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Veteran’s Skills Put Them Back to Work.
By elaine | October 29, 2010
Soon we’ll be adding a new phase to our business: the people and relationship side of getting our military veterans back to work. I heard about a company, JL Transport – The Caring Movers, (www.TheCaringMovers.com) on a Mike Rosen radio broadcast. The owner, Jim Lockard is a 30 year Air Force veteran and makes it a priority to hire military veterans to join his workforce. In this time of economic turmoil when jobs are scarce and so many of our vets are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted to find out exactly what makes a veteran such a sought after employee. So I called the company, and here’s what I found out:
- Individuals who “live” the military lifestyle have a background of commitment…to themselves, to each other and to an employer who treats them well. This commitment and loyalty fosters their need to go above and beyond when asked to complete a project. How refreshing it would be to have employees who will stick with you as an employer.
- The military lifestyle is different, and it instills values that are vital to a thriving business. These include resiliency, respect, patience, trust and honesty all of which translate into skills that are a valuable commodity to the personal nature of their moving business.
- Veterans arrive with the skills, personality and understanding to do a good job but often don’t know exactly where to put those skills to work. Caring companies can help them refine and apply those skills.
- Lastly, JL Transport is a company that can offer employment opportunities outside of just 9-5 full time employment to meet the needs of the veteran who is still reintegrating back into their life after deployment. Sometimes they just need part time, evening or contract work. At The Caring Movers, a job might require that a lost bag from the airlines be delivered to someone at 3:00 in the morning!
This company, and many others out there, is sharing the advantages of putting our military veterans back to work! Why not join them.
Topics: From DEployment to EMployment | 2 Comments »
November 1st, 2010 at 10:00 am
Thanks Elaine, Jim has worked hard on behalf of our veterans over the years. Our company reflects the values veterans embrace in all they do. It is our mission to support veterans when and where we can. Hiring a young veteran to assist our retired veterans just makes perfect logic – vets matter to jim, and to JLT-The Caring Movers!
August 11th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Why hasn’t this company received more publicity? I always hear how veterans have a hard time finding work but this is an excellent example of a company with a good mission and providing a valuable service. Small and large businesses could learn a thing or two about hiring veterans.