The Importance of Veteran Hiring Programs: Why Hiring Veterans Without Them Doesn’t Work

If you are a business, you value talent that improves your productivity and competitiveness. One of the most overlooked talent pools that can rapidly enable your business’ productivity and competitiveness are products of this nation’s military, its veterans. Yet, they are often overlooked and/or misunderstood. Many organizations speak to the desire to hire veterans, but don’t put the budgetary priorities in place to realistically enable it. They may even attempt to hire veterans but don’t put a formal program in place to do so. An absolutely critical element to enabling the successful hiring of veterans is a formal veteran hiring program. My book Hiring Veterans speaks directly to how your organization can enable such programs. The article below explains why these programs are necessary to enable the outcomes you expect – and deserve – in hiring our nation’s finest.

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Matthew Louis

Matt Louis is one of the nation’s leading experts in career transition for members of the military community. He coaches individuals on their transition efforts and advises employers on hiring programs designed to successfully assimilate this valuable talent pool. He is the author of the award-winning and Amazon best-selling HarperCollins book Mission Transition, a practical guide for veterans in career transition, their families, and their employers. His second book, Hiring Veterans, is an award-winning practical guide for organizational leaders on how to build programs to successfully assimilate veterans and military spouses.