This National Hire a Veteran Day, we encourage all employers to keep our nation’s heroes in mind. Veterans bring immense value, strong leadership, and highly sought-after skillsets to the workplace.
Each year nearly 200,000 servicemen and women leave the United States military and transition back into civilian life. Of those transitioning, 55% of veterans cite employment as one of their most significant hurdles during their transition, according to a study conducted by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Knowing the struggle all too well, Marine Corps veteran and founder of the Hire Our Heroes (HOH) non-profit organization, Dan Caporale established National Hire a Veteran Day in 2017. Caporale’s mission for the HOH and National Hire a Veteran Day is to connect servicemen and women, military families, and veterans with hiring businesses to strengthen the United States’ workforce and economy and to help raise awareness about civilian employment for service members and veterans.