6 Ways Ex-Mil Recruitment Finds Candidates

As a recruitment agency run by veterans, we know how to connect, and truly help our candidates, because we have been there ourselves. From personal experience we know how daunting resettlement can be and we strive to be where candidates are so that we can support them every step of the way.

1. We spend a lot of time speaking to veterans and service leavers, doing what we can to create a positive candidate experience, including offering free advice and guidance.

We find out about each individual and signpost them to things that will support their long term career growth. This means that they naturally often refer other veterans to us. Our team speaks to over 100 veterans every week.

2. Our job board is almost 20 years old and we add monthly around 40 jobs that are relevant to the Armed Forces Community.

This gives us an extremely high ranking on Google, thus being one of the first places a veteran job seeker is likely to look when thinking about new career options. In conjunction with our Recruitment Database, we have over 50,000 veterans’ CVs available to us for further research when a client is looking for a specific candidate.

3. We build and create content that’s tailored to veterans to help them land jobs, shape new or grow existing careers and network as best as possible.

We send monthly  newsletters, run a blog and a podcast, host webinars and much more to consistently educate and promote new opportunities in the market.

4. We attend online and offline job fairs.

You can find Ex-Mil Recruitment at (in-person) BFRS job fairs and at FTG job fairs, both online or offline, which are all events exclusively aimed at supporting veterans.

6. We understand the best search terms to use when leveraging CV search tools and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Sometimes a veteran’s CV uses niche language that might not be clear to recruiters and HR managers who aren’t specialised in supporting veterans or aren’t veterans themselves. Because of our personal and extensive professional experience, we understand that a Communications System Engineer might have the transferable skills that both apply to IT Service Desk and Network Engineering roles. The ability to look beyond the military jargon or titles is what helps us see the potential and technical skills of a candidate and confidently present them to the right employer.

Veterans have so many transferable skills and once they have the resources to know how to communicate those skills, or they’re supported to do so, they end up being in high demand for work.

This is just a quick roundup of the main steps we take to find ex-mil candidates, but there are so many more things we could share! Bottom line is – if you give veterans a great experience with support and you show you understand their military career, they are more likely to refer others who can fit more roles within your company. 

If you are looking to hire veterans and need support, connect with one of our recruiters today at https://calendly.com/benshorter/clients