Blake Cannon on some of the most pressing issues workforce facing military veterans from his most recent blog post:

No Skin in the Game – Why?

Here are a few of the immediate problems that need to be addressed right away

• There are an enormous amount of recently separated Veterans that have entered the workforce and there will be more on the way with the upcoming withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
• Most companies do not currently have a defined Veteran Hiring Program
• Companies hire differently today than they did after any other major military conflict
• Most organizations are utilizing Internal recruiters who typically have zero military experience (and that’s OK)
• External Recruiters – Companies typically will not pay a fee for Military Personnel with mixed backgrounds and experience – they do not consider Veterans fee eligible
• Hiring from websites does not work for Veterans
• Companies and the Public have a good outward message for supporting Veterans but they are not as a whole, willing to put any real skin in the game…
• A veterans true experience & knowledge is not always conveyed to employers correctly.
• Assessment Tools not available that relate to Military Personnel

Blake Cannon
Disabled Veteran, US Army and a Proud Recruiter!
blake.cannon@recruitveterans.com
@BlakeCannon