The definitive guide to hiring and retaining members of the military community by the foremost authority on the transition from military to civilian work life."Having led the veteran hiring programs at multiple Fortune 100 companies, I can personally attest to the value of the process Matt has laid out in this book. If you or your business leaders seek to leverage the skills and abilities of this nation's military service members, Hiring Veterans is your guide."
--Sean Passmore, Head of Military Talent Strategic Sourcing and Enterprise Military and Veteran Initiatives, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Hiring Veterans makes the clear case for the value of employing members of today's military community. Veterans represent a real-time talent pool of experienced, trained, and dedicated professionals that, when properly harnessed, comprise an instant means of improving your competitiveness and productivity. Case studies of organizations both large and small clearly demonstrate how leveraging a veteran talent-based strategy is a business imperative resulting in organizational growth.
Hiring Veterans covers important topics such as how to successfully:
- Organize and staff a veteran support program
- Identify and recruit candidates
- Onboard, deploy, and retain veteran hires
- Capitalize on financial incentives for veteran employment
- Apply for military-friendly recognition programs
- Comply with regulations impacting veteran employment
Hiring Veterans is a practical guide for prospective employers who want to hire veterans. It addresses this primary question: How can employers better prepare for and employ transitioning service members to improve the productivity and competitiveness of their organizations? "This book helps give employers the practical tools they need to hire and retain our well-qualified veterans and fully utilize the skills they acquired while serving in the Armed Forces. From leadership and work ethic to managing diverse teams in high-stress environments, our veterans bring to the workforce capabilities that can ultimately prove invaluable to an organization."
--COL Brad Wenstrup, USAR, Member of Congress
Review
"Author Matthew J. Louis is a retired lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army who currently serves on JP Morgan Chase's external advisory council for military and veterans affairs. In Hiring Veterans, he makes an outstanding case for organizations to actively recruit and hire military veterans. While the focus is on large, for-profit organizations, the book's framework can easily be tailored to smaller and nonprofit organizations as well. In the opening chapters, Louis outlines the many ways in which veterans can enrich the functioning and profitability of an organization. He meticulously maps out a step-by-step plan to position potential employers to fully utilize military veterans' skills and training while minimizing the potential culture shock that some veterans may feel upon entering the civilian workforce. Examples of best practices come from Amazon, Walmart, ADP, USAA, and Procter and Gamble. Detailed appendixes contain a wealth of information regarding pre- and demobilization, sample job descriptions, government benefits, and more. Well written and extremely thorough, this book is a must-have for business collections."
--Jennifer Michaelson, Booklist
About the Author
Matthew J. Louis, (LTC USA, Ret.) is the President of Purepost, a next-generation staffing solution and public benefits corporation whose goal is to level the playing field in the nation's talent market. Louis holds an MBA in operations and finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a BS in mechanical engineering from West Point. He's also a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College. Additionally, Louis served in the Southwest Asia combat theater and on the staff of the US Army's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. His first book Mission Transition (HarperCollins, 2019) is the most awarded book of its kind. Louis was selected to replace Dr. Jill Biden on JPMorgan Chase's influential external advisory council, where he advises the organization on its veteran-related efforts. He serves as the veteran Transition Assistance officer for his West Point class and co-chairs the Military Transition Advocacy Roundtable, a nationwide unincorporated non-partisan group of veteran collaboratives that shares best practices and advocates for supportive legislation on their behalf. He also serves as an advisor to the boards of Soldiers To Sidelines and YourNexStage, and is a member of the Business Resource Group Association for Diversity and Inclusion of Veterans (BRGAD-V). He is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Association for Talent Development. Anthony R. Garcia, Sr., Ph.D. (LTC USA, Ret.) is the Chief Science Officer, Board Chairman & creator of "PRISM" - the Science Behind Purepost Inc. and the Purepost Knowledge Center. Dr. Garcia also serves as President of G3 Leadership & Organizational Consulting. He is a recognized Leadership, High-Performance Work Systems, and Competency Modeling practitioner, researcher, and theoretician. Previously, he served as the Director of Manufacturing Operations, Director of Human Resources, Senior Corporate Consultant for Leadership and Organizational Transformation, and Manager of Leadership and Organizational Development for H-E-B Grocery Company, LP.
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