Global Staffing Company, Strategic Staffing Solutions, Launches Jobs Website for Military Veterans and Spouses

DETROIT, Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Staffing Solutions (S³), a Detroit-based global IT and business services company today, on Veterans Day, launched a dedicated webpage to support and enhance the company's highly successful efforts to employ military veterans and their spouses.

Cynthia J. Pasky, S³ president and CEO, said the company's veteran employment program has already resulted in S³ hiring more veterans and their spouses in 2014 than ever before. "Our dedicated military sourcing team has already placed 350 consultants with customers generating roughly $80 million just this year," said Pasky. "The military veterans at S³ are exemplary of who hard work, dedication, and who we are as Americans. They are solution centered and know how to meet the needs of our customers."

 "We believe this new dedicated web page will help us to accelerate those efforts," she said. "Our military recruitment program is the perfect union of our pride in our country and our support for our communities. We are helping serve the employment needs of those who served to protect our freedoms."   

The S³ Military Veterans & Spouse Employment page (veterans.strategicstaff.com) offers resources for veterans, spouses and dependents, including advice on translating military experience into desired civilian job skills, a database of current job opportunities in S³ and help writing a resume,  The page also features testimonials from current S³ team members who have successfully made the transition from the armed forces to the civilian job market through S³.

"When you're retiring from the military or separating after your initial service obligation, transitioning from the Armed Forces to 'corporate America' can be a daunting challenge," said Ken Huxley, S³'s Southwest branch manager, who is also a retired US Air Force veteran and helps manage this program. "We know that veterans are uniquely equipped to transfer their skill sets into different industries, and with our nationwide presence, S³ is well-positioned to offer resources and support to the military community across the country."

Marvin Daugherty, a retired Air Force veteran, is one of the original members of S³'s veteran employment program. He said, "when we look at veterans' resumes, we know what we're looking at - acronyms, titles, technical terms - and these are indicators of skill sets that we can translate into civilian job skills.S³ doesn't just talk about finding vets a job, we've done it. I see it every day, and that's exactly what I signed up for."

In addition to S³'s dedication to supporting military veterans and their families, the recruitment program also aligns with the needs and values of the Fortune 500 and 100 customers the company serves. The program demonstrates the company's commitment to on-shore solutions, as well as fulfilling S³ customers' diversity spend by adding qualified veterans to their workforce. The veteran employment program began as a pilot project in April 2013, created by Huxley and S³ executive vice president, April Donaldson.  

In addition to launching the website, S³ has made a commitment to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's "Hiring 500,000 Heroes" program, an initiative to work with businesses across the country to make commitments to hire 500,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014.

"At S³, we know and appreciate the service and sacrifices made by those who stay behind while supporting those called to serve," said Huxley. "In fact, 5 percent of our more than 2,700 employees and consultants have self-identified as a military spouse. We've been recognized not only as a Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) partner by the Department of Defense, but also as a Military Spouse Friendly Employer by GI Jobs magazine."

About Strategic Staffing Solutions

Strategic Staffing Solutions (S³) is an international, woman-owned, $238 million IT and business services company based in Detroit. S³ is ranked the sixth largest diversity staffing firm in the US by Staffing Industry Analysts and 16th among the largest staffing firms in the US by Staffing Industry Report. It is also one of five companies nationally that is a certified Charter Partner with Staffing Industry Analysts. S³ provides IT consulting, customized project solutions, vendor management programs and an executive search service to financial institutions, energy companies, oil/gas, telecommunications, government agencies and retail and health care industries worldwide. It has more than 2,700 consultants and 31 offices in the U.S. and Europe.

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