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Despite the fact that some companies are recalibrating their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, the business case for embracing DEI has been proven over and over—and so it’s here to stay. That’s good news.
However, the current DEI landscape will encourage companies to adopt a broad definition of diversity to encompass diversity of experience, background and perspectives. And they will adjust their DEI strategy by evaluating the value of an individual program and the legal risk attendant to it. It is this combination of business case proof and strategy adjustment that creates a special opportunity for military jobseekers and military talent seekers. That’s better news.
The case for doubling down on military hiring
Practical business leaders and legal experts believe military hiring hits today’s DEI Sweet Spot—offering high value and low risk. The military demographic meets the broad definition of diversity—race, gender, experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. Military advocacy also receives broad, enthusiastic support from virtually every segment of our society. And finally, military hiring and advancement can become a key pillar of a future-ready employer, given the confluence of:
- Future of work trends,
- An increased HR focus on skills-based hiring,
- An increased investment in continuous training,
- And the realization that military members have been “trained to be trained.”
The demand for military hiring will rise. The supply of military talent is there and waiting. AI-driven skills-matching technology is available to connect the two sides. Military members can find new or better work fast and employers can meet their DEI and performance goals. That’s the best news.
Bridge My Return (BMR) is an innovative hiring platform exclusive to the military community. BMR’s AI-driven, skills-matching software creates better, faster matching for both the jobseeker and talent seeker. Military members can register and get started here. Employers can contact BMR to learn more.
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What a joke. Employers don’t want military veterans. They definitely don’t want disabled veterans. I just got let go from Roundtop Mountain ski resort, which is owned and operated by Vail resorts because of budget cuts. If we veterans are such in high demand they would have found another job on the mountain. We are just a feel good story for tax breaks.
Keeping the people as sheep I see. There is a special place God has lined out for you. repent, and seek him….he is waiting
Being a veteran is like being a candle on a birthday cake. The cake is far more important than the candles.
I would think that since you all came out with an article in 2012 that highlighted the fact that there are “5 Reasons Why Employers are Not Hiring Veterans” you’d have insight as to the fact that we in fact are facing the same difficulties today as back then.
https://news.va.gov/7232/5-reasons-why-employers-are-not-hiring-vets/
Stereotypes haven’t changed. People don’t want someone in the office who is going to completely rearrange Bobs desk and move it into the parking lot because they were told to “clean up his workspace” since Bob is too lazy to do it himself. People don’t like individuals who expect to have something done the first time they’re told, and get frustrated because they’re asked “why”. You all said it yourself in your article, is it that hard to remember what you wrote prior?
DEI has no value in anything and that’s been proved countless times, except for making “inclusive” characters in video games that no one wants or asked for. DEI in itself is discriminatory to the very people that it tries to include. It requires you to be put into a box to then fill a quota. It demands that you are nothing more than your gender, skin tone or sexuality; the very opposite of what equality means.
I suggest you go read your prior articles before posting this nonsense about DEI being “our friend”, and do some research on a topic at hand. You sound utterly ridiculous and have done nothing but contradict yourself at every turn. Learn to write an article that doesn’t contain buzzwords to try and carry your point.
DEI is not here to stay! It’s getting thrown out with rest of the nonsensical ideations that have been brought into our military. DEI is discriminatory in multiple ways. Why have the majority of people lost common sense? Equity, is not Equality. Equity is discriminatory. Equality ensures things are equal… This country has to stop bringing race, and socioeconomic background to every difficulty, or hardship. Correlation is not causality. Sometimes people are better at things than others… and that’s okay, find your niche. Just because someone says it’s cool, or maybe everyone else is doing it… doesn’t mean it is the right thing to do, nor does it make it okay to do. Not everyone has a good moral construct. Remember… kind words are like honey, sweat to the soul and healthy for the body.
Hahahaha, just another tax right off, off the back of veterans. This is such a lie, the amount of companies that have turned veterans away, even with the knowledge we have from service. No matter what is said in documents to the public is one thing, come live in our lives trying to work with PTSD. Or, any other of the 101 disabilities that we have, get actual veterans that are going through these things. Have them run these programs and watch how the programs and the disabled veterans prosper, but they don’t want that, lmfao!
Hahahaha, just more tax right off the backs of veterans. This is such a lie, the amount of companies that have turned veterans away, even with the knowledge we have from service. No matter what is said in documents to the public is one thing, come live in our lives trying to work with PTSD. Or, any other of the 101 disabilities that we have, get actual veterans that are going through these things. Have them run these programs and watch how the programs and the disabled veterans prosper, but they don’t want that, lmfao!
I am a white disabled veteran and actually feel discriminated towards me do to that demographic, within the auspices of my defense contractor employer’s DEI program that opressed every single request for inclusion.
That’s about to change hopefully
One does not wish to rain ?️ on anyone’s parade. I think this article is wishful thinking. As a disabled veteran, my last employer had four armed men meet me at the gate to tell me that I could not return to my desk. Two weeks later I retired. I can hear you asking? Who was your employer?
I worked for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the Glynco Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). Veterans with any sense hide their disabilities. When someone finds out you are gimped, kiss your luck goodbye finding a job. You’re mileage may vary.
I understand hiring military has been proven over and over again. But how has DEI that sacrifices merit for race and gender quotas been proven anything but a disaster that costs lives for a failed communistic ideology?
This /\ is truth. There is only one truth…. not your own personal truth. Science is hard sometimes I know. Look in a history book….If you don’t educate yourselves you are bound to repeat the failures.