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Why You Should Hire Veterans

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Why You Should Hire Veterans

In today’s market, tapping into new talent groups will be a top priority for many employers. Hiring veterans have been very overlooked. With many employers not realizing that veterans can be a tremendous asset to your workforce. With Over 250,000 service members transition out of the armed services every year, with this pool of talented job seekers, each are well educated, professional, have strong work ethic and much more. For employers it can be hard to understand a veteran’s skills and experience but what many don’t realize is that many of these skills are very valuable to any organization.

Veteran hiring programs is a great to allow companies the chance to gain access to these skilled workers and help veterans transition them back into civilian life. Considering hiring Veterans? Here is why you should hire veterans.

Teamwork: 

During their military duties, a lot of the time it involves working with a team which allows them to understand how to work well with others and work towards one goal in a group setting.

Leadership: 

Veterans led by example. They have always had great mentors during their time in the military and have held leadership with the utmost respect. They are taught from the beginning how to effectively communicate and how to lead to get the job done.

Goal Focused:

It comes by no surprise that Veterans have great work ethic and always will perform at the top level even under high stress situations. However, they are taught that no matter what they need to complete their duties or mission. They are very goal focused and will do whatever it takes to get the job done.

At Amerit Consulting, our mission is to help Veterans across the U.S. to find civilian work. Our President, Ian Wagemann, served in the United States Army as an airborne Infantryman and has a passion for helping Veterans achieve success. He has worked with our team of recruiters to obtain Certified Military Recruiter Certifications (CMR) that helps them better understand the military hard and soft skills so that they can be more effective in the job market. If you are looking to hire veterans, contact us today and learn how we can help you.