When hiring candidates for open positions, companies should make a point of recruiting veterans. Hiring veterans maximizes a company’s chances of achieving greater success for many reasons. In fact, a recent report shows that some of the world’s top companies have made commitments to hiring veterans. One outstanding statistic: close to 25 percent of Amazon’s new hires are veterans, and many of these new hires fill leadership roles in management and operations. The Reserves Network knows this quite well as our founder and chairman was an officer and pilot in the Air Force.
Here the some ways hiring veterans maximizes chances of a company’s success:
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Veterans bring distinctive capabilities to your organization.
Veterans thrive under pressure where other employees might struggle to succeed. They are success-oriented and know how to accomplish goals. Their work ethic is unparalleled. Veterans are also flexible, open to change, capable of thriving in different environments, and skilled at working with people of all diverse backgrounds.
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Veterans have technical skills.
The military provides advanced training to veterans. Because they have some of the best training in the world, it’s cost-effective to hire them.
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Veterans are strong problem solvers.
They have experience structuring resources and organizing their efforts to accomplish any mission, even if there are obstacles. Most have both logistics and project management experience and can apply practical skills to problem solving in the workplace.
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Veterans are strong leaders.
Leadership is one of the most in-demand skills among businesses. Veterans know how to lead and how to work well on a team. They can identify and understand each individual’s motivations and capabilities to maximize the effectiveness of the team.
Employers can find qualified veterans to hire by working with veteran-owned The Reserves Network. Contact us if your business is ready to hire skilled staff members with a diverse skill set and a strong work ethic.
