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Veteran’s outreach

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Leslie Palmer
Leslie Palmer

This proposal suggests a class for veterans at Walmart that teaches skills translation instead of resume/interview help. It would help veterans translate military skills like conflict management to civilian workplace skills. The targeted audience is unemployed/underemployed veterans. The week-long class would cover topics like conflict management, management principles, networking and local veteran resources. The goal is to expand Walmart's influence and help veterans find relevant employment.

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Spark for Veterans By: Leslie Palmer
Veteran’s Outreach This PowerPoint serves as an initial proposal for Walmart to offer a class for Veterans, not to help Veterans improve their interview skills or edit their resume, but to help Veterans translate the work skills they learned in the military into civilian work place skills. This class would take a completely different approach compared to what other organizations offer Veterans. In turn, Walmart could expand it’s network and sphere of influence.
Veteran’s Outreach STATISTICS – 1. According to Ted Wadsworth (2012), Helmets to Hardhats Marketing Coordinator, “Each year, over 250,000 Veterans leave the U.S. military to enter the civilian job market.” 2. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as of September 2012, there were nearly 900,000 Veterans in Ohio. Of those 900,000 Veterans, there were 649,000 wartime Veterans, 198,000 Gulf War Veterans and 317,000 Vietnam Veterans. 3. According to Tom Philpott (2012), a reporter with JDNews.com, the Army will cut 60,000 Soldiers from their ranks by 2017. The Marine Corps will cut 5,000 Marines from their ranks each year over the next four years.
Veteran’s Outreach BACKGROUND – According to Ohio.com, Ohio is sixth in the United States for having the largest Veteran population (2012). Communicating with nearly 900,000 Veterans about the benefits their entitled to on the local, state and federal level poses a challenge to both the military and individual states receiving separating military members. The military transition assistance program is not uniform throughout the Armed Services. While the Marine Corps gives all separating Marines two weeks of classes and workshops on a variety of topics ranging from building a resume to interview techniques, the Air Force only recently transitioned from a voluntary transition assistance class to making the class mandatory for separating Airmen.
Veteran’s Outreach A lot of information can get lost throughout the transition process from military member to Veteran, because there is a lack of uniformity. For instance, I never learned about the county’s Veteran Service Commission in my transition class. When I got back to Ohio, there were no classes I knew about to help me with interviewing. The biggest challenge in getting Veterans employed and job ready is effectively communicating with Veterans about their benefits and helping them translate their military skills into concise business verbiage civilian executives can relate to. Veterans need to translate the work skills they learned in the military to relevant work skills they can use in the civilian work environment like conflict management.
Conflict Management 1. For many military members, conflict management might mean effectively using an M-16 rifle or disarming an improvised explosive devise for instance. Or, it might mean practicing martial arts under the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). Arguably, many military members don’t know how to effectively manage conflict in the workplace. These skills need brought to a new level.
Veteran’s Outreach THE PROGRAM – TARGET AUDIENCE – the primary target audience would be unemployed Veterans and the second target audience would be underemployed Veterans. Additionally, those who work with Veterans would benefit from this class by giving them a new perspective on what employers expect from employees. TIMEFRAME – This would be a week long class. Many unemployed Veterans struggle finding transportation to and from appointments. So, the shorter this class/workshop is the better. CONTENT – This workshop will cover the following lessons: conflict management in the workplace, the five principles of successful management and delegation, developing solutions that address the source of the problem, developing employees through feedback and solutions, reinforcing behavior through positive recognition, managing up, networking, local Veteran resources and change management. WHERE – This class would ideally be held at the store of learning at Walmart. Additionally, this class could be used as a scouting tool for HR to recruit highly qualified Veterans.
Veteran’s Outreach How We’ll Get the Word Out to Veterans – 1. We’ll build a relationship with key local Veteran organizations and state agencies (i.e. Job and Family Services). The Cuyahoga County Veteran Service Commission has a terrific and effective Veteran and employer outreach specialist, Bryan A. McGown (also a retired Marine) who serves a variety of Veterans on a daily basis who are either under or unemployed and looking for new opportunities. Ideally, this person could refer Veterans to this class. 2. We’ll communicate with the military services and gauge who is getting out of the military and returning to Ohio. There are key positions throughout the military we could coordinate with. For instance, there is a Marine for Life coordinator in the local Cleveland area who networks with Marines of all eras; even the Marines who are currently exiting the Marine Corps.
Resources 1. Wadsworth, T. (2012). Military veteran offers recruiters a reliable talent pipeline. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://info.helmetstohardhats.org/content/career/ military-veteran-offer-recruiters-a-reliable-talent- pipeline. 2. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://www.va.gov/vetdata/Veteran_Population.as p. 3. Philpott, T. (2012). Army, Marines to shield quality in 80,000-force drawdown. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://www.jdnews.com/news/military/army- marines-to-shield-quality-in-80-000-force- drawdown-1.28195.
Resources 4. Ohio.com. States with largest veteran population. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://www.ohio.com/news/local/states-with- largest-veterans-populations-1.320764.

