WHy Hire A veTerAN?
Looking for a candidate who is not only educated but possesses natural leadership abilities, real world work experience, flexibility and decision making skills? your perfect candidate may very well be within the transitioning ranks of our nation’s military service members.
With the unemployment rate for young post-9/11 veterans at 2.6 times the national average and hundreds of thousands of service men and women expected to be discharged over the next few years, employers must start looking at and hiring the exceptional men and women in this growing talent pool.
Research shows that veterans perform higher and have a lower turnover rate than average in the civilian workforce. “People who have served in the military are reliable. They know how to take direction, follow instructions and make sure the job is done right,” said Ron Franzen, co-owner of Franzen Sales & Service Ltd., a New Holland dealership located in Fort Atkinson, Iowa. Twenty-percent of Franzen’s employees have served in the military.
According to the
AgCareers.com Veterans & Military Professionals in the Agricultural Workplace survey, nearly half of veterans view the ag industry as a viable career path for military professionals returning to the work- place as opposed to other industries. These veterans feel they bring leadership, accountability and discipline to the workplace, while employers of veterans appreciate their discipline, reliability and leadership.
Think about it. Whether they served four or 25 years, each veteran received some of the most advanced training in the world, learning skills like leadership, accountability, the ability to remain calm under pressure, problem solving and teamwork. Being in the military also required them to be decisive and take action. They had to think on their feet to create outside-the-box solutions, sometimes in life-or- death situations.
Unfortunately, unless you (the employer) are a veteran yourself or have an intimate understanding of what it is like to serve in uniform, making the military to civilian skill set connection can be challenging for both you and the job-seeking veteran.
on one hand, veterans are often faced with employers who don’t understand their skills and qualifications. On the other, veterans struggle to explain how their military skills, training and experience apply to civilian jobs. it can be difficult for them to clearly explain what they did when they executed actions in faraway places under duress. While they know what they did, putting it into the right words so you can relate to it is a different story.
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