如何破解退伍老兵求职的军地沟通难题

    对于想要招聘扩大退伍军人招聘规模、但又不知道从哪里入手的雇主，诺顿有两个建议。“首先，询问公司已经招聘的退伍军人，”他说。“向所有员工发送邮件，问问他们谁是退伍军人，同时愿意提供帮助。这时你可能会吃惊地发现，很多人都会站出来。”

    美国电话电报公司的退伍军人资源小组（Veterans Resource Group）创建于上世纪80年代早期。当时，一小群越南战争时期的退伍军人走到一起，创办了一个简报。如今，这个小组已经拥有了4,300名成员，对这家公司的计划作出了至关重要的贡献。

    诺顿的第二个建议是，帮助回国退伍军人找工作的组织有很多，比如“10万就业使命”（100,000 Jobs Mission）组织。不妨选择一个，加入其中。10万就业使命这个组织由摩根大通（J.P. Morgan Chase）领导，拥有49个成员公司，包括《财富》杂志（Fortune）的母公司时代华纳（Time Warner）。过去3个月里，该组织已经聘用了12,179位退伍军人，并将于7月12日在芝加哥举行一个全国性的招聘会。

    “10万就业使命这类组织的好处在于，它们使用人单位有机会与其他公司交流心得以及最佳实践，这样就可以迅速地知道哪些做法有用，哪些没用，”诺顿说。“不要完全靠自己从头摸索。”

    译者：千牛絮

    For employers who would like to recruit more veterans but aren't sure where to start, Norton has two suggestions. "First, ask the vets you already have to get involved," he says. "If you send out an email to all employees, asking anyone who's a veteran if they'd like to help, you might be surprised at how many people step forward."

    AT&T's Veterans Resource Group began way back in the early '80s as a small band of Viet Nam-era veterans who got together and started a newsletter. The group now has 4,300 members and has been essential to the success of AT&T's programs.

    Second, Norton suggests joining forces with one of the many organizations set up to match returning veterans with jobs -- for example, the 100,000 Jobs Mission. Led by J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM), the group's 49 member companies (including Fortune's parent, Time Warner (TWX)) have hired 12,179 veterans in the past three months and will hold a national job fair in Chicago on July 12.

    "The great thing about the 100,000 Jobs Mission and similar organizations is that they give you a chance to compare notes and swap best practices with other companies, so you can get up to speed pretty quickly on what works and what doesn't," Norton says. "There's no sense in reinventing the wheel."