Posted on Dec 22, 2015
Companies Are Racing to Hire Veterans--But Few Know the Secret To Help Them Succeed
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Veterans would seem to make ideal leaders in the civilian world. Their military training has equipped them with the special combination of leadership experience, entrepreneurial approach, dedication, can-do attitude, and technical skills that top companies prize. Indeed, a recent article in Forbes notes, "interest and participation in hiring military is at an all-time high."
But their career paths too often belie their promise. Instead of becoming stars, veterans find they have become invisible. New research from the Center for Talent Innovation finds that nearly 40 percent (38%) of veterans surveyed believe that senior leaders are not capable of seeing their full potential.
Over the course of surveying 1,022 veterans, Mission Critical: Unlocking the Value of Veterans in the Workforce identified a key problem: Veterans lack sponsors.
Veterans would seem to make ideal leaders in the civilian world. Their military training has equipped them with the special combination of leadership experience, entrepreneurial approach, dedication, can-do attitude, and technical skills that top companies prize. Indeed, a recent article in Forbes notes, "interest and participation in hiring military is at an all-time high."
But their career paths too often belie their promise. Instead of becoming stars, veterans find they have become invisible. New research from the Center for Talent Innovation finds that nearly 40 percent (38%) of veterans surveyed believe that senior leaders are not capable of seeing their full potential.
Over the course of surveying 1,022 veterans, Mission Critical: Unlocking the Value of Veterans in the Workforce identified a key problem: Veterans lack sponsors.
Companies Are Racing to Hire Veterans--But Few Know the Secret To Help Them Succeed
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One of the first mistakes veterans make is they write a resume that looks like page 1 of their military performance reports. Employers can google what an infantry job description looks like. They want page 2...how were you a rick star in that job? What did you do to put your thumbprint on the job?
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I agree that's one issue...
I also think a lot of people don't know how to help and vice versa, a lot of Veterans don't know how to communicate their talents so they can be understood by those in positions to help.
I also think a lot of people don't know how to help and vice versa, a lot of Veterans don't know how to communicate their talents so they can be understood by those in positions to help.
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Hate to say it but where I work they are trying to get people in at the lowest price they can. Matter of fact we have more people from India and Pakistan then we have vets, and maybe even whole employee pool. I only know of 2 other vets from 150 employees. A lot of the jobs were lost when they moved the assembly area down to Mexico for low cost. I do know I have been told by some Managers they like my dedication, loyalty and hard work, at which time I thank them and told them just hire more vets if you want more like me.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LCpl William Perry There are defintely companies out there that have that mindset! That is a problem with American right now - we are allowing our Corporations to send more jobs overseas because the labor is cheaper, thus increasing profits, but putting American sout of work. We need to fix this some how some way! We need to build incentives for Companies to hire Americans in America, with their place of employment here in America. Easier said then done, but we have become our own worse emeny with higher cost of healthcare, taxes for corporations, taxes for employees and the list goes on! If we don't fix it, we will have more on welfare, out of work, and the government going broke from unemployment and entitlements going through the roof! We did provide tax incentives for companies to higher veterans, but I believe they can be stornger and better!
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