Attract and Retain Highly Qualified Veterans to your Organization

Business leaders recognize the talent that veterans can bring to an organization and consistently express a desire to hire and retain veterans. Yet, 65% of veterans leave their civilian organizations within the first 24 months. Surveys say that pay and benefits are the problem, but the research by the consultants at Mission Next revealed a more complicated problem. Veterans leave because they picked a job that wasn’t a good fit for them. So what can business leaders do to attract highly-qualified veterans to their organizations, and how can they build a culture where veterans want to stay and perform?