Once again, Bradley-Morris earned recognition for its veteran hiring initiative. For a second consecutive year, the company received the HIRE Vets Medallion award from the United States Department of Labor. It is the sole honor awarded at the federal level for hiring veterans. Enacted in 2017, the Honoring Investments in Recruiting American Military Veterans Act of… Read more »
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From Intern to Hire, SkillBridge Program a Win for Bradley-Morris
The best way to hire veterans may be through a SkillBridge internship. It certainly proved to be a win for Bradley-Morris, Inc. The nation’s largest military-to-civilian recruiting firm onboarded Tyler Bloecher through Skillbridge and hired him for good a few months later. The Navy veteran enlisted at age 18. He later earned an officer commission… Read more »
Our Sourcing Tools Deliver the Best Way to Hire Veterans
The Best Way to Hire Veterans Just like in real estate, location, location, location is the name of the game when searching for the best way to hire veterans. Where companies source candidates directly impacts how many veterans they’ll find. There are currently 18.8 million veterans in today’s job market, with 250,000 more joining their… Read more »
Soft Skills Are Irreplaceable
While many laborers today worry that the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) may take their jobs away, humans still possess something that computers can’t replicate: soft skills. A 2017 joint study from Boston College, Harvard, and the University of Michigan suggested that soft skills training in areas like problem solving and communication increases productivity and… Read more »
Time To Change Your Focus When Hiring
It takes just 7.4 seconds to reject an applicant based on skills listed on a resume. According to an eye-tracking study, recruiters use those 7.4 seconds on rudimentary “pattern matching”— that is, hunting for keywords that match the open role. Imagine now that your keywords include only hardline technical requirements such as software programs and… Read more »
So Long, “Culture Fit,” Veterans Make Superior “Culture Adds”
Embedded in corporate hiring processes for years, the term “culture fit” began as a way of assessing whether a potential employee could sufficiently meld into a company’s work vibe. However, the practice of hiring based on cultural fit has increasingly become viewed as fraught with unconscious bias and as a roadblock to inclusivity and diversity…. Read more »
How to Secure Talent When the Veteran Unemployment Rate is at a 50-Year Low
Reading a headline like “Veteran unemployment rate is at a 50-year low,” is something to celebrate. Veterans are a group of talented individuals, which are instinctive to rally behind because they have served our country and acquired amazing skill sets in the process. However, let’s keep in mind that “Veteran unemployment rate is at a… Read more »
Bradley-Morris Receives Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certification
Today, Mark Buehlman, the Virginia Values Veterans Regional Program Manager – Hampton Roads, presented Tim Best, Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) CEO, with BMI’s V3 certification. The Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certification program seeks to help employers throughout Virginia better understand the veteran talent pool and endeavors to effectively train employers on current best practices for recruiting, hiring,… Read more »
We Don’t Headhunt, We Connect
You’re looking to hire a veteran. You’ve likely heard about the tangible and intangible skills that this group brings to an organization; not only do they have highly developed leadership skills, they have a history of delivering results and working successfully within a team. But where do you start? When it comes to finding a… Read more »
Bradley-Morris Mentioned in Article Discussing How to Write Great Content for Veterans
ERE.net posted an article recently with tips on how to write great content for veterans and Bradley-Morris, Inc. was mentioned. The title of the article was “Create Recruiting Content for Veterans in 5 Simple Steps” and was authored by Caroline Kangas. An excerpt can be found below: “Step 5: See an opportunity to help? Provide… Read more »