DE Talk Unplugged | A Focus on Veterans: Supporting Compliance, Recruitment, Candidate Experience & Beyond

DE Talk Unplugged: David Muir

While veteran unemployment is often a hot topic in the HR world, and thankfully on the decline, veteran underemployment is still a major issue–and one that isn’t often discussed. What does that mean exactly? An underemployed veteran is a veteran who has accepted a job...
Seeking and Serving Those Who Have Served

Seeking and Serving Those Who Have Served

I was asked the question recently why our company specifically targets veterans in our recruiting efforts and what we do for them once they come on board. This is a topic I enjoy talking about because I see so many meaningful endeavors here at Shaw.

First of all, why wouldn’t we want to target veterans to come work for our company? One of the basic elements of life in the military is serving your country. You can go to any military branch’s website and see the word “HONOR”. The fundamental tenet of military life is honorable service…

.JOBS Update: Hiring Veterans

.JOBS Update: Hiring Veterans

In this episode:

How Lockheed Martin, Ryder, AT&T and other Federal Contractors are utilizing .JOBS in their veterans initiatives including:

  • Lockheed Martin incorporates their military transition program into their .JOBS site
  • Using our military translator, Ryder allows vets to match their military skill set with complementary civilian job openings
  • AT&T has created an entire veteran eco system with careers4vets.att.jobs
  • Improved search capabilities and visually enhanced pages on veterans.jobs