The FINANCIAL — New York — The RAND Corporation issued a report detailing the “successful approaches” of the 100,000 Jobs Mission integrating veterans into the private sector workforce. The coalition of 178 private sector companies also announced they have hired 190,046 U.S. military veterans through September 30, 2014, and is on pace to hire a total of 200,000 veterans by the end of the year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
RAND’s report – based on qualitative interviews with 100,000 Jobs Mission members representing diverse industries, size, geographic location, and coalition tenure – examines the successes and challenges of veteran hiring initiatives and offers recommendations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, employers, and individual veterans.
“Veterans offer a tremendous set of skills from their military service, and that’s why more than 190,000 have been hired by 178 coalition companies,” said Maureen Casey, director of Military and Veterans Affairs for JPMorgan Chase, a founding member of the coalition. “The 100,000 Jobs Mission is committed to hiring our veterans and applying the lessons from RAND’s report to continue preparing them for successful civilian careers,” Casey added.
“Our report shows that companies are hiring veterans because they make great employees-it’s good business,” said Dr. Margaret C. Harrell, one of the RAND report authors. “The 100,000 Jobs Mission is a great coalition for veteran employment, because the companies both challenge one another and support one another, even among companies that compete for business. They are holding one another accountable for measurable outcomes, proving that this is far more than an encouragement campaign,” Harrell added.
The RAND report highlights lessons and best practices from members of the 100,000 Jobs Mission to enhance all private sector veteran employment efforts, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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