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Military Personnel: Qualified Job Candidates

Monday, July 9, 2007

With the creation of online job sites, there is a proliferation of job seekers on the Internet. From the recent college graduate to the seasoned professional, there are applicants from every stage of life. Hundreds, even thousands, of people can apply to a single job. How do employers choose from among the qualified applicants?

Today, one of the largest and most highly-trained segments of the available labor pool includes the military population.

Each year more than 250,000 service members leave active duty and make the move into civilian life. In addition, there are spouses and military dependents that go along with them. When you take into account veterans, there are almost one million job seekers from the military community looking for employment every year. That is almost 15% of the available labor pool!

Employers are taking notice of this growing population. With so many strong qualities setting these applicants apart, the military population is becoming the first choice for many available jobs.

The benefits of choosing military personnel include:


Well-educated - All military officers have a college degree or above.

Large skill set - They have also been specifically trained in a wide variety of skills that translate to the civilian workplace -- including telecommunications, information technology (IT), logistics, security, avionics, truck/automotive, etc.

Strong work ethic - They possess a strong sense of loyalty and discipline when it comes to committing to a long-term opportunity and staying on track with their duties.

The best news? The military will pay most, if not all, of the relocation expenses for transitioning service members, so qualified candidates can be recruited from almost any location.

Service members should also remember to take advantage of 100% Military Tuition Assistance while they are still in the service - the one thing that you can never have too much of when looking for work is solid career training.

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