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What is
Veteran Friendly?
August 2nd 2016
10:00-11:45
What to Expect
1) The TRUTH
2) SUCCESS Stories
3) Effective STRATEGIES
How NOT to be this guy!
Who are we?
Zachary Iscol Founder & CEO
Hirepurpose
Brandon Charters Director
RallyPoint
Chad Sowash Principal Partner
Catch 22 Consulting
Candidate Friendly
How would you define?
Veteran Friendly
How would you define?
Veteran Friendly
How does the community feel about the term?
If a company states they are
"Veteran Friendly," what is
your initial reaction?
What Veterans Believe…
Hires veterans due to their skills, knowledge, abilities and experience
Hires some veterans to check a block
Hires veterans because the government requires they do so
Not actually hiring veterans, just making the claim to make themselves look good
21%
28%
8%
42%
68% Veterans
32% Currently Serving
What Veterans Believe…
Why do Veterans feel this way?
3 Reasons
Translation
Over 1,000 jobs posted
NO JOBS
FOR YOU!
Box Checking Exercise
Walk the Walk before…. Experience
Zachary Iscol Founder & CEO
Hirepurpose
A combat-decorated Marine veteran of the Iraq War,
entrepreneur Zach Iscol also served as the first officer in
charge of Recruiting, Screening, Assessment, and
Selection for the U.S. Marine Corps Forces - Special
Operations Command. Today, he is the executive director of
the Headstrong Project, a non-profit organization that
provides free mental healthcare treatment to Iraq and
Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
and traumatic brain injury. He is also the co-founder and
CEO of Hirepurpose, a technology startup that provides
personalized career guidance, job market analysis, industry
networking, and job-matching to veterans, military service
members, and their spouses.
Hirepurpose Helps Employers Reach Targeted Military Candidates Through A
3-Pronged Approach:
1. Hirepurpose (Customized company landing page, Dashboard tool to help track
candidates and provide reports for D&I and compliance)
2. Base Events (Hirepurpose attends job fairs hosted by military installations on behalf of
our employer partners)
3. Task & Purpose (Leading military news, culture, and lifestyle site. We reach 40m people
a month and help our employment partners target the military community with content,
social media, and digital activations)
Reaching Targeted Military Candidates
Reach Active Jobseekers • Our priority is to help job seekers find a second career through career coaching, guidance, and
online content. We’ve helped over 50,000 veterans in past two years.
• Educate veterans on what it’s like to work at your company with a branded company career
guide, employee success stories and job feed
• Track and retarget military candidates and pull reports for D&I and compliance through the
Hirepurpose employer dashboard
Base Events: Where Military Live & Work
• We visit around 50 base job fairs
and recruiting events every year
to promote company opportunities
to 25,000+ transitioning
veterans and their spouses
• A true partnership, we help
employers save time and work
with them to identify and connect
with the right bases that align with
their hiring goals
• Leverage our ability to drive a
pipeline of targeted military talent
to the right jobs at our hiring
partners
Connect with transitioning service members and spouses
Our contributors have included:
• Medal of Honor recipients
• Office of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs
• Secretary of the Navy
• Senator John McCain
Task & Purpose: Voice Of Today’s Military
Effectively raising brand awareness
Task & Purpose: Voice Of Today’s Military
Best Practices For Companies:
• Know what type of candidate profile you are looking for when it comes to transitioning
military
• Don’t boil the ocean. Instead, identify the key opportunities/roles that would be good fits
for military candidates
• Assign a dedicated military recruiter to review and follow up with every veteran candidate
• Look beyond the MOS. If a candidate has strong qualities, the candidate could be a great
match for the role despite their previous military work experience.
How To Effectively Engage Military Candidates
Brandon Charters
Director
RallyPoint
Effectively engage
the military
community to
recruit, retain, &
grow veteran talent.
MISSION
Believe me we’ve seen it all….
How NOT to engage veterans…..
What you see
What we see
What you see
What we see
What you see
“We are
veteran
friendly!”
What you see
What we see
Largest Challenges
Facing Veteran Talent Management Teams
1. Identifying Veterans
2. Recruiting Veterans
3. Retaining Veterans
4. Authentic Brand Messaging
5. Understanding all Veterans aren’t the same
How we identified ourselves in the past…
How we identify today
Identifying Veterans In the Workforce
• Onboarding Process
• Categorizing Veterans Beyond a Checked Box
• Tracking Veterans After Hiring
• Creating Programs That Make Veterans Stand Out
• Understanding Typical Trends in Skills Gap Training
Analytics that will assist your talent strategy
More Analytics
Recruiting Veterans
• Think Strategy. Understand what your veteran
workforce looks like & what works for you
• Sourcing Service Members & Vets • Using your Best Asset – Actual Veterans.
• Trade in Badges for real street credibility
• Creating a Brand that Distinguishes Your Company
Retaining Veterans
• 44% Dropout rate of veterans in their first civilian job
• Go Beyond Email Lists to Connect Veterans
• Events & Teambuilding
• Mentor Networks
• Listening to the actual needs of veterans • Answering Key Questions: 401Ks, Healthcare Plans, etc.
Authentic Brand Messaging
• Be real
• Realize you don’t have to show uniforms to attract vets
• Ask thought provoking questions
• Transmit AND Receive
• Tell the story of your veterans
• Good and bad examples….
Effective Community
Engagement using
your Brand
Effective Community
Engagement using
your Veterans
Understanding the Differences Between Veterans
• Service Branches
• Units
• Military Specialty Code
• Ranks
• Deployments
• Training
Benefits of engaging veteran talent
Communication
Recruitment
Analytics Compliance
Retention
Disability Tax
Benefits
Chad Sowash
Principal Partner
Catch 22 Consulting
Business Gains
Thursday August 4th
Top 10 Reasons Why Veteran and Disability Hiring Programs Fail
Julie Cook Senior Consultant
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