Veterans make great business leaders. Employers know it. As a result, veteran recruiting goals have grown exponentially over the past few years. And as more and more military veterans return home after serving our country abroad, they are heading to graduate business schools to earn their…

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At the most recent recruitDC, I had the privilege to share with the recruiting community tips on how to incorporate veteran hiring into a recruiter’s mindset. The poignant beginning of this presentation was the opening by Colonel…

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Jim consults with 
Chad Sowash to discuss why (and how) companies should hire veterans.





Resources for Veterans & Transitioning Military

 

As recruiters and hiring managers learn more about the military culture and experience, the bridge to hiring more Veterans into civilian careers directly from Active duty or Active Reserve is built.

In order to…

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Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. This week we’ll be talking about Hiring Veterans, Recruiting mistakes, employee retention, Talent Communities and polishing the process.

 

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order),…

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For years companies have tried hiring freshly transitioned military veterans although found a high-level of difficulty cracking the code of military identifiers and how those identifiers relate to their open positions.

After implementing Veterans.jobs and MilitaryFamily.jobs, I…

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On the occasion of a wonderful long weekend dedicated to family, food, and fun it’s imperative to remember what this holiday celebrates. Over the course of generations, Americans have sacrificed their youth, their bodies, and all too often their lives to protect our nation and its citizens. To pay homage to these incredible sacrifices is the very least each of us can offer, but it is even better to try to repay these brave patriots with something more tangible. For those of us involved in…

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As a 20 year retired Army veteran I have experienced transition from the active military to civilian life and then demobilization while serving as an activated reservist on more than one occasion. I have seen my friends come home to downsizing and watched newly transitioned war-hardened soldiers struggle to find good jobs.



Conversely hiring employers across the nation have long been in search of a simple yet effective avenue which provides hiring outreach to skilled transitioning… Continue

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Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing. This week we’ll be talking about veterans and how we can help them, HR outsourcing, the viral candidate, storytelling in business, Google pay raises and why Twitter Auto DM’s just don’t work.

Here are the articles our that interested us this…

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I'm calling you out. Yeah, you. I'm concerned that you aren't tough enough to help the Social Mudders team raise funds and awareness around the February race taking place in Austin, TX. It's an event where proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project - a…

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Since 1991, Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) has been helping Fortune 1000 companies source and hire from the military-experienced talent pool. Today on Veterans Day, BMI subsidiary CivilianJobs.com, where America’s Military connects with Civilian Careers, opened nominations for the 2010 Most Valuable Employers for Military (TM) award. To be emailed a nomination, contact MVE@CivilianJobs.com .…

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Today is a day set aside to thank veterans for preserving freedom and to remember those who paid the ultimate price for freedom. I want to thank every one of my brothers and sisters at arms and also honor the companies who are hiring them as they come back home and into the workforce, not just today but every day.



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If you've ever wondered why your company would want to recruit military experienced personnel or hire military veterans as a core sourcing strategy, this video on our HireMilitary.com blog may be a good first informational step.