Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
There has been a lot of buzz around Washington, D.C. lately regarding creative ways to entice young Americans to choose to work for the federal government, as evidenced by The Washington Post recently running this article in Joe Davidson’s “Federal Diary” column and E.J. Dionne Jr.’s op-ed piece. According to an ongoing survey of federal [...]
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Filed under: GI Bill
Posted on August 19th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
In this series of blogs I am exploring some creative ways that employers can “test drive” veterans before hiring them and that veterans can explore civilian careers. The first blog addressed internships. This blog reviews on-the-job-training programs. Every company has certain categories of positions that are in constant need of filling. Whether those positions are [...]
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Filed under: GI Bill, Retain, Save Money
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
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 [...]
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Filed under: GI Bill, News of Note
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
Throughout the course of 2009 I am spotlighting companies large and small who understand the value that veterans bring to their organization. These are companies that are successfully utilizing the many skills and talents of military members. These organizations demonstrate sincere desire to bring more veterans into their companies by doing some or all of [...]
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Filed under: Case Studies, GI Bill
Posted on October 14th, 2008 by Lisa Rosser
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) [...]
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Filed under: GI Bill, Recruit
