New Program Offers Job Training for Young Vets The Department of Labor's TAACCCT program offers grants to community colleges for job training programs
Veterans Want a Career, Not a "J-O-B" When service members join the military -- and when they're looking for a job -- they want something bigger than themselves.
Are Background Checks Different When the Candidate is a Veteran? Are background checks necessary for veteran job applicants?
Clearing Up Employer Misconceptions about Veterans Your misperceptions, implicit biases, and misconceptions about veterans as viable employees are preventing you from enlisting...
Asking for Social Media Login Information from Job Candidates Many states have legislation that prohibits an employer from requesting a user name or password for a personal social media...
Is Your Veteran Program Top Down or Bottom Up? There is an opportunity to drive success in a veteran hiring initiative by engaging employees at all levels of the...
Employers: Will You Read a Military Resume? If your recruiters and hiring managers encounter military resumes, here's how to efficiently review the resume.
How to Hire Veterans if You Don't Have a Veteran Hiring Program Even without a robust veteran program, companies of all sizes and in all industries can attract, hire and grow veteran talent...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...