Hiring Military Veterans is a Smart Choice for Business

Military veterans have a large talent pool of candidates with the skills and attributes they are looking for across industries, significantly outnumbering the availability of quality candidates with specific skillsets and attributes, which has greatly increased the competition for scarce human resources.

Below we break down key reasons why hiring military veterans is a smart choice for business.

Leadership Skills

Many companies prefer to hire people who have handled many people’s lives and responsibilities during their careers. People who can lead others into life-threatening situations often have no problems leading a team of employees towards corporate profit. Companies are also fond of hiring people who have led many people during their lives. This is helpful to the companies as it is important to find someone who is intelligent and has experience leading others because managing a large business is a very big challenge.

Discipline

The military trains service members to follow standard procedures, so veterans are well-suited for jobs that require adherence to procedures. They can provide companies with the ability to learn new skills and concepts quickly. They will always give it 110% all the time.

Integrity and Loyalty

Veterans have a sense of what it takes to work hard. Employers can benefit from a history of integrity. This includes security clearances, which instill trustworthiness and sincerity. They are also committed to the work they do. They often are considered to have long tenure and will also ensure the job is done and done well.

Veterans are very good for business. They often are overlooked as it can be hard to translate their military skills to civilian work. But what we see with most companies who hire veterans is strong performances and hard work. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned business, we take pride in hiring veterans, we have a standardized process to recruit, screen and evaluate Veterans to help match them to business across the United States. To learn more about our process, read here.

There are 5.3 million American men and women who have served as active-duty soldiers since the Gulf war era. With thousands looking for work, it has become difficult for Hiring Managers to transition military experience to civilian skills.

Many military resumes contain terminology and acronyms that a lot of hiring managers do not understand such rank structures, service branches, etc. That is why it is important for you to be able to present it correctly and make it more relatable to the job you are applying for.

ResumeGenius breaks down some examples of common military terms and how they’re translated into civilian language.

• Combat = Hazardous Conditions
• Company = Department, Section
• Mission = Task, Objective
• OER / Counseling Statement = Review
• Reconnaissance = Data Analysis or Data Collection
• TAD / TDY = Business Trip, Leave
• Service Member = Employee
• Infantryman = Security Manager or Security Enforcer
• Squad Leader = Team Leader
• Executive Officer = Deputy Director or Assistant Director
• Senior NCO = Supervisor or Coordinator
• Supply Sergeant = Logistics Manager
• Operations NCO = Operations Supervisor, Operations Manager
• Commander = VP or Director

Here are some great resources to use to when looking to transition into cilivan work:

• Veterans Employment Center: This tool helps connect service members, Veterans, and their families to career opportunities in the public and private sectors.
• TheDepartment of Veterans Affairs offers an interest profiler, educational and career counseling and links to other job resource.
• Amerit’s Veteran staffing program: As a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) and a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB), Amerit has made it their mission to help place qualified Veteran candidates in positions that match their military experience.
• Military.com’s skills translator: This tool allows you to help see what types of jobs your skills are transferable to.

New year, new job? If you are looking for a new job this year, it will be important for you to be prepared to do a virtual interview. There are some big upsides to a virtual interview, but it is also hard to stand out. You will want to ensure you are overly prepared and use the below tips to help you advance to the next round.

1. Create your space. Make sure you set up a space that has good lighting, clean background and high speed WIFI spot. This will help set you up for success. Also, don’t forget just because this interview is virtual, you still want to dress to impress.
2. Come prepared to ask questions! Start by looking at the job description and do research on the company. Not only does this show the employer you are interested in the role, but it helps you also figure out if this role is a good fit for you.
3. Don’t forget to be yourself. Have fun with it and show your personality. You want to make sure this role is a good fit for you professionally and culturally.
4. Practice truly makes perfect. Rehearse yourself answering the standard interview questions. You will want to see how you are answering, some tend to talk fast when they are nervous which is totally okay, but practice can help you build more confidence, and you want to ensure you are showing yourself properly.
5. Research your resume. A lot of the questions you will be asked, will be what is on your resume. Make sure you know what is on there and have some examples of the work you highlighted on it.
6. Be prepared for anything. There may be some technically difficulties, but don’t act flustered. It happens. The best way to prepare is to ensure you have mastered the technology the interview is on. I would log in 5 minutes before your interview to make sure everything works.