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  • 2. Veteran’s Outreach This PowerPoint serves as an initial proposal for Walmart to offer a class for Veterans, not to help Veterans improve their interview skills or edit their resume, but to help Veterans translate the work skills they learned in the military into civilian work place skills. This class would take a completely different approach compared to what other organizations offer Veterans. In turn, Walmart could expand it’s network and sphere of influence.
  • 3. Veteran’s Outreach STATISTICS – 1. According to Ted Wadsworth (2012), Helmets to Hardhats Marketing Coordinator, “Each year, over 250,000 Veterans leave the U.S. military to enter the civilian job market.” 2. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as of September 2012, there were nearly 900,000 Veterans in Ohio. Of those 900,000 Veterans, there were 649,000 wartime Veterans, 198,000 Gulf War Veterans and 317,000 Vietnam Veterans. 3. According to Tom Philpott (2012), a reporter with JDNews.com, the Army will cut 60,000 Soldiers from their ranks by 2017. The Marine Corps will cut 5,000 Marines from their ranks each year over the next four years.
  • 4. Veteran’s Outreach BACKGROUND – According to Ohio.com, Ohio is sixth in the United States for having the largest Veteran population (2012). Communicating with nearly 900,000 Veterans about the benefits their entitled to on the local, state and federal level poses a challenge to both the military and individual states receiving separating military members. The military transition assistance program is not uniform throughout the Armed Services. While the Marine Corps gives all separating Marines two weeks of classes and workshops on a variety of topics ranging from building a resume to interview techniques, the Air Force only recently transitioned from a voluntary transition assistance class to making the class mandatory for separating Airmen.
  • 5. Veteran’s Outreach A lot of information can get lost throughout the transition process from military member to Veteran, because there is a lack of uniformity. For instance, I never learned about the county’s Veteran Service Commission in my transition class. When I got back to Ohio, there were no classes I knew about to help me with interviewing. The biggest challenge in getting Veterans employed and job ready is effectively communicating with Veterans about their benefits and helping them translate their military skills into concise business verbiage civilian executives can relate to. Veterans need to translate the work skills they learned in the military to relevant work skills they can use in the civilian work environment like conflict management.
  • 6. Conflict Management 1. For many military members, conflict management might mean effectively using an M-16 rifle or disarming an improvised explosive devise for instance. Or, it might mean practicing martial arts under the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). Arguably, many military members don’t know how to effectively manage conflict in the workplace. These skills need brought to a new level.
  • 7. Veteran’s Outreach THE PROGRAM – TARGET AUDIENCE – the primary target audience would be unemployed Veterans and the second target audience would be underemployed Veterans. Additionally, those who work with Veterans would benefit from this class by giving them a new perspective on what employers expect from employees. TIMEFRAME – This would be a week long class. Many unemployed Veterans struggle finding transportation to and from appointments. So, the shorter this class/workshop is the better. CONTENT – This workshop will cover the following lessons: conflict management in the workplace, the five principles of successful management and delegation, developing solutions that address the source of the problem, developing employees through feedback and solutions, reinforcing behavior through positive recognition, managing up, networking, local Veteran resources and change management. WHERE – This class would ideally be held at the store of learning at Walmart. Additionally, this class could be used as a scouting tool for HR to recruit highly qualified Veterans.
  • 8. Veteran’s Outreach How We’ll Get the Word Out to Veterans – 1. We’ll build a relationship with key local Veteran organizations and state agencies (i.e. Job and Family Services). The Cuyahoga County Veteran Service Commission has a terrific and effective Veteran and employer outreach specialist, Bryan A. McGown (also a retired Marine) who serves a variety of Veterans on a daily basis who are either under or unemployed and looking for new opportunities. Ideally, this person could refer Veterans to this class. 2. We’ll communicate with the military services and gauge who is getting out of the military and returning to Ohio. There are key positions throughout the military we could coordinate with. For instance, there is a Marine for Life coordinator in the local Cleveland area who networks with Marines of all eras; even the Marines who are currently exiting the Marine Corps.
  • 9. Resources 1. Wadsworth, T. (2012). Military veteran offers recruiters a reliable talent pipeline. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://info.helmetstohardhats.org/content/career/ military-veteran-offer-recruiters-a-reliable-talent- pipeline. 2. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://www.va.gov/vetdata/Veteran_Population.as p. 3. Philpott, T. (2012). Army, Marines to shield quality in 80,000-force drawdown. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://www.jdnews.com/news/military/army- marines-to-shield-quality-in-80-000-force- drawdown-1.28195.
  • 10. Resources 4. Ohio.com. States with largest veteran population. Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://www.ohio.com/news/local/states-with- largest-veterans-populations-1.320764.