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May 2013 – Vol. 36 No. 5

Human Resources
Veteran Employees
September 2012 – Vol: 35 No. 9
by Teresa Pitman

Credit unions can find smart, loyal and quick-to-learn employees from candidates with military experience.

Closeup of someone wearing fatigues and holding a sign that says "Hire Me"Hiring veterans just makes sense to Maureen Wolfe, SVP/director/human resources and community relations at $4.2 billion/310,600-member ESL Federal Credit Union with 564 full-time equivalents in Rochester, N.Y. “Our goal in hiring is to mirror our community—we want people from all walks of life—and veterans are part of the community.”

Jeff Klare, CEO of Be a Hero, Hire a Hero, emphasizes that point: “Veterans are our sons, daughters, parents, neighbors. But right now…

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