More than 100 businesses attend military employment summit

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) —  North Carolina for Military Employment held a job summit at CFCC for more than 100 businesses about the benefits of hiring military candidates.

NC Veterans Foundation Deputy Director Stuart Ruffin says businesses shouldn’t hire veterans because it’s the right thing to do, but because it drives bottom-line business results.

He says what most businesses don’t understand is that military talent translates well into the labor pool.

“In our state, there are around 800,000 veterans, around 372,000 working age veterans and over the next 27,000 will transition out of North Carolina’s bases, said Ruffin.” “We are 4th largest military population meaning there’s a huge influx of talent that businesses can take advantage of.”

During the summit, training was also provided for human resources leaders from across the state in hopes of more veterans being hired in the future.