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Veterans offer in-demand skills

Despite todays high unemployment numbers, employers continue to struggle finding job candidates with the right soft skills, such as leadership and problem-solving abilities.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on August 17, 2012

Despite today’s high unemployment numbers, employers continue to struggle finding job candidates with the right soft skills, such as leadership and problem-solving abilities. Veterans, however, faced demanding situations during their military service, and they’re better prepared to handle high-pressure conditions, says Nancy Hammer, senior government affairs policy counsel at the Society for Human Resource Management.

Unlike technical skills, these soft skills are not easily taught, especially in the civilian setting. Workers entering the work force straight out of school typically haven’t been involved in situations that call for the kind of leadership that veterans have faced. Developing those soft skills takes experience; those skills simply cannot be taught in the classroom.

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