Odell Mcleod

American employers have committed to successfully hire and retain these veterans but have failed due to a myriad of challenges. Much to their credit, they have engaged their talent acquisition teams and included this edict in their companies’ Diversity Programs but, in many cases, have seen marginal results. Beyond corporate integrity, many firms are interested in hiring transitioning military personnel, including those companies seeking Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)… Mehr zeigen

American employers have committed to successfully hire and retain these veterans but have failed due to a myriad of challenges. Much to their credit, they have engaged their talent acquisition teams and included this edict in their companies’ Diversity Programs but, in many cases, have seen marginal results. Beyond corporate integrity, many firms are interested in hiring transitioning military personnel, including those companies seeking Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) coverage within their plans for Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance (VEVRAA) compliance.
So why is veteran unemployment still stubbornly high? Here are some of the reasons for the challenges they may be experiencing:
 Where is the money? Lack of Funding and Veteran-specific Placement Capabilities: A good portion of these well-meaning firms have some finite funds within diversity budgets but not within recruiting budgets. Therefore, they struggle to dedicate the appropriate resources needed to build an internal function for this very specialized hiring.
 How do I understand this population when their experience is different from what I normally see? Lack of Military Expertise in Human Resources and Acculturation Processes: Companies have the interest but often lack the expertise needed to establish recruitment teams who speak the military language, to create a permanent veteran-friendly environment that will not only allow successful hiring of former military personnel but will ensure cultivate retention. Absent a military program, the standard options are either to attend a military-oriented job fair in the hope of finding employee candidates or to pay placement fees to military hiring firms who claim special access to the transitioning Veteran.
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