Insights for Hiring and Employing Veterans: An Interview With Thought Leader, Sean Kelley

Published: Nov. 11, 2022, 11:40 a.m.

b'In this episode, Bud Bobber, who is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins\\u2019 Milwaukee office and chair of the firm\\u2019s Manufacturing Industry Group, speaks to Sean Kelley, who is a nationally recognized thought leader in corporate military affairs, recruiting, and transition programs. Bud and Sean discuss the rationale for implementing an intentional strategy for recruiting, hiring, and employing veterans. The speakers also explain how veterans, as a diverse group, can be an important part of any company\\u2019s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) plan and how biases, conscious or otherwise, have often created impediments to having veterans in the workforce. This podcast also offers suggestions\\u2014in conjunction with our recent article, \\u201cEmploying Veterans: Insights for Hiring Veterans and Supporting Veterans in the Workforce\\u201d\\u2014 for employers to tap into this rich stream of new talent continually flowing into the workforce as service persons transition to civilian life.'