Veterans’ Career Transformation on Retirement
Why Military Veterans Career Transformation
Every year hundreds of veterans retire from military career. Many of them need job either for economic reason or to stay relevant and contribute towards society. Military personnel possess behavioral skills such as integrity, punctuality, dedication to the duty, result orientation, confidence and sincerity to the mission. These qualities are not only beneficial for themselves but will surely be benefit to the outfit they join. There is a need for a platform in Pakistan to connect veterans with employers by matching their skills with relevant jobs to facilitate their employment.
Many countries in the world have such civil military forums for advancement of veterans’ career on retirement. Here are few examples:
Business reasons for hiring military veterans
Improved bottom line
- Veteran skills add value and veterans make extraordinary contributions
- Veterans deliver on business objectives
Veterans offer increased employee retention - Employing veterans increases access to, and competency in, government contracts
Flexible and strategically focused workforce
- Veterans are mature workers with strong work ethic
- Veterans bring experience and leadership capabilities
- Veterans are a viable talent pool
Improved workforce diversity
- Veterans bring diversity of thought and initiative to businesses
- Veterans have diver knowledge, skills and experiences
- Veterans represent broad demographics (women, minority, etc.)
Brand differentiation
- Veteran employment improves business brand recognition
- Veteran employment creates empathy
- Veteran employment improves brand image
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide an exclusive forum to military veterans and potential employers to determine employment needs and fill the talent gap for jobs that are congruent with veterans’ skills.
- Raise awareness regarding the business need and benefits of hiring military veterans.
- Mitigate stereotyping that hinder successful veterans’ employment and growth.
- Groom veterans on CV writing, interviewing, corporate culture and MS Office IT skills.
- Maintain database and skills inventory of military veterans seeking jobs.
- Provide talent pool to corporate to as per requirement and assist in placement.
Our Services
- Complimentary listing in veterans applicants database for jobs.
- Sharing of veterans related jobs with registered applicants through email and WhatsApp
- Provision of potential employee talent pool to employers for job placement.
- Training on following modules
- How to write effective resume for job application.
- How to prepare for successful job interview
- Actions for successful transition from military culture to corporate culture.
- Basic IT skills (MS Office, Excel, Power Point, Email, Internet).
- Orientation on roles and responsiblities of HR management.
- Orientation on roles and responsiblities of health, safety and security managment.
- Orientation on roles and responsiblities of supply chain management
- What are main websites for job search.
- Orientation on global certifications to advance career in HR, HSE and supply chain.
Who are eligible for veterans’ directory?
Those who are retired/unemployed/employee and looking for new job opportunities.
Those who are not looking for job but want to contribute in terms of expertise in this initiative
How to get involved
- Register at HR Metrics Here
- Send your resume to info@thehrmetrics.com
- HR Metrics team will check your resume as per standard format.
- If need, our team will revise it as per standard format and seek your validation.
- Approved resumes will be published in veteran’s directory.
- HR Metrics team will include you in veteran’s directory WhatsApp group.
- Veterans Directory will be circulated to employers 30th Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec.
- Registered persons will get notifications about job via WhatsApp.
- Job applicants are expected to apply for the jobs directly to employers.
- For any query or assistance, contact info@thehrmetrics.com