3:50pm - 4:00pm Hiring America's Heroes: Why You Need Veterans on Your Team
Tuesday Sep 19
Description
For many veterans, the transition into civilian life is fraught with hardships. Despite their sacrifices through serving their country, veterans suffer from a 9.1% unemployment rate - 50% higher than their civilian counterparts. Employers are wary of hiring veterans because they believe that the skills they acquired in the military are not transferable to the civilian sector. In reality, this couldn't be further from the truth. If you are building a software team today, you would be remiss to ignore this pool of talent - build a better team by hiring veterans.