Event Details
November 2023 VSHRM Luncheon - Want a Great Hire? Hire a Vet!
| Date: | November 14, 2023, 11:15am – 1:15pm |
| Organizer: | VSHRM |
| Location: | Horizon's Conference Center 6200 State Street Saginaw, MI 48603 OR Virtual (through Zoom) |
| Price: | VSHRM Members: $40 In-Person ($15 Virtual) / Non-VSHRM Members: $45 In-Person ($20 Virtual) / Students: $10 In-Person (FREE Online) |
| Event Type: | Regular Meeting |
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Want a Great Hire? Hire a Vet!
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Bill Kieffer, President & Chief Advisor, Kieffer & Associates
Sourcing, selecting, and retaining top quality talent is an ever- present challenge for many organizations, causing them to consider every possible talent source.
Annually, nearly 200,000 military service members transition from military service to the civilian work world. These veterans bring capabilities that have vast positive potential to help organizations achieve their planned objectives
Unfortunately, many veterans don’t know much about the civilian work world, and many people and organizations don’t know much about veterans and their great capabilities.
This session helps to bridge that gap. It provides insights to this circumstance and a framework for talent professionals to use when partnering with organizational leaders to decide if a veteran-
focused talent strategy is right for them, and/or how to optimize existing veteran hiring practices.
Bill’s extensive professional experience includes over 23 years as a senior HR and talent management leader. He has successfully designed and implemented customized talent management strategies and practices in multiple large, complex, global companies, positively impacting current and long-term business success.
Currently, he is President & Chief Advisor of Kieffer & Associates Limited, an advisory firm specializing in Military Veteran Career Transition, Leadership Coaching, Strategic Talent Management, and Professional Speaking and Facilitation services. He is the author of “Military Career Transition: Insights from the Employer Side of the Desk”, which released in July 2021 as the #1 NewRelease in Amazon’s Job Hunting category.
In addition, Bill:
- Serves as a coach, coach advisory board member, and faculty member for “The Honor Foundation”, a non-profit group providing career transition services to the special operations community.
- Is a master trainer for Ranger for Life’s “A More Elite Transition,” serving the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment
- Serves as a member the Board of Advisors for “Law Enforcement Connect,” which provides career transition services to members of the law enforcement community
Prior to these experiences, Bill served nearly 12 years active duty as a U.S Army Officer in a variety of command and staff positions. His education background includes:
- the Strategic Human Resources Program - Harvard Business School
- the Leadership Education Program - Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
- a Master of Science, Administration degree - Central Michigan University
- a Bachelor of Business Administration degree - the University of Toledo
- numerous other military and professional development courses
Bill is a certified coach via Marshall Goldsmith and the WHY Institute. He is active in his community being twice appointed and three times elected to public office, and serving with a number of veteran-related organizations.
Bill was honored to present “Investing in the Middle” at TEDx Toledo in 2017, and to guest on over 30 podcasts discussing a broad range of topics.
He has worked in / travelled to 33 countries and has set foot on every continent except Antarctica. He is married with five grown kids and in his free time loves riding his Harley.
***Please be aware that any in-person registration received after Thursday, November 10th will be subject to an additional $10 late fee.***
***The virtual version of this meeting will go live no later than 11:45am.***
Networking: 11:20am-11:30am
Lunch: 11:30am-12pm
Program: 12pm-1pm
Closing: 1pm-1:15pm
