Military Veteran Employment

Nathan D. Ainspan, Ph.D., has researched, written, and spoken extensively about military-civilian transitions and veterans' civilian employment. He is currently the Senior Research Psychologist with the Military-Civilian Transition Office (MCTO) at the Department of Defense. His work focuses on improving civilian employment opportunities for returning service members and the psychosocial benefits that employment provides to wounded warriors and injured veterans. Kristin N. Saboe, Ph.D. is an Army veteran, nationally recognized leader, award-winning psychologist, public speaker, and strategist. While an officer and Research Psychologist in the Army, she deployed to Afghanistan and served as a staff officer at the Pentagon. Her writing, research, and community involvement focuses on veteran and military spouse employment, human performance optimization, leadership, and well-being in both military and civilian settings.

Employers large and small want to find, recruit and hire our nation's veterans. That is certain. What is uncertain is the issue of how to do it, and how to ensure that what you do is effective and measurable. Ainspan and Saboe provide the context, the evidence, and the framework to ensure that our nation can continue to benefit from the immense talent of those who have worn the cloth."

• Introduction: Nathn Ainspan and Kristin Saboe 1. Recent History of Veteran Recruitment and RetentionLisa Rosser 2. Why Hire Veterans?J. Michael Haynie 3. Messaging and Branding to Engage Veterans as EmployeesPeter A. Gudmundsson 4. Employer Misconceptions of Veterans and Veteran Misconceptions of EmployersEric Eversole 5. Understanding Veterans' Resumes and Conducting Veteran InterviewsWilliam McLennan 6. Personality Factors of Veterans and Skills Training in the MilitaryTheodore L. Hayes and Robert Hogan 7. Hiring and Employing Wounded and Disabled VeteransJudy Young, Lisa Stern, and Daniel Geller 8. Veteran Hiring and Retention: Lessons on Organizational Culture, Shared Expectations and Leadership 9. Practices Sherri Eiler, Ren Nygren, Sandra Olivarez, BG (Retired) Gary Profit 9. Veteran Affinity Groups and Mentoring Programs Mark L. Poteet and Tammy D. Allen 10. The Key Role of Supervisors for Supporting Veterans in the Workplace Leslie B. Hammer, Krista Brockwood, and Sarah N. Haverly 11. Employment Situation of Military Spouses: How Companies Can Source, Assess, Hire, and Retain Service Members' and Veterans' Spouses Deborah A. Bradbard 12. Supporting the National Guard and Reservists as Civilian Employees Michael Kirchner and Ann Herd, Ph.D. 13. Retention of Veteran Employees Mark Goulart