A video circulated this weekend of a servicemember that is deployed. He was acknowledging all of the memes about a potential war on social media and was asking for prayers and support instead of jokes. It was unfortunate that it took this message for many people to start taking 3,500 troops being deployed to the Middle …
According to the Department of Labor (DOL), “38% of complaints reviewed under (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act) USERRA contained allegations of discrimination on the basis of past, present, or future military service or status.”* I watch British TV, so the word dodgy is something that I say, and it means odd, suspect, weird, …
I have been sitting on this topic for a while. I am an advocate for veterans, but I do not speak for them. Veterans are more than capable of speaking for themselves. Therefore, my feelings are coming from a civilian perspective. There seems to be an influx of new military movies and television shows. The …
As reflect on 9/11, I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard the news. I was driving my baby sister to school, and satellite radio was the new thing back then. Howard Stern was my favorite show, and I was listened to the show go from fun and laughs about frivolous things to …
Erica is the CEO and Founder of Civilian Connections, a company that helps veterans find meaningful work in the community. Lindsay and Erica talk about the benefits of hiring veteran employees, how they can set an example for the rest of the organization and how to retain those individuals as a company. – Hiring Veteran …
Employers shouldn’t paint any candidate pool with the same broad strokes and base your strategy on assumptions or incorrect perceptions. Millennials are experiencing their own challenges but employers are working really hard to attract and retain this population in their business for many good reasons. Veterans shouldn’t be any different. Derek Weida is a veteran …
