Adam’s Top Tips for Recruiting Veterans:
- Show that you have some familiarity with the RANKS of each branch of service.
You can simply Google them. The branches of service include: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. For example, an E-1 in the Air Force is one stripe, for an Airman two stripes E-2 is a Senior Airman, 3 stripes is an E-3 Airman First Class. All branches have different names for E-1 - 0-10, and beyond. The 0 rankings are for officers. - Each branch of service has a name for their jobs and abbreviations.
For example, the Army calls their jobs an 'MOS’ so when interviewing a candidate who was in the Army, they may say something like “69Bravo.” Each of the MOS requires advanced individual training and specialization. Army jobs can be divided into two basic categories: those that participate in combat missions and those that support the soldiers who are in combat roles. - You must be careful when asking questions about deployment.
The military takes precedence over any civilian or professional role. The recruiter must not ask questions about future deployment. This is considered a “no, no” because it could influence decision making about whether you hire them or not based on the possibility of them being deployed in the future. - A recruiter must understand the candidate’s timeline on their resume.
Many use the GI Bill and go to school after enlisting in the military because it pays for school. Some take longer to complete their degrees due to deployments. - Dive in to see how their skills or their MOS can translate into the civilian world.
Most have advance training in multiple areas.
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Miriam Dushane, Managing Partner, Alaant Workforce Solutions
Miriam is all in when it comes to doing whatever she can to help the area grow and thrive. She is passionate about the work she does helping talented professionals find the right job opportunity and her work in the community is focused on furthering this area as a center for economic growth and vitality. Miriam likes to garden and take care of her pets and animals. She is a member of an adult only skate group where she roller blades every week. She loves the Mets! And she is completely obsessed with vacuum cleaners; she really likes to vacuum and has 6 right now.