Many companies to terrific things to help veterans as their employees and in their communities, but only a few do amazing things, according to a recent People magazine survey of workers from across the country. People magazine surveyed workers from almost 1,000 companies across the United States and found 6 that are doing amazing things to help veterans. They are listed below.
1. Capital One: After developing an employment hiring website specifically for veterans, the company has been able to hire 2,500 former military members, including the 544 hired in 2015. Capital One has also helped support the initiative Hiring 500,000 Heroes by providing $5 million since 2012.
Also, the military employees hired by Capital One can are not only allowed to continue their company health insurance coverage provided by the company while on active duty, but Capital One also provides a supplemental pay to those who are on duty and receive military payments that are lower than their Capital One base pay.
2. Deloitte: Using the Career Opportunity Redefinition and Exploration (CORE) program this tax firm has developed, the company has y have doubled each year the number of veterans it employeesd annually. This program explores how the experience and skills veterans possess can be used in a corporate setting to thereby effectively helping them transition from a military to a corporate setting.
3. Navy Federal Credit Union: Veterans and their families are supported by the world’s largest credit union. Navy Federal holds workshops that are designed to help spouses plan for a career in a mobile environment while the company helps to find creative solutions that will accommodate any military-related relocations.
In addition, the company holds Military Awareness Workshops that will help those who have not served gain a better understanding of what it is like to be a member of the military. One employee explains being able to retire with a fully-funded pension and a 401k, a rare case for the spouse of an active-duty military member.
4. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: To help support For those employees with deployed loved ones, St. Jude set up a Military Support Resource Group, the members of which that will take turns contacting the military family to ask if they need anything.
5. USAA: The company has a goal of wanting 30 percent % of all new hires to be veterans and military spouses, but managed to exceed it in 2015. Plus, the company possesses employee volunteers who will write to those deployed, through its Pen Pal Program.
All employees -- and even interns -- all go through a Furthermore, there is a military-style boot camp for interns and employees that is designed to help them understand the military clientele and co-workers. "What’s beautiful about this event is the employees run the gamut—from the CEO all the way down to the member service representatives that are on the phone that touch our members on a daily basis. Everyone is the same rank," Brian Parks, a US Army veteran and IT director who started the boot-camp, comments. During the boot-camp, Parks acts as the senior drill sergeant.
6. Veterans United Home Loans: A company that helps elping veterans secure home loans is also a promoter of altruism among employees. Future employees will receive a $10 gift cards with suggestions on how to help someone else another person’s life, and during orientation, employees explain how they used their cards the card has been used, cementing the focus on community that the company wishes to embody.
Rachael Kalinyak is an editorial intern with Network Solutions.
