Tag: Veterans
Civilian training programs tackle veteran underemployment
Hiring among U.S. military veterans has improved dramatically over the past few years. In June, the jobless rate dropped to 3.2 percent, but lurking...
Data analytics is solving homelessness. Could it reduce unemployment too?
We are in the beginning stages of a new world of work. A world where, despite the lowest unemployment rate in nearly 50 years,...
Constructing a Career: HBI turns soldiers into skilled trades workers
Before he enlisted in the U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. John Pomelow’s dream was to one day build his own home.
With the skills he’s acquired...
Salute to Skills: Workshops for Warriors and Hire Heroes USA
There is one mission that awaits an estimated 250,000 United States military members each year. It is a mission that many have never done...
Acting locally, thinking globally. Cisco’s solution to the skills gap
Over the past three decades, California-based tech giant Cisco has transformed itself from a hardware company to an internet company to a digital company....
Watch the entire ‘Keeping America’s Promise’ Town Hall on veteran employment
The value of the American veteran in the civilian working world is often overlooked. Raising awareness of this problem was the goal of our...
All Hands on Deck: Living the Dream with 7-Eleven Franchising
Evelyn Scott spent years dreaming, planning and saving for her next career move after she retired from the United States Navy. She was going...
Part 2: “Keeping America’s Promise” to veterans transitioning into the workforce
The issue of connecting veterans to meaningful careers is so important that Hiring America and WorkingNation have dedicated two episodes to our panel discussions...
Shaping the Future Workforce – Jennifer Crozier
WorkingNation consultant and workforce reporter Ramona Schindelheim reports on the innovative solutions for developing skilled workers for 21st-century jobs.
IBM is one of the biggest...
Part 1: “Keeping America’s Promise” to veterans transitioning into the workforce
With around 250,000 service members approaching the end of their military careers every year, they will have to make long-term decisions that will affect...
