Posted on Mar 30, 2014
So what can be done to have more veterans Hired in the Civilian workforce?
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So every veteran has heard " thanks for your service" but they also hear we just cant hire you because your over/under qualified, or they hear you have not paid your dues so heres a mop to start your way up, believe it or not I heard this from a Union here in Texas that my military schools did not count, to me this is unsatisfactory and needs to be addressed at a local and national level any one got any ideas?
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Encourage them to obtain their degree while in the service.
I worked on it after getting out. I took classes at night while I worked full time. it took me 12 years to get through my Masters. Had I done some school in the military, I would have leveraged my earning power and years much better.
Employers today look toward a college education being on the resume. It is a weeding process they use. Combine education with military experience and you have a powerful candidate.
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Give me your experiences and desire to make things happen, so I have some more folks to help me run Vets-Help.org. Then we make our own jobs without relying on anyone else. Check out our website, and other than seeing I am not a website guru, you will see we are out to make a serious difference.
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We have some good network opportunities here, what are some of the other options available?
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The Civilian world may claim to prefer Veterans , but this not true in many cases. We are a threat to Civilian worker. We have better work ethics, than most civilian workers. We go beyond normal worker, and we climb the ladder faster than most.. After so many years of trying to get back in the work force. My only solution was to self-employ myself.. Its very scary to transition from a world of Teamwork to a world of Cut throats.
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The main issue has to do with the regulatory and tax climates that are either preventing start-ups from happening or preventing businesses from hiring people. Things like increased minimum wages, the PPACA, the blocking of "right to work," and politicians wanting to spend billions in aid and send in troops to every little hotspot in the world doesn't really help the economy, which prevents veterans from being hired.
I say we organize and vote in Libertarian-minded veterans to both federal and state offices. If we can get enough of them in, we can start to see a rollback of policies that are choking the economy.
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SGT Craig Northacker
Ho Ryan-give me a shout and I will share some thoughts with you from a major political guru friend of mine.
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I am seeing a large number of out of work veterans that have degrees. I went to Law school and became a lawyer. The problem I have is the federal government only hires Harvard or Yale for lawyer positions and the private sector thinks I am too old for entry level attorney positions.
A lot of the assistance for unemployed veterans really has no clue what to do with me. Career fairs have a lot of minimum wage positions available but no attorney, or alternative legal careers available.
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SSG Mike Angelo
My Vista program will end soon and I will be looking at other opportunities. I am looking for organizations that have capacity building in the positive energy realm. Not the food industry like Burger King, Wendy's and the like, but physical storefronts like O'Reily, Auto Zone, Napa Auto Parts to name a few. These stores are veteran friendly. Why? Because they may be managed by veterans and hire vets. We got more time in the motor pool than most civilians can imagine.
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I am currently working on this very issue. I am a workforce development coordinator for a non-profit called U.S. Veterans Initiative (US Vets). I assist veterans through a program called Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (HVRP) by giving homeless vets assistance with employment. What we really need is more resources to catch veterans early, basically as they transition out of service, to make sure they don't end up homeless or long-term unemployed. I have heard it has gotten better but when I got out I was basically given the boot. ( I ETS'd with an honorable discharge after 2 deployments with not disciplinary infractions and as an E-5) Essentially I was set up for failure. There is still much distrust of the VA so veterans leaving the service should be aware of other options to get help, especially one's that are not connected to the military or government directly. RallyPoint is a great way to disseminate this type of information but also word of mouth if you are a veteran and see another veteran struggling. Veteran's are a relatively small community compared to the general population so it is up to us to strengthen that community and work together to ensure we do not leave our fellow vets behind.
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SPC Michael Gutowski
I wish that I had some answers to this age-old, I'm sure, problem. But maybe the answer is involvement. Maybe by me, or anyone, getting involved in this problem there will come out of it a solution. "Where two or three are gathered there am I in the midst of you all."
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One thing you may want to consider is Federal Government or State Government employment. I believe the Feds credit all your active service time towards their retirement system and many states do also. I myself retired from NYS Government and you can now purchase your active duty time to be credited towards retirement. The cost is to do this was pretty modest and is deducted from each paycheck until paid in full.
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Pro-Veteran articles like the one below go a long ways to supporting positive aspects of hiring veterans.
http://www.businessinsider.com/habits-that-great-military-leaders-practice-2014-6
http://www.businessinsider.com/habits-that-great-military-leaders-practice-2014-6
23 Habits From The Army That Will Make You A Great Leader
Build esprit de corps.
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