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Military Talent

As a prior-enlisted, Naval Academy graduate, candidate at military fairs and placement teams, hiring manager, agency recruiter, and now a military staffing manager at Sears Holdings, I wanted to see a blog that tied it all together; a one-stop shop for MILITARY TALENT. This blog is to share "mentoring" and "networking" between candidates, recruiters, and clients. The battle for top military talent is getting more challenging due to lower percentages of recruits entering the armed forces, and steps taken to keep folks in ($). Let's share our best practices and lessons learned.

Finally, a team that is addressing DEMAND, vice SUPPLY! follow this blog post

posted by on June 13, 2009

I know of at least 268 teams/agencies/etc that assist vets in finding work.  When I attend the BIG job fairs (Ft Hood, MOAA, etc), we get excited to see 200 companies.  Where are the other 55,000+ companies?  Here is a group that is launching to Train and Encourage employers to hire vets.

We are very excited to inform you that Easter Seals will host the Operation Employ Veterans Official Training modules roll-out June 22nd and June 23rd, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

The trainings will take place in the following order in one hour increments:

  • Get the Facts
  • Values Veterans bring to the Workforce
  • Identifying Barriers
  • Recruit, Hire & Retain Qualified Veterans
  • Perception vs. Truth
  • Employer Success Stories & Best Practices
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    • 1 point 4 months ago

      Philip,

      Thanks for your post. Sounds like a great program.

      I should point out also that we at Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) are doing our part to drive "demand" every day. Many times as part of our sales and consulting process, we are talking to companies who have never considered hiring military. We help them understand how military-experienced talent can solve their hiring challenges, and how military occupational specialties translate to civilian job descriptions.

      We also help companies via our www.HireMilitary.com blog, capturing success stories and best practices regarding how and why to recruit military.