How Veterans Can Close The Skills Gap In Your Workforce With Astrion CHRO Heather Wilson (#52)
Voices of HR18 Sep 2024

How Veterans Can Close The Skills Gap In Your Workforce With Astrion CHRO Heather Wilson (#52)

Individuals who have served in the armed forces can help close today's talent gap. To effectively leverage this mission-driven talent pool, we've called in HR expert Heather Wilson, Executive Vice President and CHRO of Astrion, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.


Highlights

[2:35] Why hire veterans?

[5:11] Proactive recruitment of veterans

[8:21] Resources for hiring veterans

[12:35] Supporting successful transitions to industry

[17:52] Challenges and recommendations for integration

[26:02] Veterans within your organization can help recruit military talent

[29:48] Supporting military families

[35:43] Paid leave policies for military reserves personnel

[36:49] Celebrating the veterans at your company

[37:51] Best practices for attracting and retaining talent with a military background


Guest Bio

Heather Wilson, Executive Vice President and CHRO, Astrion

Heather Wilson has more than 25 years of human resources leadership experience. Before joining Astrion, she was at SAIC as a Senior Vice President for their Defense and Civilian Sector, supporting over 14,000 employees. Before SAIC, Heather held positions of increasing responsibility at Northrop Grumman, including serving as Sector Vice President of Human Resources for both the Defense Systems and Technology Services sectors. WashingtonExec recognized Heather as a “Top HR Exec to Watch” in 2022 and 2023. Heather is a U.S. Navy veteran and a National Board Member for the Armed Services YMCA. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Capella University.


Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-wilson-2a74ab25/

https://astrion.us/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/military-veterans/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/employee-referral/


Berta Aldrich’s best-selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119768713


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