The Value Of a Veteran is pleased to now offer pre-recorded web seminars on our most requested military hiring topics. On demand, available 24/7, these information-rich sessions dive deeper into the ideas presented in The Value Of a VeteranTM guide, offering additional context and detailed examples.
The military hiring topics currently available:
- It's Not About Patriotism - Why Hiring Veterans Just Makes Good Business Sense
- Military Applicant Sourcing Options
- Hiring Disabled Military Veterans
- Translating the Military Resume and Interviewing Tips
- Marketing to Attract the Military Applicant
- The Return of Veterans to Campus - The Powerful Impact of the Post 9/11 GI Bill and What Higher Education Institutions Can Do to Prepare and Reap the Benefits
- Avoid Being the "Starter Employer" - How To Retain Veterans After You've Hired Them
Each webinar is individually priced. Upon registering for a webinar you will receive two emails. The first email confirms your purchase. The second email contains a unique link to the webinar site. There will be a short delay between your receipt of the first and second emails as information is being routed to two separate applications for processing.
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It's Not About Patriotism - Why Hiring Veterans Just Makes Good Business Sense
Need motivation and direction to jump-start a military recruiting initiative? Facing a tough-sell with key stakeholders? Unsure of all the financial incentives (tax credits, etc.) and benefits available to those companies that hire veterans? This webinar is for Directors of HR, Recruiting Directors, Diversity Directors, or those charged with developing specific hiring initiatives.What you will learn:
- "Myths versus truths" concerning hiring veterans
- The top business reasons to develop a veteran hiring initiative (including tax credits, compliance requirements, cost reimbursements, etc.)
Register for the "It's Not About Patriotism - Why Hiring Veterans Just Makes Good Business Sense" webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | 60 min | It's Not About Patriotism - Why Hiring Veterans Just Makes Good Business Sense | $249 |
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Military Applicant Sourcing Options
This webinar is for recruiters who are interested in pursuing military veterans as part of a larger hiring strategy but who are unsure of how to find these veterans and where to focus their time and budget in order to achieve the highest return on investment. There are many options for connecting veterans and their resumes to employers and their job postings - what is the right strategy for your company?What you will learn:
- The timeline for a typical military transition (knowing this can keep your pipelines filled and can offer additional cost savings in terms of relocation and marketing)
- An overview of military-specific applicant sourcing options, including:
- Placement firms (i.e., Junior Military Officer and General military)
- Military job boards
- Military career fairs
- Military professional associations
- Military post/base transition centers
- Military publications
- College campuses (Reserve Officer Training Corps and veteran outreach programs)
- State agencies
- Social networking sites
Register for "Military Applicant Sourcing Options" Webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | 60 min | Military Applicant Sourcing Options | $249 |
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Hiring Disabled Military Veterans
If military veterans in general are an under-tapped resource, disabled military veterans are practically invisible to employers. Though they may have lost limbs, vision, and/or hearing, have short-term memory loss, or are disfigured, they still desire to contribute and have a lot to offer – if employers make the effort to reach out and accommodate.What you will learn:
- How to make the business case to add disabled veterans to your recruiting strategy, including the tax incentives available for hiring disabled veterans
- The Myths versus the Reality of employing disabled veterans
- The national and local resources that can help you prepare to accommodate the needs of disabled veterans
- The dedicated applicant sourcing options specific to disabled veterans
- Ideas for creating designated hiring programs
Register for "Hiring Disabled Military Veterans" Webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | TBD | Hiring Disabled Military Veterans | $TBD | Available August 2009 |
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Translating the Military Resume and Interviewing Tips
Just because your HVAC business is in land-locked Tucson, Arizona doesn't mean an "Anti-Submarine Warfare Control System Level II Technician" wouldn't be a great asset to your team. Making sense of "foreign" job titles and cryptic job codes on the typical military resume is hard enough. Trying to determine a service member's transferable skills based on a 5 minute conversation at a crowded job fair is even harder. This webinar will empower you with tools and techniques to be able to:- Determine the types of career fields offered through the military and how they correspond with your hiring needs
- Realize the certification and credentialing options offered by the military
- Understand the differences between officer and enlisted grades, including levels of responsibility and salary expectations
- Map your hiring needs to military skill sets
- Translate the veteran's Military Occupational Code
- Ask great questions that will more directly help you determine the service member's transferable skills
- Avoid a lawsuit (also known as "questions you should never ask a veteran during the hiring process")
Register for "Translating the Military Resume and Interviewing Tips" Webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | 90 min | Military Resume / Interviewing Tips | $299 |
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Marketing to Attract the Military Applicant
Does your company use the same marketing materials, techniques, messages and career web pages to recruit college seniors as compared to experienced hires? Many companies have learned the value in customizing the applicant experience to attract different populations. This webinar covers things you can do to attract the military candidate to your company.What you will learn:
- Themes and messages that resonate with military veterans
- Updates to make to your career website that will attract the military
- Ten ideas (many low-to-no-cost) for creating company brand awareness in the military community
Register for "Marketing to Attract the Military Applicant" Webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | 90 min | Marketing to Attract the Military Applicant | $299 |
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The Return of Veterans to Campus - The Powerful Impact of the Post 9/11 GI Bill and What Higher Education Institutions Can Do to Prepare and Reap the Benefits
Have you heard? There is a new and very generous Post 9/11 G.I. Bill coming into effect in August 2009. This bill has garnered a tremendous amount of attention and is expected to incent a huge number of military veterans to head to college over the next few years to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and professional certifications. More than 25,000 veterans signed up for the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill in the first two weeks the registration window opened. What should colleges and universities be doing now to prepare for a return of military veterans to campus in the coming years?In this 2-part seminar you will learn:
- The significant incentives of the new Post 9/11 G.I. Bill and why these incentives are expected to drive veterans to pursue higher education
- The 18 "Best Practices" (policies, programs, etc.) for higher education institutions to adopt that will make your organization stand out as "veteran friendly" in the minds of transitioning service members
- Grants and other financial incentives for putting these programs in place
- Traditional and creative ways to market your college/university to the military community (cost, low-cost and no cost methods covered)
Register for the "The Return of Veterans to Campus - The Powerful Impact of the Post 9/11 GI Bill and What Higher Education Institutions Can Do to Prepare and Reap the Benefits" webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | 140 min (Part 1 = 80 min, Part 2 = 60 min | The Return of Veterans to Campus | $349 |
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Avoid Being the "Starter Employer" - How To Retain Veterans After You've Hired Them
Are you experiencing a higher-than-expected turnover of your veteran employees, especially of those who have been in your employment for less than 1 year? Maybe you've invested time and effort into building a great military hiring practice, but are losing out on your return on investment because these veterans don't seem to stick around long enough for your company to recoup? You might be a "starter employer" - the company veterans are initially attracted to for a variety of reasons, but that is ultimately "dropped" once the service member believes he has found his "real employer".What you will learn:
- Common frustrations military veterans have with the first employer they work for after transitioning
- Best practices for welcoming and integrating military veterans into your organization
- Programs and policies to implement to support the needs of veterans still serving in the National Guard and Reserves
Register for the "Avoid Being the 'Starter Employer' - How To Retain Veterans After You've Hired Them" webinar
| Format | Time | Length | Topic | Price | Register Now |
| Pre-Recorded | On Demand 24/7 | TBD | Retain Veterans After You've Hired Them | $TBD | Available August 2009 |
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