IVMF and USAA Launch Workforce Readiness Research Series for Transitioning Service Members

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), in collaboration with USAA, today launched an employment-focused research series on the topic of workforce readiness as it relates to transitioning service members and veterans in the civilian labor force.

The opening paper, aptly titled "Work After Service: Developing Workforce Readiness and Veteran Talent for the Future," marks the first in a series of short papers that will cover several veteran workforce readiness topics to include career preferences, financial readiness, job matching and employer perspectives on retention and workplace performance.

"With veteran unemployment at a seven-year low, employers are now shifting their attention from addressing transitioning veterans' acute hiring needs to more long-term issues such as creating talent pipelines, improving job matching, and workforce performance and development," said Dr. Nick Armstrong, senior director of research and policy at IVMF. "For companies, especially, it's about learning how to take a veteran's unique skills and experiences and put them to their first, best use for the organization," said Armstrong.