Looking for more tips to help with your job search? Click here. 

Amerit Holiday Donations 2021

Every year Amerit Consulting donates to charities during the holiday season that are nominated by our internal employees. This year, Amerit has nominated two charities: Irish you a Merry Christmas and Vets’ Community Connections.

Here is more information on our Holiday Donations 2021 and more information on each of the charities and how you can support them.

Irish you a Merry Christmas is a volunteer led non-profit here in San Diego which provides a Christmas (food and gifts from Santa) to underserved communities in San Diego. The main purpose is to bring Holiday cheer to children in need in the san Diego community. They are in partnership with the Irish Outreach Center and four sporting organizations:

• Setanta Men’s Gaelic Football Club
• Na Fianna Ladies Gaelic Football Club
• Peters Men’s Hurling Club
• San Diego Youths GAA Club

Contact:

Email irishyouamerrychristmassd@gmail.com

Call: (619) 291 1630.

Vets’ Community Connections helps assist veterans, military, and their families in successfully integrating them into their communities. They do this by expanding their local networks and help them get involved in all parts of the community.

Contact: https://www.vetscommunityconnections.org

7 Reasons Why You Should Consider Hiring Veterans

Military Veterans can be a tremendous asset to your workforce as they can bring valuable skills and experience. 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. However, many Veterans find it challenging to find work as they transition back to civilian life. As the main reason being the difficulty to transition military experience to civilian experience. That is why having Veteran programs can allow companies to gain access to these skilled workers.

At Amerit Consulting, our President, Ian Wagemann, served in the United States Army as an airborne Infantryman. He had a hard time transitioning into the civilian workforce and has a passion to helping Veterans achieve success. He has made it our mission to help Veterans across the U.S. to help understand and translate them to find civilian work. 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.

Considering hiring Veterans? Check out these 7 reasons why you should.

Diversity and Inclusion: Veterans have worked with a variety of diverse backgrounds in race, gender, religion and much more.

Teamwork: Many military duties involve working with other, this exposes Veterans to understand how to work well in a group setting.

Leadership: Not only have Veterans been led by strong mentors and understand leadership and respect it but they know how to effectively communicate.

Performance: It is no secret that Veterans have great work ethic, they always want to perform at the top level even under pressure.

Respect: Veterans value accountability and respect leaders and other members.

Honor and Integrity: Veterans are sincere with their work and can be trustworthy.

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2021

From September 15^th to October 15^th, every year, starts National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is meant to celebrate and recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans in the United States.

In 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month was originally “Hispanic Heritage Week”, which was first established by Rep. Edward R. Roybal of Los Angeles and was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. By 1988, the week expanded into a month and signed into law by Ronald Reagan.

Hispanic Heritage Month starts on September 15^th  because it is the anniversary of the City of Dolores, which was the starts of the Mexican War of Independence which resulted in the Independence of the New Spain Colony, now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Today, there are 60.6 million Hispanic Americans, which is one of the largest minority group in the U.S.

Below are more facts that will allow you learn more about this month and why we celebrate it according to the United States Census Bureau

• More than 60% of the 60.6 million Hispanics in the US are live in California (About 4 out of 10 (15,574,882), Texas (About 4 out of 10 (11,524,842)), and Florida About 3 out of 10 (5,663,629).
• Roughly 14% of all people 5 years and over speak Spanish in the United States.
• Approximately 6% or 322 thousand businesses in the United States were Hispanic owned in 2018.

Here are some local events happening in San Diego according to NBC to help National Hispanic Heritage Month 2021.

• Visit Otay Ranch Town Center for Hispanic Heritage- For more information CLICK HERE!
• San Diego State University Events- For more information CLICK HERE!
• It is time to “Shine”! – For more information CLICK HERE!
• NAHJ San Diego-Tijuana 2021 Scholarship Celebration- For More information CLICK HERE!

Additionally, according to Women’s Health Magazine, here are some reading books by authors of Hispanic or Latino origin, movies about Hispanic and Latino culture.

Amerit is proud and happy to celebrate and recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American who have inspired others to achieve success.

