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job experience for veterans interested in entering careers in natural resource management and wildland re ghting
New Mexico also has many federal contractors Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories bring in a signi cant number of federal
contracts Other businesses with a
signi cant amount in contracts include Applied Research Associates, Honeywell International, USF Holding Corp , SAIC, Inc , and the University of New Mexico
Many veterans also work in state and local government e State of New Mexico, like the federal government, also provides hiring preference to veter- ans State hiring preference is discussed in further detail and web links are pro- vided in the Employment & Education Program & Services section of this pub- lication Some local jurisdictions may also provide hiring preference, and you should visit city or county websites to identify individual preference programs Police and re departments are just two entities at the local level that actively recruit veterans based on comparable training and skills gained from active duty service
What About the Private Sector?
Public entities are a great place to start
when looking for job opportunities But
what about the private sector? Here is
a list of the “35 most valuable employers for military” from www military com is list was compiled by Civilian Job News Companies that operate in New Mexico are desig- nated with ** (20 out of 35)
Amazon: Retailers of books, media, electronics and other goods
The Exchange: e Army & Air Force Exchange Service
**BNSF Railway: Operates more than 1,000 trains a day on one of the largest freight rail transportation networks in
North America
CACI International Inc: Provides profes- sional services and IT solutions needed to prevail in the areas of defense, intelligence, homeland security, and IT modernization and government ransformation
Capstone Corporation: Customizes the delivery of services and solutions for military and civil operations, enterprise technical requirements, and organization and mission support services
CenterPoint Energy: Operates in electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, interstate natural gas pipelines, eld services, and competitive natural gas sales and services
**Chesapeake Energy Corporation:
Focuses on discovering, acquiring, and developing conventional and unconven- tional natural gas and oil elds onshore in the U S
**Cintas: Designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity, uniform programs, and also provides promotional and rst-aid-safety materials to more than 800,000 businesses
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC): Independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization provides innovative management and technology-based solutions
Veterans Green Corps
Veterans Green Corps is a collaborative initiative of Veterans Green Jobs and conservation corps organizations throughout the U.S. The program assists with the transition to civilian life of recently returning veterans by leveraging their leadership experience, strong work ethic, and team approach to meet conservation needs on public lands. Veterans Green Corps
supplies the gear and the training, while vets supply the human power and dedication needed to protect and preserve the nation’s public lands. Veterans Green Corps is a program of Veterans Green Jobs. For more information, visit http://veteransgreenjobs.org/veteransgreencorps
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