"After World War II, the employer used to snap up veteran because of exceptional skill sets they get in the service-what is technical, leadership, or certain other jobs talent," said Monica Matthieu, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at Brown University of Washington School of medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans mental health experts.
"But now, veterans who face higher unemployment rates than civilians as employers may be concerned about veterans struggle with the impact of mental and physical health of the military," he said.
Matthieu says that the issue of this work has a lot of veterans who take the time to retool their skills set and critically examine the type of work they want to do in their lives the military post.
"For some veterans, this means going back to school to be trained in new areas, finding civilian equivalent to what they do in the military, and for others, it means volunteers to build a network of opportunities and engage in meaningful activities in their home communities," he said.
Research conducted by the Brown School of social development centres (http://csd.wustl.edu/AboutUs/News/Pages/title.aspx) shows that when given the chance to serve again, veterans who thrive in volunteering in their communities, building a network of opportunities for their future, furthering their education and skills transfer to civilian military jobs.
"Part of the profession hiring Heroes Act is all about changing perceptions and actively change the job outlook for Veterans" Matthieu said.