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Veteran Recruitment with Intel’s Rob Polston
After spending 8 years in corporate finance at Intel, Army Reserve Officer Rob Polston was deployed to Afghanistan. Upon his return to the company, he eagerly jumped on the opportunity to be a part of the veterans recruiting and staffing program that Intel was developing. Since then, Rob has continued to set new standards of excellence for hiring and retaining veterans.
Rob presented at both the 2013 and 2014 DirectEmployers Conferences. We had the privilege of sitting down with him during one of the events to discuss how employers can create successful veteran recruitment initiatives, his role at Intel and what keeps him up at night. Check out the video from our interview:
How Do Member Companies Use DirectEmployers Association?
Why should an employer join DirectEmployers Association? How do companies use their DirectEmployers Association membership? I’ll be the first to admit, we provide a lot, so it can be difficult to cover everything in an elevator speech. Many of our Members are federal contractors, so they might initially join for access to tools and resources to assist with VEVRAA and Section 503. Others join for the job distribution and recruiting solutions. Ideally, we hope Members will maximize all of the benefits!
Bill Fowles of Member company ABB, Inc. is one example of how a Member is using DirectEmployers for both OFCCP compliance and recruiting. Listen to why he feels DirectEmployers is his most valued resource when it comes to OFCCP compliance, and why ABB is now heavily engaged in using .JOBS:
Beware The Law of BIG Numbers!
The following post originally appeared on Blogging4Jobs.com as part of the #BigDataHR series. Civil rights defense lawyers have warned their clients for decades to keep company data sets small: smaller applicant flow counts/promotion pools…smaller pools of comparative...
Compliance Alert: Vet Central Confirmed as Valid Proof of OFCCP Job Listing Requirements
While undergoing a recent audit, two Members of DirectEmployers Association were told by compliance officers in the Midwest region of the OFCCP that Vet Central reports would no longer be accepted by the OFCCP as valid representations of their jobs being listed with...
OFCCP’s Section 503 and VEVRAA Final Rule
Taking a page from the Obamacare experience (keep the substance of controversial new policy changes intact, but delay implementation to allow those affected more time to adapt to the new policy regimen), OFCCP’s most recent Webinar (December 17, 2013) on VEVRAA and...
When Federal Contractors MUST Implement OFCCP’s New Section 503/VEVRAA Regulations, and When They MAY Do So
I am very excited to be teaming with DirectEmployers, Bill Warren and Candee Chambers, DE’s new Vice President of Compliance & Partnerships, and to be writing my first column for you. This November column is the first of 8 columns on OFCCP compliance I will write...
DEAM13 Deemed a Huge Success by Attendees
Our first Demo Hall, Veterans Career Fair and awards program helped raise the bar of DirectEmployers’ Annual Meeting & Conference. OFCCP compliance, recruitment, technology and leadership tracks highlighted Member company best practices and offered actionable...
What Happened in Vegas?
The DirectEmployers Association Annual Meeting & Conference 2010 (#DEAM10) was a celebration of 9 incredibly successful years, as well as kicking off our 10th year anniversary. DirectEmployers Association was established in October 2001 making October 2011 our 10-year anniversary. There was a subliminal “10” theme over the two days reflected by the prizes, videos and activities.