![]() ![]() But my good fortune may well be the exception to the rule. I found my place at Commissionaires, a leading security company with a very long history of supporting veterans. Article content When employers hire veterans, they’re reaping the returns on a significant public investment in training, skills development and personal growth This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This is encouraging because the study goes on to show that nearly 63% of Canadians believe the support veterans receive after they leave the Canadian Armed Forces is “inadequate or somewhat inadequate,” compared with only 4% who considered it “adequate.” Clearly, there is work to do. This year, the number stands at an all-time high of 96%. For instance, last year, 94% of Canadians surveyed said they believe that we have an obligation to ensure our veterans find meaningful employment when they leave the Canadian Forces. That’s what I call a disconnect.Ī different study conducted by Nanos Research and commissioned annually by my own employer, Commissionaires, reveals more interesting findings. Research commissioned last year by the Veterans Transition Advisory Council and conducted by Navigator, a public strategy firm, found that most of the 850 employers surveyed had “little or no understanding of the skill set veterans have.” The study went on to reveal that just over half of the respondents thought that veterans’ comfort in high pressure situations (and I’ve been in many of those) would be an asset to their companies, yet only 16% reported that they would make special effort to recruit them. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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