From the course: Recruiting Veterans

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Tips for onboarding and growing veterans

Tips for onboarding and growing veterans

From the course: Recruiting Veterans

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Tips for onboarding and growing veterans

- Many of us who've been successful can look around our office and see our awards and our plaques and our milestones of achievement. For many of us, these items provide a daily reminder of our ability to overcome challenge and build success. Well, now imagine that every success and accomplishment you've ever had was displayed on your jacket. Every good, brave, and noble action you took in your career was on display for others to see. When you walked into any room, others could tell what you've done, how successful you've been, and where you rank in the organization. For military veterans, this is their reality. So then imagine how hard it would be when you take off that uniform and suddenly all those accomplishments aren't on display and close to your heart. This can cause a great feeling of displacement and anonymity for someone who risked their life to protect our country, and now they look like anyone else. As you recruit veterans, help them transition into their new career in ways…

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