Posted by: Last week, the U.S. Army featured an article on their website that examines how federal agencies are working to meet requirements to increase hiring of veterans, and what the U.S. Army and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are doing to encourage and help federal employers meet these standards. Col. Gregory D. Dadson, director of the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program stressed the same thing that Dr. Vince Patton III, Director of Community outreach for Military Advantage emphasized to Federal News Radio at last month’s Human Capital Management for Defense Conference (HCMD) last week: educating agencies and veterans about the vast amount of transferable skills veterans bring to an organization are the most important factors to spur hiring of veterans.
Military Advantage, which runs Military.com, works to help service members transition into civilian jobs by working with hiring representatives in the public and private sector and veterans. Dr. Patton III stresses that educating the private sector on the talents and unique skills that vets bring to the workforce is key to driving private sector interest in veteran job seekers. Military Advantage also aids veterans by helping them understand how their experiences translate into the civilian workplace with a Military Skills Translator.
Kelly S. Woodall, a veteran employment manager at OPM echoed Dr. Patton III’s feelings in the U.S. Army article, saying that veterans “don’t clearly articulate the vast amount of skills they bring, especially some of the soft skills, leadership skills.” If veterans keep up with the changes in the private sector landscape and learn how to translate their skills into detailed and compelling resumes, hiring managers will be able to tap into the veteran workforce’s wealth of talent.
You can watch the highlights of Dr. Vince Patton III’s Federal News Radio interview here:
Thu, Mar 3, 2011
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