Creative Ways to Recruit Veterans to Your Workforce Part 3: Management Trainee Programs

In this series of blogs I am exploring some creative ways for employers to “test drive” veterans before hiring military and for veterans to explore civilian careers.  The first blog addressed internships.  The second blog covered on-the-job-training programs. This blog reviews Management Trainee Programs.
If you are not familiar with management trainee programs (MTPs), most follow [...]

25,000 Veterans Sign Up for New Post 9/11 G.I. Bill in First Two Weeks

The Christian Science Monitor published a great article on the popularity of the new and very generous Post 9/11 G.I. Bill coming into effect at the end of this summer.  Since the Department of Veterans Affairs began accepting online applications on May 1st more than 25,000 veterans have submitted an application.  The new bill is effective for classes/programs [...]

Finding Military Veterans on College Campuses – part 2

As mentioned in the last blog post, college campuses are not only great places to find eager young men and women to fill your entry level positions and summer internships – they can be great resources for finding military veterans to fill entry- and experienced-level positions. Last time we covered Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) [...]

Finding Military Veterans on College Campuses – part 1

In the next two blog posts I am going to cover some innovative ideas for connecting with military veterans on college campuses. This first blog addresses Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs; the next will address Student Veteran Groups.
College campuses are not only great places to find eager young men and women to fill your [...]