Veterans to HR- HR Career Pathways for the Military Community
Regardless of service branch or military occupation the mantra of the military community is “Mission First, People Always.” This ethos, coupled with a spirit of continual learning, and personal growth is not just good military leadership it’s the foundation for good HR! Pathways for veterans to serve within HR careers not only serves the veteran population it serves our workforce and the organizations they represent by fostering the next generation of HR leaders.
In this session you’ll learn how a combination of SHRM Certification, membership services, educational resources, and micro-credentialing serve current HR professionals within the military community while also fostering pathways to HR for those veterans and military spouses who come from a non-traditional HR background. And, given the direct impact HR professionals have within the over-arching veteran employment initiative these well-trained members of the military community who serve in HR have an exponential impact within the organization’s entire veteran hiring effort.
Andrew Morton
As SHRM’s Director of Certification and Veteran Affairs Andrew Morton works with the military and veterans' organizations to develop workforce readiness pathways for veterans and military-families. As part of SHRM’s Speaker’s Bureau Andrew informs and empowers organizations in their inclusion-hiring efforts across many populations including Veterans, individuals with disabilities, and Returning Citizens as part of SHRM’s Getting Talent Back to Work Initiative. He is the contributing author to Justin Constantine’s SHRM published book “From We Will to At Will- A Handbook for Veteran Hiring, Transitioning and Thriving in Today’s Workplace.”
Andrew, a retired Infantry-Officer, served in several leadership roles during multiple overseas and combat tours (Iraq, Bosnia, Macedonia and Egypt) in his 21-year Army career. He also served as the Chief of Marketing and Advertising for the Army Reserve. Prior to his arrival at SHRM in 2014 Andrew previously served as public relations director for a PR firm in Alexandria.
Andrew is passionate about awareness and resources in support of mental health within our workforce and society at large and is currently completely his Masters in Mental Health Counseling at the College of William and Mary.