CareerBuilder Launches missiongethired.com

In the US, CareerBuilder has launched missiongethired.com, a new site with one objective: helping military professionals coming off of active duty find jobs.

Veterans and National Guard members can identify employers who are sensitive to their employment needs and apply for positions in a variety of fields and locations in real time. They can also view recent news pertinent to veterans and sign up to receive automatic job alerts via email that match their skills and interests.

The site was launched in response to the difficulties many military professionals have re-entering the workforce in today’s job market – particularly those returning from military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. CareerBuilder quotes statistics from the Labor Department which show an 11.2 percent jobless rate for Gulf War veterans over 18 years old, 4 percentage points higher than the previous year.

But this could be changing as a new survey from CareerBuilder says that 41 percent of employers are reporting they have hired US veterans or members of the National Guard in the last six months. One-in-five (21 percent) are actively recruiting veterans and members of the National Guard for open positions today. The survey polled 4,478 US workers and 2,667 hiring managers and human resource professionals.

The top positions employers say they are targeting US service men and women for include information technology, engineering, management and sales.

In the survey, CareerBuilder says employers offered insights into why it can be more difficult for veterans and National Guard members to find employment even though there are opportunities out there for them. One of the greatest challenges employers reported in hiring veterans is understanding how their military skills translate to civilian positions. Employers recommend that candidates clearly spell out their military responsibilities and how they are applicable to the position at hand in their resume, cover letter and interview.

Employers also said it can be hard to identify veterans because they don’t always include that status on their resumes. In fact, 11 percent of veterans said they don’t include their military experience when applying for positions, while 12 percent said they do so selectively. This can work to a candidate’s disadvantage as 43 percent of employers stated that if they had two equally-qualified candidates, they are more likely to hire the person with military experience. Others did not have a preference either way.

CareerBuilder’s professional community brightfuse.com also offers military professionals transitioning into civilian roles a resource at brightfuse.com/Groups/transitioning-military.

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