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The Governor of Connecticut, Gov. M. Jodi Rell, is encouraging you employers in her state to hire veterans. She launched a program called just that—“Hire a Veteran Week”—in the last week of January to get employers to recognize the importance of taking care of our nation’s veterans in this time of turmoil, but she also made it known that it doesn’t have to be January to follow through with this notion/

As she said during the Hire a Veteran Week, veterans have sacrificed so much to serve in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. There have sacrificed their time with their families, and in some cases, they have sacrificed their body, their mind, and their employment and well being for our country. Plus, the governor adds, many people in the armed services come back with special training and skills that could definitely come in handy for a civilian employer.

Part of the program is that the state of Connecticut is holding “Hire a Hero” fairs, much like your typical job fair except they are especially designed to hire returning veterans. The first such fair was held back in January, and it was a sell out and a major success for the businesses that participated in it. So employers should keep their eyes peeled for similar Hire a Hero job fairs in their neck of the woods in Connecticut coming up in the future.

Such programs will continue, thanks to the assistance of the Connecticut Department of Veteran’s Affairs, the Connecticut Department of Labor and the Connecticut Office of Workforce Competitiveness, which work to help veterans in their job market and to help employers who want to hire veterans. My sources tell me that veterans make up about 12 percent of the work force currently in Connecticut, so this program could have no small impact.

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