Today we pay tribute to Veterans of the United States for their sacrifice, dedication, and service. Remy Corporation is proud to collaborate with altruistic non-profit organizations like Special Operations Transition Foundation (SOTF) and Green Beret Foundation’s the Next Ridgeline, connecting prominent organizations with qualified veterans who exceed our client’s specific needs and expectations. No matter the position, we understand the value of our veterans when transitioning their skills, training, and experiences to the workforce. Don’t overlook these talented candidates. Here are five reasons why hiring veterans will benefit any organization.

1. Advanced Team Building & Leadership Skills

Our United States military is, undoubtedly the top trained and skilled force. Our military’s reputation is built on teamwork, trust, and a chain of command. Our military forces are taught at the beginning of training how to lead and how to follow, how to set aside personal interests for the greater good of their team and their shared objective and goals. Veterans inherently understand the importance of building relationships in both professional and leadership settings, while upholding an incredible sense of discipline and dependability.

“All the while they’re learning how to make decisions, plan, organize, execute, and provide clear guidance to their subordinates at an age much earlier than most of their peers on the outside.” – Colonel Dan Friend, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Senior Fellow

When applying these skills to the workforce, it is evident as to why so many veterans succeed in leadership and team-building roles.

2. Diverse Technical Training, Problem-Solving and Organizational Experience

Throughout their service, veterans can attest to enduring a wide range of mental, physical, and technical challenges, especially under high-stress situations. Most veterans have extensive fundamental skills in leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, organization and problem-solving, all of which are high-valued qualifications when seeking the right candidate. However, industry specific needs such as computer and software programing, medical training, financials, engineering, and manufacturing may also be found on a veteran’s resume. See the graph below demonstrating the industries where high demand veterans are projected to work between 2020 – 2030.

3. Adaptability and Trainability

The military is an ever-changing organization. Service members are expected to learn how to adapt every day to the constant fluctuation of hierarchies, responsibilities, environments, and training. And with a rapid increase in technological advancements, veterans are taught to adapt to new circumstances and settings with little to no preparation. Candidates who are trainable and adaptable are extremely valuable assets to today’s competitive global market.

4. Honest, Reliable and Ethical

Veterans are often mislabeled as disciplined individuals who are trained not to think, just do. But rather, veterans are experienced critical thinkers, acting on a collective mind-set of improving the organization and its shared missions. Our military is also a very diverse network across many demographics: ethnicity, cultures, values, etc.

“Studies show military members and veterans have had experience in three important multicultural areas, compared to non-veterans in their peer groups: Veterans have more international experience, Veterans speak more languages, more fluently, and Veterans have a higher understanding of cultural sensitivity.” – https://www.military.com/hiring-veterans/resources/10-reasons-to-hire-vets.html

Veterans can establish a constructive work environment that is ethical and accepting. These attributes can create a sense of security and dependability in an organization, especially when approaching complex situations.

5. Financial Benefits

A little lesser-known fact hiring managers may not be aware of is the financial benefits that come with hiring a veteran. Recruiting and onboarding talent takes considerable effort, time, and cost for a company. A veteran’s reputation eases the concern of ghosting or deception for many hiring managers, securing their decision in someone they already believe to be trustworthy and dependable. And as effective communicators, self-sufficiency, punctuality, and attention to detail, veterans’ effectiveness to accomplish each task deems financially beneficial to an organization in the long run. Not to mention that according to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), hiring veterans can save a business up to $9,600 per candidate, annually.

Vetting qualified veterans is an essential and valuable component to the talent acquisition. The Remy Corporation has witnessed tremendous success when connecting our clients with quality veteran talent.  Working and supporting incredible foundations like SOTF and the Next Ridgeline, we all hope that our efforts will provide our nation’s most elite talent to the right opportunities so they can thrive, and our Nation can excel.

Considering hiring a veteran? Contact us or use the links below to learn more.

https://www.sotf.org/

https://greenberetfoundation.org/

https://greenberetfoundation.org/what-we-do/next-ridgeline-information/