One positive takeaway from hiring veterans is that their disciplined nature and experience as team players enable them to work efficiently and productively in challenging environments.
Currently the unemployment rate of our veterans is over 11.7%.
Our internal veteran-focused hiring program is designed to understand the military experience so that managers and recruiters can better ascertain which opportunities veterans would be best suited for meaningful employment at HCA.
Earlier this month we held a parade at our corporate campus in Nashville to honor all of HCA's currently employed veterans. Here's a short video excerpt of that event.
In addition to its own initiative, HCA has been named to the U.S Chamber of Commerce's private sector Veterans Employment Advisory Council (VEAC) along with some of the largest employers across several industries in the country as part of the Chamber's "Hiring Our Heroes" program. Read more about our involvement.
We are planning on participating in numerous job fairs for veterans this year and in early 2012. Coming up in our schedule of participatory events is the December 8 Veteran Opportunity Expo at Minute Maid Park, Home of the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas. The event runs from 11:30AM to 3:00PM.
This is just one of 100 hiring fairs for veterans and military spouses scheduled by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and produced by RecruitMilitary and The American Legion.
HCA is proud to be part of the "Hiring Our Heroes" campaign. We have over 7,000 positions in the company country-wide waiting to be filled.