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    Hiring & Engaging Veterans: Why It Makes Business Sense and How To Do It

    Date: April 19, 2018, 11:15am
    Organizer:
    Callie Zipple
    Location:
    Elgin Country Club
    2575 Weld Rd.
    Elgin, IL 60124
    Price:
    $20 (members), $25 (member's guests), $40 (non-members)
    Event Type:
    Meeting
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    HIRING AND ENGAGING VETERANS:  WHY IT MAKES BUSINESS SENSE AND HOW TO DO IT

    With the US Labor market at historically low unemployment rates, why should your organization focus more on the talent pool represented by the 300,000+ men and women leaving the military each year?

    This session seeks to answer that question by reviewin six key factors:

    1. The current status of vets in the workforce
    2. Why it makes business sence to hire them
    3. Best ways to attract and recruit vets
    4. Strategies to retain and engage vets
    5. Success stories of veteran employment
    6. Federal Government, private sector and SHRM and other non-profit organizational support resources

     

    **Registration is now full for this event.  Please contact illinoisfoxvalleyshrm@yahoo.com for more information.**