Posted on November 3rd, 2010 by admin
There is a good article in the Austin American-Statesman about hiring military from the candidates’ perspective. Both job seekers featured in the piece are Bradley-Morris, Inc. candidates – one who is in the process of job hunting (Dan Barnhart, pictured), and one who succeeded in his job search (Tedd Schonsheck). Tedd’s military experience contributed immensely [...]
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Filed under: Case Studies, Contingency Recruitment, News of Note, Recruit
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by MarlaSmith
Hi, I’m Marla Smith. In my “day job”, I help employers connect with military job seekers, so I hope I can answer some questions here as well as the other contributors. A recruiter asked me this week, “Why should I focus more attention on military job fairs that take place on the military installations as [...]
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Filed under: Job Fairs, 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 October 30th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
What does a veteran know about business? Turns out former military members often do quite well as business owners because of our discipline, respect for and adherence to processes and procedures, and our determination to see things through to the end. Perhaps you are considering becoming a veteran entrepreneur. Whether you decide to become a [...]
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Filed under: Government Contracting / Defense Staffing
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 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
Posted on March 5th, 2009 by admin
Here’s another case study regarding a company that had success with prior-military personnel sourced via recruiting services, Aeroflex: “Aeroflex was seeking a reliable source of quality candidates for their sales positions. Typically, Aeroflex sales managers market their products within the commercial and defense industries. Serious candidates to the company generally have a four-year college degree, [...]
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Filed under: Case Studies, Hiring Conferences, Recruit, Recruiting Services
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by admin
Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) CEO Sandy Morris talks about BMI and why companies recruit military to strengthen their talent pool and to fill open positions for skilled workers and leaders.
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Filed under: Hiring Conferences, Recruit, Regard
Posted on January 5th, 2009 by Lisa Rosser
If you recruit for a federal agency, a defense contractor or other company that does business with the government, and you have to fill positions with cleared resources (i.e., people who have security clearances), or people who are “clearable” (capable of obtaining a security clearance), then you are already painfully aware of the cost involved [...]
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Filed under: Government Contracting / Defense Staffing, Recruit, Regard, Save Money
