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Veteran hiring grows, skills jargon still barrier

Sixty-four percent of employers have hired veterans over the last 36 months, a jump over the 53 percent that reported more hiring in 2010, according to a new poll of human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on February 29, 2012

Sixty-four percent of employers have hired veterans over the last 36 months, a jump over the 53 percent that reported more hiring in 2010, according to a new poll of human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management.

While more than six in 10 organizations have hired military veterans in the past three years, that figure could reach 10 in 10 if the civilian and military sectors could understood the other’s job skills jargon, the poll finds. In fact, 44 percent of respondents say a skills map that translates military job skills into civilian job skills “would help a lot” when reviewing resumes and job applications, and 34 percent say a skills map “would help somewhat.”

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