Canadian employers have little interest in hiring veterans, survey shows

Canadian employers have little interest in hiring military veterans, according to a new survey of employers that one advocate says means “Canadian employers are missing out on a highly qualified talent pool.” The Navigator study, conducted for the Veterans Transition Advisory Council in late August, found that out of 850 employers, most have “little to no understanding of the skillset veterans have.”

Though 45% of employers agree that hiring a veteran would reflect well on their business and 51% agree that a veteran’s comfort level in high-pressure situations would be an asset to their companies, only 16% would make a special effort to recruit them.

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