Hire Heroes USA Confirms 54 Veterans Hired in One Week

Hire Heroes USA Confirms 54 Veterans Hired in One Week

Hire Heroes USA, a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans transform their military service into civilian success, has confirmed a total of 90 veterans hired in the past two weeks, including 54 during the week ending 23 August. The organization is on track to exceed over 1,500 confirmed hires in 2014.

Alpharetta, Ga. (PRWEB) September 08, 2014

Hire Heroes USA, a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans transform their military service into civilian success, has confirmed a total of 90 veterans hired in the past two weeks, including 54 during the week ending 23 August. The organization is on track to exceed over 1,500 confirmed hires in 2014.

Hire Heroes USA team members assisted nearly 150 transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses each week through personalized, one-on-one career coaching. Trained transition specialists, over 80% who are veterans themselves, work with veterans to create resumes that translate their military experience into civilian terms, and develop effective job search, job application and interviewing techniques. Through program improvements, the organization has maintained this individualized model of service while decreasing the cost per hire 21% over the past year, from $2,861 to less than $2,250.

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Hired Veteran Eric Danielson

Eric-Danielson“I was medically retired as a Flight Medical Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) / E-6. When I received the news that I would no longer be allowed to remain in the military, it ended my dreams of becoming a Physician’s Assistant and started an extremely arduous journey. However, I believed that through God’s grace, and Multiple state, local (HHUSA), and federal organizations I have been able to become a Veteran success story.

 

For example, in order to provide for my family with the help of the VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Chapter 31) program, I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Lewis-Clark State College in May 2013. After pursuing my undergraduate degree at Lewis-Clark State College, I realized that I could not “gut” it out anymore alone. My family suffered immensely during that time period and I did not want to add any more stress to their lives. As a result, I applied to the Wyakin Warrior Foundation and was inducted in June of 2013. I then continued my journey towards earning a Master’s Degree in Social Work from BSU.

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