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January 30, 2020
A Twist on Traditional Hiring Fairs: Hiring Our Heroes Partners With Professional Sports Teams for Its Expos

At a Hiring Our Heroes Hiring Expo, the companies care about what you did in the military and what you want to do after you leave the military.

Articles Career Planning Employer Veteran
January 16, 2020
Student Veterans: Talent Hiding in Plain Sight

By hiring a student veteran, companies gain an employee with demonstrated leadership skills and a teamwork mentality.

Articles In the Workplace Employer Service Organization Veteran
December 12, 2019
Transition Trucking Drives This Veteran Closer to His Career Goals

The Transition Trucking campaign is one way Hiring Our Heroes, Kenworth Trucking, and FASTPORT pay it forward to veterans.

Articles Honoring Their Service Employer Veteran
December 10, 2019
‘We Would Love for Them to be a Part of Our Team’ – A Conversation about Veteran Hiring with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. Inc. is a new venture that will produce vehicles in Huntsville, Alabama, starting

Articles In the Workplace
November 28, 2019
2019 Transition Trucking Finalists Exhibit Integrity, Commitment

The Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award campaign began in 2016 to highlight career opportunities in the trucking industry among veterans, Reservists, and National Guard members.

Articles Honoring Their Service Veteran
November 5, 2019
‘Our Success Is Built on a One-on-One Personal Touch’ – A Conversation about WWP’s Warriors to Work Program

The Wounded Warrior Project’s Warriors to Work program, offers free career counseling to help wounded service members

Articles Expert Advice
October 29, 2019
‘Our Goal Is a 100% Hire Rate’ — A Conversation about the Corporate Fellowship at Wells Fargo Advisors

Nearly 60 senior leaders at Wells Fargo Advisors worked together to develop the curriculum for this fellowship program.

Articles Career Planning Employer Service Member
October 15, 2019
‘Transition Trucking Honors All Transitioning Veterans’ – A Conversation with Quinton Ward, Army Veteran and 2018 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Winner

This week’s Hiring Our Heroes Sitrep podcast guest is Quinton Ward, an Army veteran and the 2018 winner of Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award campaign sponsored by Kenworth, FASTPORT and Hiring Our Heroes.

Articles Honoring Their Service Veteran
July 30, 2019
What Is the Definition of a Military Community? Listen as Tim Tarchick with Bank of America Merchant Services Explains

For those of us who have lived on a military installation or for those of us who

Articles In the Workplace