Transition Assistance Online (www.taonline.com), the leader in online military transition recruiting, announced that they have awarded AT&T with the first annual Military Employer of the Year Award.
The Military Employer of the Year Award recognizes the authorized employer who best exemplifies a commitment to hiring exiting and former service members from the U.S. Military. Employers were judged on several criteria including dedicated staff for military recruiting efforts, outreach activities designed to attract separating military candidates, and support and training programs offered to former service members once hired by the organization.
Transition Assistance Online selected AT&T for this award because of the company''s demonstrated and continuing work to include a military dimension in its overall recruiting initiatives. Working with Internet recruiting firms such as Transition Assistance Online through internet recruiting consultant TruStar Solutions, AT&T ensures that job opportunities are made available to military personnel via advertising and promotion in as many military-oriented venues and career sites as possible. In addition, AT&T''s recruiting representatives attend military-to-civilian career fairs. The company also provides training to help employees who have transitioned from military service learn about AT&T: the services it offers, the workplace environment, and the company resources available to help with their new career.
With roughly 225,000 service men and women leaving the United States Armed Forces every year, it is a diverse and talented candidate pool into which more and more U.S. firms are tapping. Candidates for TAOnline.com''s Military Employer of the Year have learned the value of hiring former military members and the great benefits these people bring to their new employers, such as: a successful work ethic, demonstrated leadership abilities, technical skills and much more. Organizations that hire from the military are not only rewarded with outstanding employees, they also have the satisfaction of knowing that they are providing the men and women of the United States Armed Forces with their next career opportunity, after bravely and loyally serving their country.
About TAOnline.com
Transition Assistance Online -- TAOnline.com -- has been applauded by HR experts as the e-Recruiting site for employers targeting candidates exiting the military. The site was launched by former military service members as the first ever military-targeted job board, posting ads from military-friendly employers while also providing valuable advice to job seekers on how to land the perfect civilian job. From correct interview etiquette to writing a winning civilian resume that highlights transferable military skills such as team management, IT, and medical assistance. The company also produces a best-selling resume writer and military skills translator under the name Transition Assistance Software, or TAS, for military job seekers
About TruStar Solutions
TruStar Solutions (www.trustarsolutions.com), formerly IIRC, is the leader in Creating Exceptional Hiring Strategies. With a true client focused vision, TruStar Solutions helps to make sense out of web-based recruiting services and technologies targeting the corporate HR market. TruStar Solutions currently manages Internet recruiting solutions for 15% of the Fortune 200.
Military Employer of the Year Award Presented to AT&T
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