Veteran-friendly Company Case Study: DreamWorks Animation When an employer shows their appreciation for veterans as DreamWorks has, they become the company veterans want to work for.
Do Employers Value Education or Experience More in a Veteran? Any person with a higher degree of education needs some experience in order to be properly placed in an organization.
Why Companies Need Veteran Education Increase your veteran populace and show the community that you are making the valiant effort.
Educate Your Company on Veteran Hiring and Retention Employers can and should educate their hiring staff and leadership on veteran hiring and retention.
Employers: Tips for Looking at a Veteran Job Candidate's Social Media Considering online activity as part of the hiring process has challenges for both the company and the applicant.
Managers: Don't Take Veterans' Differences Personally The differences between military and U.S. civilian culture can leave civilian employers feeling unsure about how to proceed.
Carter Honors Exemplary Employer Support of the Guard, Reserve Defense Secretary Ash Carter honored 15 companies with the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
Are Background Checks Different When the Candidate is a Veteran? Are background checks necessary for veteran job applicants?
Is Your Veteran Program Top Down or Bottom Up? There is an opportunity to drive success in a veteran hiring initiative by engaging employees at all levels of the...
Recruiters: 5 Ways to Build Rapport with Veteran Job Candidates Here are some tips for recruiters and hiring mangers seeking military veteran candidates.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
