Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by BobbyWhitehouse
Military-experienced technicians are top performers in their field. It’s 5:15pm on a Friday and your best customer calls. Your system is down and they need it back up now. If you are one of my clients, you are in great shape. Because you have hired a military-experienced technician. The fact that it is Friday at 5:15, when [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2012 by BobbyWhitehouse
Top military candidates are in high demand, even in recessions and especially in recoveries. Here are 5 tips from one of my top clients regarding how they put on a first class site visit. 1. Assign a sponsor. Preferably a military-experienced performer who can understand the candidate’s point of view in assessing potential employers. 2. [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2012 by BobbyWhitehouse
Anyone who volunteers for military service, from the tip of the spear to the rear with the gear, has earned the title Patriot and my esteem. The recent trend towards hiring patriots is refreshing because it is the right thing to do. But being from the “I was a military recruiter before military recruiting was [...]
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Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Lisa Rosser
With all the events this weekend in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, I couldn’t help but think about not only those who died on that day, but the military members who were subsequently called to respond. By September 2001 I had completed a transition from active military duty to civilian employment, [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2011 by Lisa Rosser
The veteran talent pool, like any other job seeker segment, is populated with a certain percentage of individuals with disabilities. So how do you interview a veteran with a disability? I received an inquiry the other day where the recruiter stated that she had received a resume from a military veteran with excellent qualifications for [...]
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Posted on August 26th, 2011 by Lisa Rosser
One of my favorite topics to teach recruiters and hiring managers is how to align military skill sets with civilian positions. And I am always asked, “Why is it so hard for military members to translate their skills into something a civilian recruiter can understand?” So, allow me to explain why this is such a [...]
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Posted on May 31st, 2011 by Lisa Rosser
If improving how you are recruiting military veterans is on your list of diversity initiatives for the coming year, you need to know that there are two common mistakes many companies make when trying to attract military veterans to apply through their company web site. First, let’s start with a definition. The term “bounce rate” [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2011 by Lisa Rosser
Has this happened to you? You are sitting in a recruitment strategy meeting where it is decided that your company wants to add military veterans to the list of diversity targets for the coming year. Not having much familiarity with the military, you are scrambling for ideas on where to find these candidates. A quick [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2011 by admin
CivilianJobs.com, where America’s military connects with civilian careers, recently announced the 2011 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military winners. Congratulations to all the military friendly companies who earned this distinction!
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Posted on January 26th, 2011 by Lisa Rosser
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, or H.R. 4853 (there’s a mouthful!). It provided a two year extension of many tax cuts enacted under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). However, much to my disappointment, [...]
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