Posts Tagged: recruit military

5 Points for Picking a Military Focused Firm

Partnering with a military focused recruitment firm is a significant business decision and one that should not be taken lightly. With an economic boost causing the U.S. to place a greater focus on hiring, (specifically hiring military), the landscape has become more complicated (competitive). This is a good thing for military talent but makes it… Read more »

Looking to Recruit Military Veterans? What You Need to Know About Military Transition Centers.

One of my most popular educational topics on recruiting military veterans is a seminar entitled “Military Applicant Sourcing Options”.  In that session I cover over a dozen approaches to sourcing veteran talent and the pros and cons of each approach.  The source that most recruiters find to have a lot of potential but also a… Read more »

OFCCP Audits: How Will You Answer the Outreach to Veterans and Persons with Disabilities Questions?

I’ve recently come across some LinkedIn discussions, blogs and articles on Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audits.  The one thing that seems to be catching HR professionals by surprise during the audits is the OFCCP’s interest in their company’s demonstrated outreach to veterans and persons with disabilities. Patricia Shiu (the Director of OFCCP)… Read more »

Press Release: Bradley-Morris, Inc. to Help Employers Recruit Military During Q3 2009 Contingency Hiring Events

Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI), the largest military-focused recruiting firm in the U.S., announced the Q3 2009 dates for their ConferenceHire® events on June 28th. The contingency hiring events are efficient recruiting solutions for employers seeking to recruit military for civilian jobs in Management / Engineering, Technician / Supervision and Sales / Business Development.  They are also… Read more »

2009 Most Valuable Employers for Military Announced

CivilianJobs.com, a company helping employers recruit military and military connect with civilian careers, announced the winners of the 2009 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military™ today in honor of Armed Forces Day, May 16th, 2009. View the press release here. The winning companies are: BNSF Railway Company CACI International, Inc. Consolidated Edison, Inc. CSX Corporation… Read more »

How Hiring Military Veterans Helps Your Company Save Money – Part 5: Many Veterans Have a Security Clearance

If you recruit for a federal agency, a defense contractor or other company that does business with the government, and you have to fill positions with cleared resources (i.e., people who have security clearances), or people who are “clearable” (capable of obtaining a security clearance), then you are already painfully aware of the cost involved… Read more »

Finding Military Veterans on College Campuses – part 2

As mentioned in the last blog post, college campuses are not only great places to find eager young men and women to fill your entry level positions and summer internships – they can be great resources for finding military veterans to fill entry- and experienced-level positions. Last time we covered Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)… Read more »

Finding Military Veterans on College Campuses – part 1

In the next two blog posts I am going to cover some innovative ideas for connecting with military veterans on college campuses. This first blog addresses Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs; the next will address Student Veteran Groups. College campuses are not only great places to find eager young men and women to fill… Read more »