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HIRE HEROES USA

HIRE HEROES USA. Introduction Who are we ? Hire Heroes USA has 27 full-time and 2 part-time employees, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, and with offices in San Diego, Dallas, and Colorado Springs. What do we do ?

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HIRE HEROES USA

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  1. HIRE HEROES USA • Introduction • Who are we? • Hire Heroes USA has 27 full-time and 2 part-time employees, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, and with offices in San Diego, Dallas, and Colorado Springs. • What do we do? • Hire Heroes USA is dedicated to creating job opportunities for US military veterans and their spouses through personalized employment training and corporate engagement. To achieve this, Hire Heroes USA provides the following programs & services: • Online/Telephone Coaching • Education and Transition Workshops • Career Opportunity Days • Hire Heroes USA Job Board

  2. HIRE HEROES USA • The Result • Since July 2010, Hire Heroes USA has: • Helped more than 1,400 veterans/spouses achieve employment • Received, revised, and returned to veterans more than 5,000 professional-quality resumes that translated military experience into transferable job skills • Conducted 100 Workshops at 30 different military installations for 1,500 wounded/ill/injured troops and spouses

  3. HIRE HEROES USA Day 1 9:00 – 9:50AM: Hire Heroes USA Introduction and Strategic Planning Class 9:50 – 1000AM: Break 10:00 – 10:50AM: Resume Class 10:50 – 11:00AM: Break 11:00 – 12:00PM: Resume Writing 12:00 – 1:00PM: Lunch 1:00 – 3:30PM: Resume Writing 3:30PM – Open: End of Day Wrap Up / Resume Upload

  4. HIRE HEROES USA Day 2 9:00 – 9:50AM: Interviewing Class / LinkedIn Class 9:50 – 10:00AM: Break 10:00 – 10:20AM: Value Proposition Worksheet 10:20 – 10:30AM: Mock Interview Sign-Up 10:30 – 12:30PM: Mock Interviews / Resume Writing 12:30 – 1:30PM: Lunch 1:30 – 3:30PM: Resume Writing / Resume Upload / Surveys (Workshop and Mock Interview Surveys) 3:30PM – Open: Final Thoughts

  5. HIRE HEROES USA • Strategic Planning • Purpose: • Understand national economic climate and how that impacts the job market • Understand veteran advantages/barriers to employment • Determine your work preferences • Assess financial needs

  6. ECONOMIC STATISTICS • Unemployment rate for Veterans (2012): • Post 9/11 Veteran: 9.9% • Post 9/11 Veterans ages 18 - 24: 20% • All Veterans : 7% • Post 9/11 Veterans • Post 9/11 Veteran Defined: Served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since 2001 . • Young male veterans (18 - 24) who served during Post 9/11 - era had an unemployment rate of 20% in 2012, higher than that of young male non-veterans at 16.4% • Post 9/11 Veterans who were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard had an unemployment rate of 7.2%, lower than the rate for those veterans who were not members at 13.7% • Post 9/11 Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both had an unemployment rate of 10.9% • Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics 2013

  7. ECONOMIC STATISTICS • All Veterans w/Service Connected Disability • Among all veterans, those with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate of 6.5% in August 2012, about the same as the rate for veterans with no disability at 7.1% • 1 in 3 employed veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public sector in August 2012 compared with about 1 in 5 veterans with no disability • Post 9/11 Veterans w/Service Connected Disability • 28% of Post 9/11 Veterans reported having a service-connected disability compared with about 14% of all veterans • Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics 2013

  8. VETERAN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT • Unrealistic Expectations / Sense of Entitlement • Passive vs. Active Job Search • Lack of knowledge about self-marketing • Communication / Language • Stereotypes

  9. VETERAN ADVANTAGES FOR EMPLOYMENT • Leadership – Team building –Commitment to Others – Diversity • Problem Solving – Perform under Pressure – Accelerated Learning Curve – Goal Oriented • Risk Management - Strategic Planning • Security Clearance – Exposure to Cutting Edge Technology

  10. WORK PREFERENCES • First step of an effective job search strategy is knowing what you want to do and where you want to do it… • The second step is to understand how your skills, knowledge and abilities translate and transfer into civilian language • The third step is to keep a realistic mindset – do your homework and understand the “how” and the “why”

  11. FINANCIAL NEEDS AND GOALS • Personal preferences and goals are nice to have, but the ultimate driver behind your job search is likely to be financial • What is your current monthly budget? • How much do you have saved for your transition? • How much do you need to sustain a realistic lifestyle?

  12. STRATEGIC PLANNING Questions?

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