As an employer looking to hire military talent, where would you recommend I fish to find interested military talent on RallyPoint?

2016-07-29 23:34:06 -0400

Response by CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR made Jul 29 at 2016 11:35 PM

2016-07-29 23:35:38 -0400

It has been very elusive either everyone in employed or just not interested in the small fortune 500 company that I work for

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 29 at 2016 11:37 PM

2016-07-29 23:37:34 -0400

Chief, although not an employer, I would search key terms based on my skill set, MOS, etc. or even what I am interested in. Example - I was able to recruit an E8 from Buffalo to our OC/T unit in Columbus, OH based on our recruiting info.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jul 29 at 2016 11:41 PM

2016-07-29 23:41:21 -0400

The forum on RP depends on the skills required. Geographically specific questions may help, many people want jobs close to where they want to live.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 29 at 2016 11:56 PM

2016-07-29 23:56:14 -0400

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR Have you posted any jobs under RallyPoint "Civilian Employment?"

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 30 at 2016 12:35 AM

2016-07-30 00:35:37 -0400

USAA

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 30 at 2016 12:35 AM

2016-07-30 00:35:52 -0400

Civil Service

Response by Maj John Bell made Jul 30 at 2016 1:24 AM

2016-07-30 01:24:31 -0400

When I was deciding to leave active duty (92-93) I found that there was a real shortage of recruiters patrolling the Family Service Centers (where separation counselors were). I eventually decided to go into business for myself. I found a recruiter who ran a failing blue collar temp service franchise and convinced him to sell it to me, with an option on the permanent placement side. I bought him out after three years.

I heavily patrolled the FSC's in the DC area for senior SNCO's in technical fields. I also contacted every Corporal and above I served with that was out and employed. They were the source for my position leads (Who do you know that is out and working for a company you'd want to work for?) as well as my candidates. Plus, those people who were already employed, got me past gatekeepers before the gate keepers knew I was there. I kept the blue collar business, because it kept the wolves away from the door. The permanent placement was my lifestyle. Eventually I had allies (previous placements) inside that were decision-makers or introduced me to decision-makers. Then I expanded my blue collar temp business. I put discharged vets there to keep the wolves away from the door until I could get them a permanent placement.

Response by SFC Ronnie Simonsen made Jul 30 at 2016 3:13 AM

2016-07-30 03:13:48 -0400

Build relationships with local career center veteran representatives, college VA reps, and if near a military installation, definitely connect with on post employment center representatives.

Join social media sites like RallyPoint, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, BeBee, Instagram and Snapchat and look for veteran and military branch affiliated groups and use hashtags.

For specific niche fields, seek out social media groups and websites for those particular job fields you are looking to fill and connect with veterans in those fields.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Jul 30 at 2016 7:17 AM

2016-07-30 07:17:19 -0400

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR What I liked about searching for a job online was the sorting features the online job search engines provide. I could focus on my state, area, city, job title, keyword, industry etc and not have to run through hundreds of positions. If RP had such a capability perhaps more job seekers would utilize the site and employers would be served by having a more powerful search engine to post on. An on-line search engine is but one of many resources as has been pointed out on RP.

Response by SSgt Luke Hunt made Jul 30 at 2016 10:41 AM

2016-07-30 10:41:54 -0400

One place you can look is the unemployment office. They have a veteran's representative on site that can inform you or the job seeker whom they should contact. You can also check the local gov't hiring center.

Response by SSgt Luke Hunt made Jul 30 at 2016 5:09 PM

2016-07-30 17:09:27 -0400

there is a group called unemployed veterans need support

Response by SSG Manuel A. Gonzalez made Aug 2 at 2016 11:39 AM

2016-08-02 11:39:16 -0400

Everywhere!!

Response by LT John Chang made Aug 5 at 2016 9:04 PM

2016-08-05 21:04:36 -0400

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR I'm looking at starting a series of online talks with recruiters and folks to share insights on how our troops can best navigate the civilian waters. Let me know if you'd be interested in sharing your story and how you can help RP'ers.

Response by SFC Douglas Duckett made Aug 24 at 2016 2:13 PM

2016-08-24 14:13:53 -0400

Hire our Heroes

https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/hiring-our-heroes

Response by Sgt James Schmeling made Apr 21 at 2019 6:43 PM

2019-04-21 18:43:24 -0400

I would recruit at colleges and colleges universities. There are about 100,000 graduating every year, and they have both a new degree and work experience to draw on that you know how to value.