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The Secret Talent Pool of Hiring Veterans with Jerri Rosen of Working Wardrobes

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Today's Guest: Jerri Rosen, Founder & CEO of Working Wardrobes

Jerri’s organization helps over 5,000 men, women, veterans and young adults each year re-enter the workforce with career development services and professional wardrobing.

Today we are discussing:

  • The hidden gem that is the veteran pool
  • How to find and hire veterans to diversify your talent pool

    • Why Companies don't actively seek to hire veterans?

    • Bias
    • Think they all have ptsd
    • Not knowing the value of the training that vets get in the military
    • Not knowing the true value
    • Too much bad press 
    • Painting with a brush that is very negative
    • Vets fall on hard times because they miss the discipline/brotherhood

      • Why is this important to the company to hire veterans?

      • Intense loyalty, when treated with dignity
      • Absolutely mission driven
      • Path of a veteran
      • Make outstanding employees
      • Can help recruit -underground network

        • How do we find and hire veteran talent? Decide to hire outside your comfort zone

        • Outstanding, dedicated people

          • Finding Vets

          • Active duty national guard or reserves (highly under employed)
          • Vet spouses, 
          • Military connection through working wardrobes, on your own
          • Vetnet team

            • Interviewing & Hiring 

            • Understand a MOS- military status
              • Translate what was done in the military to civilian language
              • Look past the acronyms
              • Look for the passion & talents 
              • Experience & gravity of the work 
              • Look past the stoic demeanor
              • Recognize that task at hand/orders need to shift to a “going above and beyond” mindset
                • Requires a bit of patience 
                • Hire as normal
                • Understand that everything was provided for them in the military
                • Learning to operate in a very different world & culture
                • Different level of expectations 

                  • Rick’s Nuggets

                  • Dig deeper on what work was done and look for transferable skills to justify 

                    • Key Takeaways:

                    • Veterans become a much better employee 
                    • Veterans also bring a network of additional talent
                    • Looking to hire veterans, WW can be the one stop shop. Hidden Talent Pool!

                      • Working Wardrobes is Rebuilding Careers, and we’ve teamed up with Hire Power Radio Show & Podcast to support this initiative.


                      The Hire Power Radio team has created limited edition shirts, the proceeds of which benefit Working Wardrobes. Together we can make a small dent in reeducating, coaching and providing resources for our transitioning veterans, professionals and workers affected by the current world landscape.

                      Get yours here: T-shirts

                      Guest Contact:

                      Website: Working Wardrobes

                      Office Number: 714-210-2460

                       

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