How Hiring Military Veterans Helps Your Company Save Money – Part 2: Staffing Hard-to-Fill International Positions and Assignments

Many military veterans have lived and worked abroad during their military careers, and may be more receptive to your company’s international assignments than the average candidate. The military has assignments in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America, Australia, and Africa. All service members who serve overseas are provided training on the local culture. A [...]

How Hiring Military Veterans Helps Your Company Save Money – Part 1: No-cost Relocation to Where the Job Is

Did you know that service members separating from active military duty (due to retirement or end of their contracted service commitment) receive a one-time, government paid relocation to any where in the U.S? This means you can interview a service member at a military job fair in San Diego, California and offer him a position [...]

Let a Flat Daddy Show You Care

Another fantastic suggestion that originates from Elaine Dumler’s book “I’m Already Home…Again -  Keeping Your Family Close While On Assignment or Deployment“, is a Flat Daddy(TM).  Since many deployments last anywhere from 6 months to 15 months, children of service members lose a sense of connection to the deployed parent.  A Flat Daddy is a [...]

Supporting Mobilized Employees

Do you have employees who also serve in the Guard or Reserve?  These days it’s often not a question of “if” but “when” they  will be mobilized for military service.  You probably also have employees who are married to military members or who are the parent of a young service member.  You may be wondering [...]