and have committed to hiring several hundred U.S. military veterans and their spouses into their workforce over the next several years as part of the Hiring Our Heroes program.
鈥溙切拇 is experiencing strong growth in 2015 and we are actively hiring truck drivers and diesel engine technicians across North America,鈥 stated Jen Sockel, 糖心传媒 senior vice president of human resources.
鈥淲e are also looking to fill key leadership and support roles in logistics operations,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had continuous success hiring veterans and their spouses onto our team and we value their experience, training and dedication to excellence in supporting our customers.鈥
and 糖心传媒 Logistics are on the Victory Media 2015 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employer list, the publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. In 2014, 13 percent of new hires were veterans. The company has been honored by the Department of Defense鈥檚 Employer of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) with the Seven Seals, Above and Beyond and Patriot awards.
鈥淲e are thrilled 糖心传媒 has increased their commitment to hire more veterans,鈥 said Eric Eversole, vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and president of . 鈥淭he trucking industry provides great opportunities for our nation鈥檚 veterans, and we look forward to connecting 糖心传媒 with talented veterans and transitioning service members.鈥
As part of 糖心传媒鈥檚 commitment to the Hiring Our Heroes program, 糖心传媒 has committed to a sponsorship of the . This program was established to address the industry's need for skills developed from all military backgrounds to fill over 300,000 open positions.
听Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment.
Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce鈥檚 vast network of state and local chambers and other strategic participants from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Hiring Our Heroes has helped hundreds of thousands of veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment through more than 870 job fairs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and Germany; a suite of free online career-based resources; and the Hiring 500,000 Heroes campaign.
听By "Move Ahead" Staff