27 March 2013 - The math is mean. Post-9/11 veterans lug a steep unemployment rate that's a point-plus taller than the civilian rate. Add to that the 34,000 troops who soon will return from Afghanistan. Bottom line: The existing bulge of ex-military job seekers threatens to further swell in a world where stripes carry no sway.
How to crack that cold equation? Just a little face time, says unemployed veteran Ruty Rutenberg, who believes that simply standing eye-to-eye with a hiring manager allows former service members to naturally radiate the ocean of intangibles that can only be absorbed in combat. read more>>>
And that they are, always have been. They're not going to be applying for just any job listing like those coming out of college would because they have a degree from a higher education facility and think, and many are told, that's sufficient. They're going to apply for jobs they know they can do or know they can quickly absorb and fit into especially in teamwork needs because of they're training in the military which brings about a quicker need for better and faster critical thinking skills and common sense, even infantry in today's world of high tech in the field equipment used. They know that many professions really do need that further higher education and if seeking they'll either have sought out the courses while in the military or will use the new GI Bill to enter a college or university, developing faster because of the already peeked critical thinking needs the military has expanded for them to perform while serving and in needing as situations call for. And once having served in the military environment it's hard to loose that chain of command mentality as well.
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