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Military Employment Resource Page 

The Society for Human Resource Management is working with two groups to help employers recruit and retain current and former members of the military. Read below for more information on how the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) can help HR professionals find, hire and retain skilled military service members. More >>

Latest News

Va.: State Creates Incentives for Hiring Veterans
New legislation sets up a program of incentives for employers who hire, train and retain veterans.

Law Streamlines Job Licensing for Military Members, Spouses
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law the Veterans Full Employment Act, which streamlines professional licensing for service members, veterans and their spouses, and provides for the award of academic credit for certain military training.

Ark: Voluntary Veterans Preference Bill Signed into Law
Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law House Bill 1575, which allows Arkansas employers to voluntarily give preference to veterans when hiring

Program Aims to Match Veterans with Manufacturing Jobs
Although the first class from the Get Skills to Work (GSTW) training program--designed to match returning military veterans with manufacturing jobs--graduated only 11 vets, program backers hope to place 100,000 veterans in jobs by 2015. 

DOL Eases Form Revisions, Clarifies Military FMLA Rules
The U.S. Department of Labor removed certification and notice forms from its Family and Medical Leave Act regulations, and clarified military family leave and service member caregiver leave.

Employer Network Promotes Jobs for Wounded Veterans
A network of U.S. employers on a mission to find, hire and accommodate injured military veterans has spread largely by word of mouth, and it’s still growing.

Communication Challenges Can Become Military Veterans' Employment Barriers
For military veterans, securing employment can be challenging because of the complexities that come with the transition from military to civilian life. They also face a particularly significant communication gap with hiring managers when searching for jobs in the civilian workforce.

SHRM Toolkit: Make Hiring Practices 'Military Ready'
Many HR professionals concede that they do not know all they need to know to effectively find and hire military veterans. The Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) toolkit, Support from Behind the Lines: 10 Steps to Becoming a Military-Ready Employer, can help.

Archived articles

 SHRM Resources

Current Military Servicemen and Servicewomen

Legal Issues: USERRA Coverage May Be Triggered Prior to Formal Military Orders

Resource:Understanding Your Employment Rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A Guide for Veterans

How-to Guide: Develop, Administer Military Benefits

HR Q&A:How do the FMLA military expansion provisions affect USERRA and military leaves?

Legal Report: The USERRA Regulations Deconstructed

More resources

Recruiting and Hiring Veterans

SHRM Poll: Recruiting Veterans With Disabilities: Perceptions in the Workplace

Article:Helping Injured Veterans Transition to the Workplace

HR Q&A:What do we need to know about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit in order to begin using the credit?

Research:Employing Military Personnel and Recruiting Veterans--What HR Can Do

More resources

Federal Contractors 

Research Article:Affirmative Action Plan for Persons with Disabilities and Veterans

HR Q&A:What is the difference between the VETS 100 and VETS 100A report forms and who should file each?

Legal Report:The JVA Final Rule and VETS 100 Form Presents Government Contractors with Conundrum

More resources

 Employer Successes and Best Practices


GE Capitalizes on Vets’ Strengths     
General Electric’s Junior Officer Leadership Program (JOLP) is a tool for attracting and integrating one of the largest overlooked sources of talent—military service professionals transitioning into civilian careers, according to program manager Susan Schieren.

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 Featured Video
Help Vets Cope with PTSD
Author and "Good Morning America" correspondent Lee Woodruff says employers should learn more about the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder.

 Video: Vets' Rights
Returning Veterans' Rights
Christine Walters, owner of FiveL Co., says employers often aren't aware of some of their obligations to returning veterans.

 Pledge Your Support


More than 275 SHRM Chapters and 31 State Councils have signed the ESGR Statement of Support, pledging to support their employees who are members of the National Guard and Reserve.

See the chapters and councils here.

Thank you for your pledge.

To sign the Statement of Support, click here. 


Learn more about employing veterans and people with disabilities.

Note to Jobseekers
This page contains information for HR professionals who want to hire current and former military service members. If you are a military service member looking for a job, please click here for resources.

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SHRM announced its partnership with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) by signing a Statement of Support at SHRM’s 2010 Employment Law and Legislative Conference. Through this partnership, SHRM is working with ESGR to link all state councils and chapters with their local ESGR office and encourage SHRM members to sign their own Statements of Support. As the principal advocate within the U.S. Department of Defense, ESGR’s mission is to develop and promote employer support for Guard and Reserve service by recognizing employers that offer outstanding support, increasing awareness of applicable laws, and resolving conflict between employers and service members.

ESGR’s website, www.esgr.org, has employer resources and information on signing statements of support.

SHRM LogoSHRM has been working closely with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) to provide SHRM members with the tools they need to recognize the value of hiring veterans and ways to find qualified veteran job candidates. In addition to providing opportunities for SHRM members to hear directly from the VETS organization at SHRM conferences, we are working with VETS to develop resources specifically designed to help HR connect more easily with veterans seeking jobs in the civilian workforce. 

VETS’s website, www.dol.gov/vets, contains important information on the value of hiring a veteran and will continue to add employer resources as they are developed.

VETS resources: