Many employers Veterans Unaware of skills
Sunday, November 6th, 2011Many employers Veterans Unaware of skills
Fairfax, VA (PRWEB) November 4, 2011
Many prospective employers have little appreciation for the strong skills that Military Veterans bring civic organizations, according to Right Management, the talent and career experts within ManpowerGroup
“Employers sometimes think military experience is not easy or transferred to a business environment,” says Right Management Talent Management Practice Leader Ron Sims. “But veterans have a remarkable range of skills and abilities of the great potential value to today’s organization, the challenge has become to change some perceptions, or communicate with civilian recruiters and hiring managers THE FACTS on Veterans transferable skills ..”
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Sims, who is also a military veteran, veterans generally have the inherent and learned ability to adapt to any new work setting. “They tend to be exceptional skills for communication and leadership, a strong work ethic and positive expectation will efficiently and effectively function to possess,” said Sims, whose organization helped the veterans back into the labor market both the U.S. and Canada.
employers, Sims observed, a number of reasons to hire veterans:
work ethic – companies want men and women who work hard and have a service-oriented attitude, and most ex-military candidates find it easy to do
Accelerated Learning Curve – Veterans have a proven ability to develop new concepts and skills to quickly learn to enter the workforce with identifiable and transferable skills in situations in the real world evidence. This background can be an organization’s productivity.
Respect for procedures
– Ex-military gained a unique perspective on the value of accountability and can easily understand their place within an organizational framework, responsible for subordinates’ actions with regard to higher supervisory levels. They know how policies and procedures enable an organization to function.
performance under pressure – Veterans understand the efforts of the little time and limited resources and abilities to know how to make priorities in time to achieve, despite high stress.
Leadership – The military trains people to lead by example as well as through direction, delegation, motivation and inspiration. Veterans know the dynamics of leadership as part of the hierarchical and peer structures
Sims veterans seeking civilian employment transferable skills and abilities that are applied equally from one job to another to identify it to prospective employers advised
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“If the corporate world continues to struggle with a loss of leadership, the shift of demographics and a growing gap between needed and available skills, it makes sense to have a quick look to take back veterans , “said Sims.
duty Management
Right Management is a global leader in talent and career management workforce solutions within ManpowerGroup. The company designs and delivers solutions in talent strategy to align with business strategy. Expertise spans talent assessment, leader development, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement and workforce transition and outplacement. With offices in over 50 countries, Right Management partners with companies of all sizes – including more than 80% of the Fortune 500 – to help grow and their talent, increase productivity and optimize business performance.
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