Finding Talented Candidates with Military Experience

By Indeed Editorial Team
In honor of Veterans Day, we asked our Senior Recruitment Evangelist, Nate Wigert, to share three tips on how you can find talented candidates with military experience on Indeed.

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If finding talented military-experienced candidates is top of mind for you, be sure to check these tips out. 

Use Indeed Smart Sourcing

Did you know that when you use Indeed Smart Sourcing you can use a filter to view self-identified military-experienced candidates? Simply click the "Active or Former Military" filter. There are ninety-thousand resumes with military experience added or updated every month on Indeed Smart Sourcing.

Build out your company page

Indeed Company Pages is a great place to showcase your veteran and military initiatives. This is your place to show candidates who you are and what you are all about. Indeed data shows that when a job seeker visits a company page, they are 2.5 times more likely to apply to a position at the company!

Create an action plan

Reach out to your Account Manager or Client Success Specialist to start a plan. Indeed has a deep and diverse candidate pool with 1.9 million job seekers who have self-identified their military experience. Take the next step to set up targeted campaigns for candidates with military experience.

In conclusion…

We are here to help you hire talented candidates! Use these three helpful steps when taking the time to source and find talented military experienced candidates. 

For all those who have served or are serving, we thank you and wish everyone a safe and happy Veterans Day!

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