“1,000 Careers Project” Aims to Hire 1,000 Veterans Into PG&E Careers
Over Next Eight Years
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today unveiled a long-term
career hiring program aimed at veterans. The “1,000 Careers Project” has
set a goal of hiring 1,000 veterans into PG&E careers over the next
eight years. The company announced the new commitment at the Hire
America’s Heroes Military STEM Career Fair, which is being held during
the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
“This effort is about more than providing veterans with a paycheck. It’s
about creating opportunities for them to build successful, long-term
careers. As a nation, we have the duty to make sure veterans have access
to good career opportunities when transitioning back to civilian life.
We’re doing the right thing for those who’ve served our country.
Moreover, their proven commitment to leadership, accountability and
safety are the traits we’re looking for as we work together towards
building a better California,” said PG&E Vice President of Talent
Management and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Laura Butler.
The 1,000 Careers Project is the newest expansion of PG&E’s
long-standing commitment to veterans. This project will:
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reach beyond the hiring process to include educating internal
recruiters, line of business hiring managers and field leadership on
the skills and abilities of military veterans
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help ensure that veterans have access to ongoing support and
professional development opportunities as they build careers at PG&E
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make PG&E a preferred employer to veterans in California, which is
home to the nation’s largest veterans population who possess key
company competencies.
“The 1,000 Careers Project will help us meet the challenge of building
the next-generation workforce at PG&E, as 40 percent of our workforce is
eligible to retire over the next five years. We’re also in an
ever-changing industry where technology and innovation are driving the
demand to hire for new skills. Veterans have key abilities which will
help us effectively answer these concerns,” said Butler.
Since World War I, the utility has had policies in place to hire, train
and retrain veterans while helping them develop careers. In recent
years, the company has taken these efforts to new levels.
PG&E’s PowerPathway™
program, for example, has graduated 300 veterans over its eight-year
history—with 80 percent of them finding a career at PG&E or the utility
industry. The program was recently recognized by Vice
President Biden, who visited a training class consisting solely of
veterans in April. PowerPathway currently has its first-ever
active military member participating in an Entry to Gas Operations
training program.
This Fall, PowerPathway will expand to include a customized, 200-hour
career transition course offering an introduction to a customer
service-focused career. Upon completion, 20 individuals will be directly
onboarded into a customer service representative position.
For the last three years, PG&E has been recognized as a Top-100
Military Friendly® Employer by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The
utility recently received three awards from the Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve for its support of employees who
serve in the National Guard and reserve. PG&E also received the Faraday
Award at this year’s Electric Power Conference for successfully
engaging veterans to become long-term employees in the utility industry.
PG&E’s support of veterans goes beyond creating careers. The company
actively seeks and works with veterans and disabled veterans business
enterprises (DVBEs) to be suppliers. For the last two years, the utility
has played host to “Boots
to Business,” a workshop aimed at helping veteran-owned businesses
work with PG&E.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco,
with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the
nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
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