VetJobs Vice President Tom Cushman Teams With Disabled Veterans National Foundation

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Disabled Veterans National Foundation is pleased to announce that Tom Cushman, the Vice President of Sales for VetJobs, will be the guest speaker at the Disabled Veterans National Foundation April 4th webinar to help unemployed veterans, active duty, reservists or retired members of the U.S. Military, and those supporting veterans - including Veteran Service Officers, spouses and family members find jobs that match their skills and experience.

"His experience is invaluable, and the work he does with VetJobs places him on the front lines of knowing exactly what employers are looking for, and what our military men and women need to do in order to obtain career positions that are right for them."

Cushman, a former Green Beret and fixed wing aviator who served the country around the world, has 40 years of sales and sales management experience from multiple industries and disciplines. He has assisted companies to IPOs, acquisition, and re-organization and worked in executive capacities with such companies as American Hospital, Medtronic, Toshiba, GE, Banta and Cox Media.

"We are grateful to have Tom join us in this nationwide effort to help veterans find meaningful employment," said Raegan Rivers, CAO of DVNF. "His experience is invaluable, and the work he does with VetJobs places him on the front lines of knowing exactly what employers are looking for, and what our military men and women need to do in order to obtain career positions that are right for them."

Cushman will be the guest speaker at the webinar led by Rod Dillehay, who has more than 20 years of experience screening, interviewing and hiring job candidates. The webinar, "Hunting for a Job: How to Find a Job that Suits You" will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on 4/4. Veterans can register at www.dvnf.org/webinar. The event is free of charge and open to all military, veterans, veterans service officers and those supporting veterans.

VetJobs is universally recognized as the leading Internet site used by employers for reaching the 10.9 million veterans currently in the work force, as well as the more than 189,000 active duty military personnel who transition each year, the 200,000 plus members of the National Guard and Reserve who rotate back to America each year, and their family members.

The webinar is the second in a series of four offered by DVNF. The first webinar, held on February 28th, focused on resume and cover letter writing. Future webinars will address effective interviewing skills, and details about how the new veterans jobs bill benefits Veterans and employers.

Anyone attending the webinar can submit questions before and during the event to info@dvnf.org or on the DVNF Twitter page or Facebook page. Top questions will be answered at the end of the webinar.

About Disabled Veterans National Foundation: DVNF exists to change the lives of men and women who came home wounded or sick after defending our safety and our freedom. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), DVNF was founded in the fall of 2007 by six women veterans to expand their scope of work within the veteran's community. For more information, visit www.dvnf.org or www.vetjobs.org.


To learn more about DVNF, go to www.dvnf.org.