There are one million service members transitioning from military service to civilian life, and many of them need jobs. Moreover, they need help translating their military experience, which teaches things like leadership, team-building and a strong work ethic, into a resume that will jump out at a hiring manager in the civilian world.
U.S. Tech Vets is a great tool in this arsenal. Through a partnership between Monster.com and the country’s top technology associations, U.S. Tech Vets is connecting service men and women to companies in the IT channel that want to hire and helping them transition military experience into civilian careers. The initiative aims to reduce veteran unemployment and connect America’s veteran workforce with jobs in the technology industry.
“Veterans with the right mix of business, communication and technical skills can find rewarding careers in the tech industry,” said Todd Thibodeaux, president and CEO of CompTIA. “In the past two years, some 16,000 veterans have earned nearly 22,000 CompTIA certifications. These IT skills certifications can be a first step in transitioning from active duty to civilian life. We applaud the launch of USTechVets.org as it helps to connect employers and veterans and expand the tech workforce.”
The program is being led by trade groups like CompTIA, the Consumer Electronics Association and the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and is powered with the technology and global reach of Monster Worldwide Inc., which owns Monster.com and Military.com. All told, the collaboration should create the largest collection of veteran job candidates and technology jobs available anywhere.
CompTIA members can participate in U.S. Tech Vets for free. To get started, have your HR representative apply for an employer login at USTechVets.org, even if your company already has a Monster.com account. Log on to access and search more than 800,000 resumes by U.S. vets and post searchable job openings of your own.
If your company already has active postings on Monster.com, those jobs will automatically be reposted to USTechVets.org job board. Don’t worry — this is free and does not require any action on your part. To learn more about this option, contact Ted Wadsworth at [email protected].
The program also offers plenty of tips to maximize companies’ use of U.S. Tech Vets. Adding recruiters to your company’s account, for example, offers various information sharing and coordination benefits. For tips on how to create an account, click here, and for tips on posting jobs, visit this site. Additionally, hiring tutorials are available through Monster.com, which is also hosting webinars highlighting ways employers can get the most value out of the job board and resume database.
Veterans will be able to find your company while searching the vast jobs database and using special tools by Monster.com, like the military skills translator, which matches veterans’ skills, training and collateral duties to civilian jobs. Monster.com also offers educational resources to help veterans develop skills to thrive in the private sector.
“The U.S. tech industry understands that hiring veterans is more than just the right thing to do — it’s a smart business investment,” said Marc Burgess, the national adjutant for DAV, a national veterans advocacy and assistance organization with more than 1.2 million members. “U.S. Tech Vets offers a platform to connect the skilled and dedicated men and women who served our nation with meaningful employment.”
