[RETVET-INFO] Wanted: Military Vets For Good Management Jobs

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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 19:14:21 -0600
Wanted: Military Vets For Good Management Jobs

Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY12:04a.m. EST March 6, 2013

 

 

Companies like AT&T, 7-Eleven, Amazon, Capital One and Lowe's are making a push
to hire some of the young, unemployed 250,000 veterans who have served since
9/11.

 

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For some top positions, no specialized experience is needed

Unemployment remains high among Iraq, Afghanistan veterans

Annual salaries range from $54,000-$90,000, on a national scale

 

 

Corporations are actively recruiting young veterans from infantry ranks and
elsewhere for management or team-leading positions, according to a survey of
Fortune 1000 companies to be published in G.I. Jobs Magazine at
http://www.gijobs.com/.

 

Businesses say they value skills for operating within a chain of command and for
handling mission-focused tasks, according to the survey done by Victory Media,
which owns G.I. Jobs. Survey results (http://content.gijobs.com/hotjobs\),
running in the magazine's April issue and published online Wednesday, were
provided to USA TODAY.

 

"It's decision-making ability - that's what you're hiring somebody for. You
trust their abilities to solve your problems for you," says Dan Piontkowski,
veterans staffing program manager for Hewlett-Packard.

 

He said combat veterans develop these skills. "They're in situations where they
have to make critical decisions with minimal information and a lot of
distractions around them," Piontkowski says. "And they have to make the right
decision. And they do."

 

The survey highlighted 20 top jobs for which corporations are hiring veterans,
including managers for projects, operations, customer service, personnel, retail
store and banking branches. The jobs pay, on a national average, $54,000 to
$90,000 yearly.

 

Job searching has been tough for those who fought in the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars. More than 250,000 veterans who served since 9/11 are without work today,
according to estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The jobless rate for
this generation in January was nearly 12% compared with 7.9% nationwide.

 

Meanwhile, more than 300,000 more of these veterans will leave the military each
of the next four years as ranks are thinned.

 

The Victory Media survey of Fortune 1000 companies suggests many are actively
beginning to recruit these veterans. Among them are AT&T, 7-Eleven, Amazon,
Capital One and Lowe's, according to the survey. Job recruiters who target
veterans have been hired by many corporations such as HP, which created the
veterans staffing position last May for Piontkowski, an ex-servicemember. 

 

"These are the jobs that the companies have told us they are exclusively or
significantly recruiting military veterans in 2013," says Sean Collins, G.I.
Jobs director. 

 

In some categories - such as project manager or sales rep - executives say prior
experience for the veteran is not always necessary, according to the magazine.
For other management positions, at least a bachelor's degree is recommended. 

 

Corporations say they are also interested in hiring servicemembers with
specialized military training as technicians, engineers, information technology
specialists and drivers, as well as in machinery maintenance and security.

 

Victory Media surveyed Fortune 1000 companies and based the results on 576
responses, Collins says.

 

 

 

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NOTE:  The G.I. Jobs website is  a private website that is not affiliated with
the U.S. government, U.S. Armed Forces, any government agency, or the Department
of Veteran Affairs. U.S. government agencies have not reviewed this information.
For specific information about benefits offered by the U.S. Department of
Veteran Affairs, please visit the official site: http://www.gibill.va.gov/ 

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SOURCE:  USA Today (via Stars and Stripes) at
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/06/military-veterans-top-jobs/
1954435/

 

 

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