The recent wars in the Middle East have brought a renewed attention to those who have served the nation prior to coming to the workplace. In the University setting, some thought has gone into serving our student veterans, yet many campuses and workplaces now need to give consideration to some of the particular needs of new veterans that are joining the workplace in increasing numbers. Supervisors need to be aware of this growing population and what they can do to help the transition to the civilian workplace. David Vacchi, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army retired, and doctoral student in the Educational Policy and Leadership program at UMass Amherst, offers five simple steps supervisors can take to work with veterans in the workplace. For more information about hiring and retaining veterans in the workplace, the Hiring Veterans Toolkit provides additional resources.
Resources for better supervision at UMass Amherst