Are civilian employers ambivalent regarding the hiring of Military Veterans?

PO1 There are company's on the outside that look for vets. I worked in a major tire manufacturer for 18 years and about a third were ex-military. All branches of service. Good well paying job that you were not cut on salary because of retirement and you filed their insurance. They didn'the care if you had Tricare or not. I just wish there were more like that.

The issue I've encountered is that I repeatedly am told that I need to "soften up" (which means I intimidate the HELL out of my supervisor). I am honest, straight forward, and have integrity- and am not willing to compromise my integrity. I believe like people hire like people- therefore I don't hire sheeple, again they don't like that. I like it when my staff look for a better way, think outside the box. That's how you get better- that's how you improve, raise the bar

I certainly believe this is true if you are currently serving in the Active Guard or Reserves. Yes there are Federal Laws that protect you against discrimination, however I'm sure after many of our currently serving soldiers leave the interview that to time off for duty etc are often discussed by some potential employers.

Part of the issue is that civilian employers don't always consider training and work in the military to be the equivalent of job experience.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/veterans-unemployment-outpaces-civilian-rate/2011/10/04/gIQAlqLepL_story.html?utm_term=.c5f4d465e5da

There's obviously more to the issue than this, however, I believe this is a major contributing factor.

I feel that my military service and recent deployments have shielded me from hiring. We were told numerous times upon our return that there is a push in the civilian community to hire veterans. We (the veterans) are an positive asset to any company due to our work ethic and ability to adapt to any task set before us. Both after both my tours it took me over a year to find employment. In 2011 I sent out close to 300 resumes and applications, attended various veteran focused job fairs, endless job fairs for the general public and still I came up with nothing. Fast forward to 2014 I was again faced with the daunting task of finding work after returning home. Its been over a year now and only recently did I find anything and its only part time.

Veterans get fast tracked and get added points to the entry level exam with CDCR. Good Luck.

http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Career_Opportunities/index.html

This is a great question PO3 Galon Miller . One good way to see if employers really "mean" what they market about hiring military members is to check out their presence on RP. Search for the company in the searchbar and see how many RP members are employees there, using Target as the example, they have 85 RP members who currently work there and 96 RP members who used to, so chances are that they are a good veteran employer! When you're reading through the feeds from Answers in 'Employment and Transition' see if any of the people who are commenting and helping to answer questions are recruiters from civilian companies. Companies that are really serious have their recruiters trying to give useful information and to help our members and participation in Answers is a great way to see this!

I was hired by Sandoz Inc. specifically to focus on hiring and recruiting veterans. I also focus on Diversity as a whole!

When I first got out in 1980, my expectation of a job would be close to my MOS, military occupational specialty. It did not happen that way, because I was competing with people who were degreed and had 5-10 years of private practice or owned their own biz. ... I had to realize that I was way behind the job curve...

I ended up working for a moving company which did not work out because am allergic to cat dander. Then K-mart's toy department during Xmas season. I could not keep up with the toys, dolls, and board games. My last few days was helping the cashier who happened to be a classmate back in the day.

I had enough so I went back in the military.

When I got my first duty assignment, I was given a classroom and tons of training on how to be an AIT instructor.

They hire who they think is best for the job.  Those who want veterans do that - the others are pretty much coincidental.