In support of National Hire A Veteran Day on July 25, Randstad RiseSmart, the world’s fastest-growing career transition and talent mobility provider, announced that it is teaming up with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a nonprofit organization that supports post-9/11 wounded veterans and their families. RiseSmart is the exclusive provider for resumes to WWP wounded veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce and warriors who have recently been laid off due to the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resume writing services are also available to the veterans’ spouses and children over the age of 18 as part of WWP’s career counseling program, Warriors to Work.
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RiseSmart is also participating in a series of regional career events hosted by WWP and Randstad’s Veteran Center of Excellence to help veterans fine-tune their interview skills, personal branding and professional value propositions. These sessions were developed to accelerate employment and set veterans up for success in today’s particularly tough job market.
The company’s support is provided by a specialized team of RiseSmart resume writers that includes former military personnel, veteran transition specialists, military spouses and veteran employment coordinators.
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“We are grateful for RiseSmart’s support as we open up new opportunities for America’s warriors to advance their professional lives and raise awareness among business leaders about the value veterans add to the civilian workforce,” said Bryan Rollins, director of WWP’s Warriors to Work program. “Their service to our country can never be repaid, but through career support programs we can honor these warriors and their families as they find fulfilling jobs and achieve success in their careers.”
In 2019, the veteran unemployment rate hit a historic low of 3.1 percent, but with the COVID-19 pandemic causing mass layoffs and company closures nationwide, veteran unemployment increased to 8.8 percent in June, resulting in nearly one million veterans filing for unemployment benefits.
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