Posted on July 13th, 2010 by Lisa Rosser
Kudos to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for incorporating a new session at its annual conference which focused on issues surrounding military veterans entering or returning to the civilian workforce. The 2010 Annual Conference and Expo, which concluded on June 30th in San Diego, offered a modified 2-day program entitled “Military Veterans: Transitioning [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Recruit, Regard
Posted on March 16th, 2010 by admin
Fortune magazine ran a good piece regarding what many readers of HireMilitary.com are already aware of: The high return on investment of recruiting military talent for roles in corporate America. These lines sum up the article: “Veterans reentering the civilian workforce are increasingly finding a warm welcome. That’s especially true for young officers who have [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2010 by Lisa Rosser
I am counting down to the magic date of March 9, 2010. What is so special about March 9th? According to the Presidential Executive Order 13518 “Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government” that is the date by which each Federal agency must establish a Veterans Employment Program Office (VEPO). The VEPO is required to [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Recruit
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
Dear President Obama – I posted a link to Executive Order #13518 “Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government” as a discussion item in about two dozen different veteran groups on LinkedIn. I was curious to see what kind of response news of this order and its “Veterans Employment Initiative” would generate. Reaction fell into [...]
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Filed under: Government Contracting / Defense Staffing, News of Note
Posted on November 11th, 2009 by admin
Since 1991, Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) has been helping Fortune 1000 companies source and hire from the military-experienced talent pool. Today on Veterans Day, BMI subsidiary CivilianJobs.com, where America’s Military connects with Civilian Careers, opened nominations for the 2010 Most Valuable Employers for Military (TM) award. To be emailed a nomination, contact MVE@CivilianJobs.com . View the [...]
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Filed under: Advertising, News of Note
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 May 15th, 2009 by admin
The New York Times ran a nice piece yesterday regarding veterans in “green jobs” such as solar, wind, biomass, etc. So why are military-experienced job seekers targeting these areas, as well as being targeted by the energy sector for open positions? Prior-military service members have always been a significant part of the energy industry’s, oil [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Recruit, Volume Hiring
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by admin
CivilianJobs.com, where America’s military connects with civilian careers, announced the winners of the 2009 Most Valuable Employers for Military. Some of the winning military-friendly companies include: BNSF Railway Company CACI International Inc Consolidated Edison, Inc. CSX Corporation For the full list, see the official announcement here.
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Filed under: News of Note
Posted on March 24th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
Back in December I posted a blog on how hiring military veterans can save your company money through the use of a tax credit called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). This credit is available via IRS Form 5884 to organizations that employ certain categories of veterans. Thanks to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]
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Filed under: News of Note, Save Money
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
Have you checked out Glassdoor.com? It’s a career and workplace community where anyone can find and anonymously share real-time reviews, ratings and salary details about specific jobs for specific employers — all for free. It is refreshing to see how employees (and former employees) honestly rate a variety of workforce factors such as career opportunities, [...]
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Filed under: Advertising, News of Note, Recruit
