Hiring Military Officers

I could use some information on the pros and cons to hiring officers in the military. Particularly, my company is interested in hiring Senior Officers with program management experience. If you have had experience with this, I would love to get your feedback.

-Lindsey

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Permalink Reply by Pam Kujala-Richman on November 19, 2008 at 12:42pm

A couple of items to consider when recruiting from the military:

1) Do you have a structured work environment? My experience has been without a highly structured work environment you will experience a high degree of turnover in the 1st year. If you do have a structured work environment the military is a great resource to find dedicated and highly motivated talent.

2) Do you have a developed onboarding program? Again, experience has proven that a solid onboarding program that spans minimally the first year will ease the transition into the civilian workplace and significantly increase your retention.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Ahern on November 19, 2008 at 12:52pm

Thanks a lot for your insight. I appreciate it. Our work environment isn't overly structured. We are very organized and efficient but we are a small privately owned, project based company with the flexibility to make changes when necessary.

Regards,
Lindsey

Pam Kujala-Richman said:

A couple of items to consider when recruiting from the military:

1) Do you have a structured work environment? My experience has been without a highly structured work environment you will experience a high degree of turnover in the 1st year. If you do have a structured work environment the military is a great resource to find dedicated and highly motivated talent.

2) Do you have a developed onboarding program? Again, experience has proven that a solid onboarding program that spans minimally the first year will ease the transition into the civilian workplace and significantly increase your retention.