AT&T and Three Other Corporations Pilot Program to Make it Easier for Transitioning Military to Find Real and Verified Jobs

INDIANAPOLIS, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today DirectEmployers
Association is launching their latest online program to help veterans find jobs.
This new effort is a .jobs Military Crosswalk platform customized for hiring
companies worldwide.

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For years companies have become frustrated when trying to hire transitioning
military into their corporate ranks due to a high-level of difficulty in
translating military skills to their open positions. DirectEmployers now
provides companies with a corporate branded solution to help them address this
issue.

Simple, automated solution

Powered by the .jobs Universe, this innovative platform allows service men and
women preparing to transition into civilian life to use their current Military
Occupation Code (MOC) or Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) to easily find
civilian jobs on corporate career sites. This technology provides the
cornerstone all companies need to start effectively communicating their
available employment opportunities to military men and women who are
transitioning into civilian life.

Earlier this year, DirectEmployers launched www.Veterans.jobs, an extensive
online program to assist transitioning military personnel in all branches of our
armed forces in quickly and efficiently finding employment.

Carrie Corbin, AT&T, Associate Director – Talent Attraction, said, “AT&T has
aggressively recruited veterans for decades, in part because the technical
skills and leadership experience gained in the military transfer very well to
our company and culture.”

“After seeing the implementation of Veterans.jobs I asked if the technology
could be adapted to fit our specific company needs. DirectEmployers Association
immediately began working with AT&T to pilot the .jobs Military Crosswalk within
our career site to help make it even easier for transitioning military to find
real and verified jobs at AT&T.”

Camber Corporation, Providence Health & Services, and ConocoPhillips join AT&T
in piloting this new technology. These pilot sites are available online at:

http://att-veterans.jobs

http://camber-veterans.jobs

http://providence-veterans.jobs

http://conocophillips-veterans.jobs

“This is a great program for the entire human resource community as well as the
nation’s transitioning military and their families. Providence Health & Services
is adopting this technology to help us tap into this skilled source of
candidates,”stated Rhonda Stickley, Providence Health & Services, Sr. Director,
Talent Acquisition & six-year U.S. Army veteran.

DirectEmployers’ new military .jobs initiative expands the potential of an
already established and robust partnership with the public sector, the National
Labor Exchange (NLX). Offered in partnership with the National Association of
State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), the NLX is a free, job-search engine feeding
job openings into 50 publicly funded state job banks. This has substantially
increased offerings to all jobseekers, and especially veterans. Since March
2007, the NLX has provided over 9 million, unduplicated, current jobs to state
workforce agency staff dedicated to serving veterans. The NLX uses no federal
funds for operations, research, or development. Rather, this unique
public-private partnership leverages private, non-profit-owned technology with
existing state workforce agency resources to enhance offerings to veterans.

“With President Obama’s announcement to start bringing troops home and theBureau
of Labor Statisticsreporting a June 13.3% jobless rate for veterans who served
any time since September 2001 (Gulf War-era II veterans) this is a very valuable
and timely tool available to all corporations,” stated Bill Warren, Executive
Director, DirectEmployers Association.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, 600 plus member
employer association. As provided in its corporate bylaws, the business and
affairs of the Association are managed by a board of directors consisting of
member company representatives. Daily operations are managed by an executive
director and operations staff at the direction of the president and board of
directors. Its mission is to provide employers an employment network that is
cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically
diverse national workforce.

About National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) is a private,
non-profit organization, representing 52 state and territorial workforce
agencies in general and the publicly-funded veterans’ employment programs in
particular. The mission of NASWA is to serve as an advocate for state workforce
programs and policies, a liaison to federal workforce system partners, and a
forum for the exchange of information among states.

www.Veterans.jobs

Assists military personnel in transitioning from active duty to employment
opportunities in the civilian workforce. Using the Military Crosswalk, Veterans
can enter their military occupation plus the .jobs suffix to find relevant
civilian jobs. Examples: www.42F.jobs; www.25B.jobs;www.2891.jobs

SOURCE DirectEmployers Association