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The veteran community holds an incredible pool of highly educated and experienced talent, and yet they remain marginalized and underutilized when it comes to corporate employment. Joining us today on Talk Talent to Me is Chip Mardis, partner at Greenlight Connections, a veteran-owned, full-service talent acquisition and staff augmentation company that specializes in sourcing top talent from the military community. Chip guides us through the particular difficulties that a veteran may experience when transitioning into corporate America, and goes on to highlight how America is not well-prepared with regard to how to interact with the massive bank of talent coming out of the military. We discuss the biases and preconceived notions that this demographic faces, as well as the numerous positive qualities and skills which should stand out as an asset to any company, before diving into the various things that businesses can consider and do to make meaningful change and start placing hires. Tune in to hear this important and moving conversation today!
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\\u201cThe military demographic as a talent source is a mystery on both sides of the isle. The candidates, either the veterans as well as the military spouses that are leading are somewhat unsure or unclear how to go ahead and pursue a career strategy and job search strategy.\\u201d \\u2014 Chip Mardis [0:04:44]
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\\u201c[There are] two sides. I don\\u2019t think the hiring forum understands the incredible value that a military veteran or a spouse can bring to the program. And there\\u2019s this huge gap where our veterans really don\\u2019t know how to conduct job searches and how to adequately prepare.\\u201d \\u2014 Chip Mardis [0:05:54]
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You need to calibrate that these are incredibly successful people that have stood by our country. Not to wave the flag but candidly, they have, and have just worked their tail off to be in this position. I think it\\u2019s an honor to talk to a veteran.\\u201d \\u2014 Chip Mardis [0:11:03]
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