Military veteran employment : a guide for the data-driven leader / edited by Nathan D. Ainspan and Kristin N. Saboe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ainspan, Nathan D., Editor.

Contributor:

Ainspan, Nathan D. (Nathan David), 1966- editor.

Saboe, Kristin N., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterans--Employment--United States.

Veterans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages).

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2021

Summary:

Companies that can hire and retain military veterans will have a strong competitive advantage over their competitors that lack this capability. This book will help business leaders obtain that advantage.

Contents:

About the Editors Contributors Introduction 1. The Recent History of Veteran Recruitment and Retention 2. Why Hire Veterans? 3. Messaging and Branding to Engage Veterans as Employees 4. Employer Misconceptions of Veterans and Veteran Misconceptions of Employers 5. Understanding Veterans' Résumés and Conducting Veteran Interviews 6. The Soft Skills Veterans Bring to the Workforce 7. Hiring and Employing Wounded and Disabled Veterans 8. Veteran Hiring and Retention: Lessons on Organizational Culture, Shared Expectations, and Leadership Practices 9. Veteran Affinity Groups and Mentoring Programs 10. The Key Role of Supervisors for Supporting Veterans in the Workplace 11. The Employment Situation of Military Spouses: How Companies Can Source, Assess, Hire, and Retain Service Members' and Veterans' Spouses 12. Supporting the National Guard and Reservists as Civilian Employees 13. Retention of Veteran Employees

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-064301-3

0-19-064300-5

OCLC:

1230251581