MassHire Lowell Veterans' Program

January 9, 2025

Hello Gary,


Here's to a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025. In January's Newsletter, MassHire Lowell’s Veteran Program would like to share these employment resources, hiring events, and job listings from the perspective of veterans.

 

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, we will be hosting veteran-focused career workshops at the Lowell Career Center. The workshops were developed through the Department of Labor’s “Off-Base Transition Training (OBTT)” program.


The following day, January 16, EdgeStone Staffing will be at the MassHire Lowell for a Hiring Event.

 

Remember, when registering for MassHire events, please use your Mass JobQuest ID number of .


Thanks,

Dan Boland, Veteran Representative, MassHire Lowell Career Center

OBTT: Off-Base Transition Training


MassHire Lowell Career Center will be hosting two workshops from the Off-Base Transition Training (OBTT) program. These workshops are designed to assist veterans in taking control of their careers.


Marketing Yourself

Wednesday, January 15 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM


Interview Skills

Wednesday, January 15 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM


Both of these events will be conducted at the MassHire Lowell Career Center in Lowell. To register for these events, please click on the button below.

Register for OBTT Workshops

MassHire Lowell Hiring Event

Edgestone Staffing


Thursday, January 16, 2025

MassHire Lowell Career Center,

107 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA


Recruiting for:


  • Office Clerk
  • Machine Operators
  • Warehouse
  • Injection Molding Operator
  • Welder
  • Other Manufacturing Opportunities


Learn More & Register

Upcoming Job Search Webinars

MassHire Lowell Career Center offers multiple job search webinars each month.

Tell Me About Yourself


Friday, January 10,

10:00 AM

Make Your Résumé Pop


Monday, January 13,

2:00 PM

5 Steps to Reignite Your Job Search

Tuesday, January 14,

 10:00 AM

Introverts Strengths and Challenges in the Job Search


Tuesday, January 14,

2:00 PM

Got an Interview? Now What?


Wednesday, January 15, 10:00 AM

LinkedIn Unleashed


Thursday, January 16, 10:00 AM

Building Your Résumé


Thursday, January 16,

2:00 AM

Mastering the Video Interview



Tuesday, January 21,

10:00 AM

The Knockout Résumé


Wednesday, January 22,

10:00 AM

Answering the Tough Interview Questions


Thursday, January 23, 10:00 AM

Avoiding the Online Application Blackhole



Thursday, January 23,

2:00 PM

ChatGPT & the Job Search


Friday, January 24,

10:00 AM

Other MassHire Recruitment Events

United States Postal Service (USPS), Tuesday, January 14, 2025

MassHire Metro North Career Center, 186 Alewife Brook Pkwy #310, Cambridge, MA


Job Fair-Virtual Multi Industry, Wednesday, January 22, 2025

MassHire Worcester Career Center (Virtual Event)


Jobs

The Business Service Team at MassHire Lowell Career Center posts new jobs each week. Please check the links below to see the latest offerings.


Greater Lowell Jobs


Regional Jobs

Priority of Service (POS) for Veterans

Veterans receive Priority of Service (POS) at all MassHire career centers and New Hampshire Works offices. This means a preference for applying for jobs, training programs, and services at all career centers. 


Learn more

Veterans' Service Officers (VSOs)

Every city and most towns in Massachusetts have Veterans’ Service Officers (VSOs). They can help you and your family access benefits such as Chapter 115 financial assistance, healthcare, housing, and education. Chapter 115 is for Massachusetts veterans who are facing financial difficulties.  


Benefits Safety Net Program


Your VSO is a municipal employee usually located in your city or town hall. They can also help you apply for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA benefits), including service-connected disability claims, job readiness, home loans, and burial benefits.


Local Veterans Service Officers


Dan Boland

Veteran Representative

978.805.4724

daniel.boland@masshirelowellcc.com