This is a part of the business climate, and the way many businesses are now run, that has been growing in this Country over the past couple of decades. While not strictly happening by younger so called human resource personal at companies it is, as I see it, a product of the higher education industry business schools and moves into same for other professions. As that higher education push, thus changes in the way those attending are taught as well as the bottom line only business ideals, continued growing more then just hiring and understanding what someone's experiences can bring to a job being interviewed for are being affected. The older human resources personal, anyone interviewing, are doing same as they perform the way the company wants them to. For these veterans, a tiny fraction of the population, there is little understanding in the private sector what each soldier goes through and experiences as to training and much more as to Military life and duty. The leadership needs, what encompasses their many duties in their military job descriptions, the equipment they learn to use especially in this high tech age, their need to work as a team, their need to work together and so much more. But it's also hitting many in the civilian ranks in this economy, years of experience means nothing especially in knowing that those experiences can be quickly transferred into newer needs of a company looking for employee's as these workers learn company needs quicker, or companies fear hiring older workers as they want their labor at cheaper costs and with few if any benefits. This is all hurting the economy and needed growth as well as the need for an innovative workforce.
Feb. 29, 2012 - When the Vietnam War ended, US soldiers were greeted with jeers, anti-war demonstrators, and behaviors so hostile that military superiors warned returning veterans not to wear their uniforms in public. It took years before Vietnam vets received the respect they deserved, and a duly chastened and shamed public was determined not to repeat this again.
Looking at the receptions today's soldiers receive, typically warm greetings, often by cheering crowds who, even if they don't agree with the war, support the troops, it's hard to believe history is repeating itself, even if in different form. While not facing the public shaming they once did, those who wear a uniform today still battle with discrimination, albeit one that is much more subtle, and harder to prove: that of not being hired for a job, even when they're the most qualified candidate, because they were or are a soldier.
Dan Honig, COO of Military Vet Jobs -- and also a Navy veteran -- says: "The economy makes it difficult for anyone looking for a job right now and it's gotten worse for those who are or were in the military. Our troops face discrimination from companies on many fronts now. It used to be just a perception issue for returning soldiers -- a lack of understanding of what trained service people can bring to the table as an employee or how military skills can be utilized in a civilian workplace. Increased media attention around Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has made some employers more concerned about the stability of those who have served in a combat zone, and now organizations are discriminating in hiring those who haven't been deployed yet as well, the reservists and National Guardsmen. Their attitude is 'I'm not going to hire someone who is at risk to leave and who I have to hold a job for.'"
Tim Larger*, a Marine, returned from Iraq eight months ago and has trouble finding a job. Interview questions quickly turn from his qualifications, which most prospective employers and HR hiring managers tell him are impressive, to his service ... and not in a positive way. read more>>>
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