http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/11/10/ved-veterans-return-home-to-battle-economy/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/11/10/ved-veterans-return-home-to-battle-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-116041 Jacob Allen Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:21:28 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1939#comment-116041 I'm a United States Marine that has served over 6 years thus far, and I have my bachelor's degree from last year. For a full year thus far, I have only been able to get a part time job at $12 an hour. Nowhere near enough to pay back student loans, car payments, and a place I can call my own. I continue to read and hope on the belief that businesses look to hire military veterans with college experience, but I have been turned down for over 200 jobs so far, or heard no response. In the Marine Corps, we do not have a definition for the word "failure". Whether we fight wars over seas or right here at home, the determination is the same. I’m a United States Marine that has served over 6 years thus far, and I have my bachelor’s degree from last year. For a full year thus far, I have only been able to get a part time job at $12 an hour. Nowhere near enough to pay back student loans, car payments, and a place I can call my own. I continue to read and hope on the belief that businesses look to hire military veterans with college experience, but I have been turned down for over 200 jobs so far, or heard no response. In the Marine Corps, we do not have a definition for the word “failure”. Whether we fight wars over seas or right here at home, the determination is the same.

]]> http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/11/10/ved-veterans-return-home-to-battle-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-115325 Michaela Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:12:45 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1939#comment-115325 It's a shame. I am surprised there is no HR firm out there that would help them find jobs. After all they have sacrificed for our country I think they deserve to be considered. It’s a shame.
I am surprised there is no HR firm out there that would help them find jobs. After all they have sacrificed for our country I think they deserve to be considered.

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