National Staffing Employee Week 2021

Monday, September 13^th begins National Staffing Employee Week which is promoted by the American Staffing Association. It was started to help recognize the millions of temporary and contract employees that have made a tremendous impact on our economy. Throughout the week, staffing firms will host events honoring their employees to show appreciation.

As many are not aware but staffing firms have been around for quite some time. They were first established in 1940s during World War II. As soldiers were sent overseas, they left many open positions behind, leaving business struggling to find help. Staffing firms then were established as they were able to fill the void of the need for workers and were able to hire quickly. But the need didn’t stop, when the soldiers returned home, they had trouble finding work which made staffing agencies quite helpful. And now as of today, there are around 53,000 Staffing/Employment services helping workers throughout the United States finding temporary and permanent work. And these staffing firms employ about 6.3 million people.

Starting Monday – September 13^th – we will be celebrating our employees by hosting a virtual raffle. We will be sending our temporary employees an email on Monday that will allow you to enter into our virtual raffle to win a CASH prize. The winner will be announced on Friday, September 17^th.

This week we want to ensure our employees to know that we sincerely appreciate you, this week and every week. Happy National Staffing Employee Week 2021! We appreciate all your hard work!

About Amerit Consulting

Headquartered in San Diego with office locations throughout the U.S., Amerit Consulting, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned business is a leading provider of human capital management that specializes in creating customized offerings for Payroll, IC Compliance, Managed Services and Staffing Solutions. For more information, please call 925.233.5633 or visit https://ameritconsulting.com/

Many job ads on a public platform such as LinkedIn, Indeed, or any social media site mostly likely are published from staffing firms. It has been said that in the 1940s, a staffing firm was first started. Yet, many companies still have a hard time navigating whether they should use them and what services would be best for their business.

So, let’s start from the beginning, how does a staffing firm work? Staffing firms have dedicated team of recruiters that focus directly on recruiting efforts for your company. They take care of all the hiring process from advertising the job, sorting through resumes, screening and interviewing candidates, scheduling interviews with your hiring managers and providing feedback on a daily basis. In some cases, even deal with all the onboarding process ( Background checks, references, etc.) depending on what type of services you use. So, why do companies use them? Well, it cuts costs on job advertising and time on conducting in house recruiting process.

Staffing firms provide different types of services and we break down each:

STAFFING SERVICES:

DIRECT HIRE 

Direct hire staffing also known as permanent placement and headhunting is a service that a staffing firm recruits on open positions and on the first day of employment, you are the employer of record for the employee. A recruitment firm will then charge you a fee per positions and most cases there is a guarantee period.

TEMPORARY STAFFING

Temporary or temp staffing is a service which the staffing firm recruits for your job openings but is hired on a temporary basis and the staffing company is the employer of record. In most cases, this service is used on a seasonal or project basis. The assignment can be as short as a day or last as a few years, all depending on the need for your company. This service is typical charged on an hourly markup.

TEMP TO HIRE STAFFING

Temp to hire staffing is about the same concept as temporary staffing, but in the employee can be hired at the end of the assignment for a full-time position. This is a great way for an employer to test or trail run candidates to see if they would be a good fit for the open position. This charged is usually on a hourly markup.

PAYROLL SERVICES

Payroll services are used for candidates that are preidentified by your company and you do not want on your internal patrol. Typically, many large organizations use this service to help eliminate risk and ensure compliance is up to date to help avoid any costly mistakes. This is charged on a hourly markup as well.

MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER (MSP)

Managed Service Provider or MSP is a service that is used to outsource a third-party company that help manages a company’s contingent workforce. This helps handle payroll, HR management, Vendor management, IT, and much more.

1099/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE AND SOW MANAGEMENT

A staffing firm can help ensure workers are properly classified and help manage to avoid any costly mistakes.

Using a staffing company has a lot of benefits from saving you countless time, energy and money for your business.

New Minimum Wages Going into Effect on July 1.

Throughout 2021, more than twenty states will be increasing minimun wages for workers, according to the Department of Labor. However, many of these states have already made those changes and some are making them throughout the year.

Below we break down the list of all the new minimum wages that will change on 7/1/2021.

Continue to check back in with us as we will update with any new changes that come into effect this year.