Maine company works to find jobs for veterans
Maine company works to find jobs for veterans
WEBVTT PAUL: -- >> IF YOU RECRUIT FORTHE TALENT, YOU CAN TRAIN IN THEPROFICIENCY.PAUL: MATT LEONARD IS A MAINENATIVE WHO SERVED 21 YEARS INTHE NAVY.HE RECENTLY WORKED AS PRESIDENTOF THE LEWISTON AUBURN CHAMBEROF COMMERCE BUT LEFT A YEAR AGOTO START HIS OWN COMPANY,MILITARY TALENT SOURCE.>> THIS WAS A PERFECT MATCH OFPEOPLE LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT ASWELL AS PEOPLE LOOKING FORTALENT.PAUL: MILITARY TALENT SOURCEPAIRS VETERANS WITH COMPANIESTHAT WANT TO HIRE THEM.IT HAS PLACED ABOUT A DOZENPEOPLE THIS YEAR.LEONARD AND HIS TWO EMPLOYEESTRAVEL THE COUNTRY TO FIND BOTHTALENT AND COMPANIES LOOKING FORTALENT.HERE'S HIS SALES PITCH FORNON-MAINERS TO RELOCATE TOVACATIONLAND FOR A JOB.>> MAINE DOESN'T TAX FORMILITARY RETIREMENT, IT'S AGREAT PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY,VERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ANDYOUR BENEFITS YOU TAKE OUT OFSERVICE AND YOU BRING TO MAINEARE GOING TO GO MUCH FURTHERTHAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THECOUNTRY.>> PUSHING THE AIR OUT OF THATPIECE OF PIPE AS RAPIDLY ASPOSSIBLE.PAUL: WE MET LEONARD INBRUNSWICK.ONE OF HIS NEW CLIENTS IS THEMAINE ENERGY MARKETERSASSOCIATION'S TECHNICALEDUCATION CENTER.FOR A DECADE, THE NON-PROFITCENTER HAS BEEN TRAINING PEOPLETO WORK IN TRADES.JAMIE PY IS MEMA PRESIDENT ANDCEO.>> I THINK IF YOU WENT TO ANYCOMPANY, THEY WOULD SAY, 'WENEED AT LEAST ONE IF NOT TWOTECHNICIANS, AND PROBABLY THESAME THING FOR DRIVERS.PAUL: MEMA MEMBERS ALSO WANT TOPUT MORE VETERANS ON THEIRPAYROLLS.>> IF YOU SEE THAT ON A RESUME,IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO OURMEMBERSHIP.THEY KNOW THE GUY WILL COME TOWORK, THEY KNOW HE'LL BE ONTIME, USUALLY DISCIPLINED ALLTHE ATTRIBUTES YOU WANT TO GETOUT OF THE WAY THAT ARE SOLIDAND ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE WAYTHESE FOLKS WORK.PAUL: STAY TUNED.IF THIS VENTURE PROVESSUCCESSFUL HERE IN MAINE, TALKSARE IN THE WORKS TO REPLICATETHIS MODEL ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
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Maine company works to find jobs for veterans
A new Maine company is helping to bridge the divide between service members leaving the military and companies that want to hire veterans.
BRUNSWICK, Maine —
A new Maine company is helping to bridge the divide between service members leaving the military and companies that want to hire veterans.
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