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Clients: You Got Questions? We Got Answers.
Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Veteran
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Why is your event different? Put simply, MilitaryStars offers employers more than you can get with the price of any other event. From our record-breaking pre-screened candidate draws to our industry best practice customer service and our online candidate database access, MilitaryStars gives you more. (return to top) If I need employees in my Seattle distribution center and you're holding an event in Los Angeles, why should I go? Our events are regional career expos. By that, our candidates expect to meet employers from all over the region in which the event is held and they come to the events expecting that employers may require them to move. In addition, one of the greatest benefits that the military offers transitioning personnel is free relocation to the military veteran. In other words, you want a transitioning candidate to move for the job, it's on the government's dime, not your company's. What other candidate demographic has free relocation? None. (return to top) What kind of talent and skills can I find in candidates at your career expos? Although the military's main mission is combat, it maintains a vast infrastructure to support combat elements. Support elements include logistics, transportation, food service, medical & dental, supply, aviation, communications, and many more. For as many civilian industry sectors as there are, the military more likely than not has a parallel training, development and operational unit that performs the same type of services, productions or tasks. (return to top) Our business is very specialized, and we are looking for highly educated people. Can we find highly-qualified individuals at your events? We have senior and junior military officers attend our events. These men and women are educated throughout their service and go on to attend some of the top universities in the country following their transition out of the Armed Forces. Here again, your business does not have to spring for education costs of these veterans because the GI Bill they have earned covers the cost. Because of this, many will attend good educational institutions and educate themselves on top of the vast technical experience they gained from the military. (return to top) Are discounts available to offset the cost of your events? Well, there are countless HR/Recruiting/Staffing/Sourcing agencies out there that charge a heck of a lot more than we do and give you a heck of a lot less than we do. We offer employers one cost for as many hires as they can make. This benefits the employer and our military candidates. (return to top) Your events seem pricey. I can go to other events and pay $200.00 to attend. Why do your events cost more? Well, let's answer that with a question of our own: When you attended the job fair that cost you $200 to attend, how many hires did you make that day or following? Most likely, none. The adage is true; you get what you pay for. And it stands true at MilitaryStars Career Expos as well. For the price of attendance at our events, you get unlimited PRE-SCREENED hires, which means the military job seekers who attend our events will have the background you're looking for. From our employer surveys, we've found that one out of every two candidates that employers speak with has the skill set and background they need to fill their job requisitions. Equally, with the price of our event, employers get job postings on our website, military-friendly marketing and exposure, an online searchable candidate database and as many hires as they need or can make. Pretty good deal, eh? So, as an employer, you can come to our event and speak with and interview the candidates you need, or you can go and pay $200 to sit around at somebody else's event. (return to top) Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Veteran For reference, here are some traits veterans bring from the battlefield to the boardroom®: 1. Accelerated learning curve. Veterans have the proven ability to learn new skills and concepts. In addition, they can enter your workforce with identifiable and transferable skills, proven in real world situations. This background can enhance your organization's productivity. (return to top) 2. Leadership. The military trains people to lead by example as well as through direction, delegation, motivation and inspiration. They have the ability to originate a plan of action or task to answer and solve many unusual problems. Veterans understand the practical ways to manage behaviors for results, even in the most trying circumstances. They also know the dynamics of leadership as part of both hierarchical and peer structures. (return to top) 3. Teamwork. The government attracts all types of Americans regardless of race, gender, economic status, age, religion, attitude, intelligence, or physical conditions. Military personnel have worked for and with people of all types of backgrounds, attitudes and characteristics. Additionally, military duties involve a blend of individual and group productivity. Veterans understand how genuine teamwork grows out of a responsibility to one's colleagues. They understand accountability for their actions and for their subordinates' actions. They have learned to respect and accept legitimate authority. They also perceive how groups of all sizes relate to each other and to an overarching objective. (return to top) 4. Diversity and inclusion in action. Veterans have learned to work side by side with individuals regardless of diverse race, gender, geographic origin, ethnic background, religion and economic status as well as mental, physical and attitudinal capabilities. They have the sensitivity to cooperate with many different types of individuals. This international experience has broadened their outlooks in regards to customs, economies, languages and cultures of other countries. They have the sensitivity to cooperate with many different types of individuals. (return to top) 5. Efficient performance under pressure and adaptability. Veterans understand the rigors of tight schedules and limited resources. They have developed the capacity to know how to accomplish priorities on time, in spite of tremendous stress. They know the critical importance of staying with a task until it is done right. All individuals in the service have learned to be flexible and adaptable to meet the constantly changing physical, mental and/or safety needs of any situation and mission. (return to top) 6. Respect for procedures. Veterans have gained a unique perspective on the value of accountability. They can grasp their place within an organizational framework, becoming responsible for subordinates' actions to higher supervisory levels. They know how policies and procedures enable an organization to exist. They know that there must be rules and structure to avoid chaos and internal breakdown. Individuals in the service have learned and followed rules every day in their working environment. They have also learned loyalty to their units and their leaders. Companies always value employees who will be "company players" and team members that follow the rules of the organization. (return to top) 7. Technology and globalization. Because of their experiences in the service, veterans are usually aware of international and technical trends pertinent to business and industry. Their career fields designate a specialized focus and skill building for their individual jobs. Advanced training and cross-referenced training can be in the computerized, financial, medical, engineering, administrative, personnel, technical, mechanical and security fields. They can bring the kind of global outlook and technological savvy that all enterprises of any size need to succeed. (return to top) 8. Integrity. Veterans know what it means to do "an honest day's work." Prospective employers can take advantage of a track record of integrity, often including security clearances. Moreover, service personnel are continually striving to attain and surpass their standards of quality for themselves and their units. This translates into the qualities of sincerity and trustworthiness, and most of all integrity. (return to top) 9. Conscious of health and safety standards. Military safety training is among the best in the world. Thanks to extensive training, veterans are aware of health and safety protocols both for themselves and the welfare of others. Individually, they represent a drug-free workforce that is cognizant of maintaining personal health and fitness. On a company level, their awareness and conscientiousness translate into protection of employees, property and materials. (return to top) 10. Triumph over adversity. In addition to dealing positively with the typical issues of personal maturity, veterans have frequently triumphed over great adversity. They likely have proven their mettle in mission critical situations demanding endurance, stamina and flexibility. They may have overcome personal disabilities through strengths and determination. (return to top) Now, ask yourself, would you get these same traits from a another type of job seeker? Probably not; and that's where military experience shines through. The fact that military personnel are trained in a specific skill, subsequently master that skill, then learn to supervise, motivate, train and consequently lead others in that skill, certainly offers an employer a unique type of candidate. If Human Resources and Recruiting professionals can come to understand this framework of military structure and training, they will concurrently understand the greater value of bringing military veterans from the battlefield to the boardroom®. (return to top) |
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