UA OEOC Presents: "Closing the Gap between Military affiliated and Hiring Managers"
The University of Arkansas Department of Equal Opportunity, Compliance, & Title IX is proud to announce a new training opportunity, in observation of Military Appreciation Month. The new offering is entitled “Closing the Gap between Military-affiliated and Hiring Managers.” The speaker for the offering is Judith Tavano, M.A., SHRM-SCP. This training will be offered in-person and via Zoom webinar on May 5, 2022 in HLTH: North Classroom 1118 at 9:00 AM. Please register for the offering (in-person or online) via the registration link. Please register by May 2nd.
According to a 2020 SHRM Foundation report, 90% of U.S. military veterans report obstacles
in attaining employment. In 2020, the SHRM Foundation and Walmart.org published a
report noting that only 55% of organizations have a program related to the employment of veterans. And, as recently as September
22, 2021, Forbes reports that U.S. talent shortages are at a 10-year high. There’s
something wrong with this math. These numbers do not add up. Veterans and the military-affiliated
are struggling to find employment and there is a talent shortage. Hiring Managers
to the rescue? Who better equipped than hiring managers to take on the dual challenge
of helping veterans position themselves to start their civilian careers and at the
same time create organizational strategies to better recruit, hire, engage, and retain
veterans?
But how? Where to begin? How to succeed? Join us on May 5, 2022, to learn how you
can build a program to effectively recruit, hire, and retain veterans in your organization.
Take an hour of your time to learn more about veterans and the value they can bring
to your workplace. Hiring veterans isn’t just patriotic, it’s good for our University.
It has been said the defense of this nation depends upon those willing to serve…and
upon those who support that service. Hiring managers are uniquely positioned to support
that service bridging the gap between the veteran talent pool and open positions.
Objectives
Participants will be prepared to:
- Better relate to military-connected applicants and team members.
- See what makes a military-connected individual unique and valuable;
- Build a strategically focused business case for effective recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding of military-connected;
- Demonstrate how creating a ‘belonging culture’ to ensure military-connected inclusion is ethically aligned with organizational DEI initiatives.
Bio
Judith Tavano has been serving the veteran community for over 20 years, helping veterans, currently serving National Guard, reserve forces, and military spouses enter, re-enter, and thrive in the civilian workforce. Judith serves as the chair of workforce readiness for NOARK. In this role, she has initiated a number of workplace outreach activities and is an active member of the Northwest Arkansas Council’s workforce committee. As a long-time HR educator at the University of Arkansas, Judith has assisted hundreds of HR professionals in the state of Arkansas and beyond to achieve their bachelor’s degrees in Workforce Development and/or professional certification. Judith is a frequently requested HR trainer and speaker, known to many as an expert in generational workplace dynamics.
Judith holds a B.A. and M.A. from Simmons University, Boston, and the international designations of Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and Certified Program Planner (CCP) from LERN.
Judith believes that employing military-affiliated is an economic development imperative for Arkansas. The strategic inclusion of military-affiliated individuals into the northwest Arkansas workforce will not only create opportunities for military-connected individuals but also for the employers who will employ them, and the region as a whole. Speaker photo is provided below.
Please direct any questions to oeoc@uark.edu