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Drawing on the principles and research from industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology and best practices from human resources (HR) management, this book will help civilian employers improve the way that they locate, hire, and retain military veterans and military spouses.
List of contents
- Introduction: Nathn Ainspan and Kristin Saboe
- 1. Recent History of Veteran Recruitment and Retention
- Lisa Rosser
- 2. Why Hire Veterans?
- J. Michael Haynie
- 3. Messaging and Branding to Engage Veterans as Employees
- Peter A. Gudmundsson
- 4. Employer Misconceptions of Veterans and Veteran Misconceptions of Employers
- Eric Eversole
- 5. Understanding Veterans' Resumes and Conducting Veteran Interviews
- William McLennan
- 6. Personality Factors of Veterans and Skills Training in the Military
- Theodore L. Hayes and Robert Hogan
- 7. Hiring and Employing Wounded and Disabled Veterans
- Judy Young, Lisa Stern, and Daniel Geller
- 8. Veteran Hiring and Retention: Lessons on Organizational Culture, Shared Expectations and Leadership 9. Practices
- Sherri Eiler, Ren Nygren, Sandra Olivarez, BG (Retired) Gary Profit
- 9. Veteran Affinity Groups and Mentoring Programs
- Mark L. Poteet and Tammy D. Allen
- 10. The Key Role of Supervisors for Supporting Veterans in the Workplace
- Leslie B. Hammer, Krista Brockwood, and Sarah N. Haverly
- 11. Employment Situation of Military Spouses: How Companies Can Source, Assess, Hire, and Retain Service Members' and Veterans' Spouses
- Deborah A. Bradbard
- 12. Supporting the National Guard and Reservists as Civilian Employees
- Michael Kirchner and Ann Herd, Ph.D.
- 13. Retention of Veteran Employees
- Mark Goulart
About the author
Nathan D. Ainspan, Ph.D., has researched, written, and spoken extensively about military-civilian transitions and veterans' civilian employment. He is currently the Senior Research Psychologist with the Military-Civilian Transition Office (MCTO) at the Department of Defense. His work focuses on improving civilian employment opportunities for returning service members and the psychosocial benefits that employment provides to wounded warriors and injured veterans.
Kristin N. Saboe, Ph.D. is an Army veteran, nationally recognized leader, award-winning psychologist, public speaker, and strategist. While an officer and Research Psychologist in the Army, she deployed to Afghanistan and served as a staff officer at the Pentagon. Her writing, research, and community involvement focuses on veteran and military spouse employment, human performance optimization, leadership, and well-being in both military and civilian settings.
Summary
Drawing on the principles and research from industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology and best practices from human resources (HR) management, this book will help civilian employers improve the way that they locate, hire, and retain military veterans and military spouses.
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Ainspan and Saboe deliver a highly usable guide for employers to attract the most qualified veterans, optimize their performance and increase their retention. A win for everyone!
