chamber facilitates the NEXT (Network for Executives in Transition) Program. This program is for employers who are attempting to relocate or hire executives to the Richmond area. Likewise, it is built for trailing spouses or extended family members desiring employment in Richmond, and is designed to help them network into the business community at the appropriate level, company and industry.

600 East Main Street, Suite 700

Richmond, VA

(804) 648-1234

Virginia Employment Commission

(www.vec.virginia.gov)

VEC provides a wide variety of no-fee services to employers, including exposure of job vacancies, recruitment assistance, labor market information, tax credit information, and many more. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit to reduce the federal tax liability of private for-profit employers to be used as an incentive to hire individuals from eight different targeted groups: TANF recipients, veterans, ex-felons, high risk youth, summer youth, food stamp recipients, SSI recipients, and vocational rehabilitation referrals. The Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WtW) is for employers who hire long term welfare recipients.

703 East Main Street

Richmond, VA

(804) 545-5700

AARP Foundation Senior Employment Service

(www.aarp.org)

A free, work training program that assists mature job seekers in the Richmond area.

707 East Main Street, Suite 910

Richmond, VA

Diversity Working

(www.diversityworking.com)

Offers a "Mature Workers Channel" where people can network search jobs, and read articles related to their interests.

Gray Hair Management

(www.grayhairmanagement.com)

This organization's mission is to help other older professionals obtain jobs.

RetireeCareers.com

(www.retireecareers.com)

Online job board that caters to job seekers, ages 50 and above.

Military.com

(www.military.com)

The largest online military destination that offers free resources to serve, connect and inform the 30 million Americans with military affinity, including active duty, reservists, guard members, retirees, veterans, family members, defense workers and those considering military careers.

National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

(www.esgr.org)

The site offers an Employer's Resource Guide, military policy, and employers' legal requirements regarding Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment rights Act (USERRA).

U.S. Department of Labor

(www.dol.gov)

Provides information on the Hire Vets First initiative and directs businesses interested in hiring veterans to America's Service Locator or to 1 (877) US2-JOBS to find their closet One-Stop Career Center for services. The Web site also refers veterans interested in employment opportunities to their nearest One-Stop Career Center.