#vetchat: Zach Iscol On The Post-9/11 Veteran Jobs Crisis
In this week’s #vetchat, Marine, entrepreneur, and filmmaker Zach Iscol discussed why post-9/11 vets have had trouble finding work back home.
- Unemployment rates for post-9/11 veterans consistently trail their civilian counterparts by 1 or 2 percent. And with more than 1 million vets slated to return to the workforce over the next five years, how will vets get back to work? Zach Iscol explains in this week's Twitter chat; but first, check out his article for the Daily Beast:
From War to Work: Why and How Companies Should Hire Post-9/11 VeteransRetired Master Sergeant Ken Holman was confused when Scott Miller and Paul Cotter approached him about applying for a job at Microsoft. O...- Folks got excited early, waiting for the chat to start at 3 p.m. EST...
RT @AskForHelp: Hey all my fabulous military invested friends... Pls tune in today at 3 EST to the #vetchat with @herosummit. Pls RT.- Even Chelsea Clinton got involved!
RT @thedailybeast: .@HeroSummit is hosting a #vetchat on veteran unemployment starting right now. Follow them to join in.- Then we got started...
- Q1 After withdrawal from Iraq, 1 mil new vets will join the work force. What challenges can vets expect in the job mkt? #vetchat
@HeroSummit A1: Vets have tough time translating skills, employers don’t know mil terms MOS, awards, billets mean. #vetchat 1/3- @HeroSummit A1: Vets may have no experience w/ resume writing. Resumes are not used in the military world. Compounds Problem. #vetchat 2/3
- @HeroSummit A1: Civ-mil divide Employers only beginning 2 understand ur skills experience resumes don’t do you justice. #vetchat 3/3
- Q2 Unemployment among 18-24yr old vets is 22%. Why? Is it because most lack a college degree? #vetchat
- @HeroSummit A2: If Vet leave mil b4 21 usually means bdly wounded or OTH discharge but emplyrs shld value military > college #vetchat 1/3
- Q3 Employers say top prob hiring vets is matching mil skills w civilian work. How can vets rework resumes? #vetchat
- @HeroSummit A3: Vets must match keywords in resume w/ job description bc of computer filters #vetchat 1/3
- @HeroSummit A3: Review 5-10 job ads for similar position. Highlight 8 same words found in all ads & use in resume #vetchat 2/3
RT @AskForHelp: special certifications need to be put in place for vets to parlay their skills into the civilian world. #vetchat
Q3 Here's the study: employers worrying about matching mil skills w civilian work bit.ly/LdFy50 #vetchat- Q4 Some employers worry vets may have PTSD. What can employers & vets do to allay such concerns? #vetchat
- @HeroSummit A4 better 2 address vs allay help vets get access 2 care. grief & moral injury occur b/c they love&care deeply #vetchat
@HeroSummit A4: This is a big challenge, vets need chances to prove themselves, employers can't use that as an excuse. #vetchat- Q5 Some vets say civilian jobs give them less responsibility than they're used to. How can employers tackle that? #vetchat
