Posts by Nathan Huret
HKY4Vets announces 15 employer partners building a talent pipeline from our nation’s Armed Forces
HICKORY, N.C. – HKY4Vets, a community initiative fueled by the private and public sectors in Catawba County that assists transitioning military and military families find career opportunities, professional connections and other veteran resources in the Hickory Metro, is honored to announce 15 Talent Connect Partners for 2022-23. Over the coming year, HKY4Vets will work alongside…
Read MoreHKY4Vets – Our 6th Anniversary
The 3-hour car ride home from Fort Bragg (April 28, 2016) was filled with many questions. Yet, the car ride also had this unique energy to it – possibilities swirling of what could come or ways to harness what we had just experienced talking with transitioning service members and spouses at the Hiring Our Heroes…
Read MoreIt’s About Time [Aren’t You Almost 40?]…
Our co-founder Nathan Huret wrote this short blog post as he reflects back on his 2021. Though the narrative may be for him, some of the same feelings of “faking it till you make it” apply to #transitioningmilitary, #milspouses, or #veterans in those moments of life transition or times of doubting your own tremendous abilities.…
Read MoreMy Catawba County Interview w/ HKY4Vets
This blog first appeared on the My Catawba County website and is re-printed here. The organization was founded in 2016 by Nathan Huret, director of existing industry services for the Catawba County Economic Development Corporation, and Lindsay Keisler, president/CEO of The Chamber. With Veterans Day right around the corner, we asked Nathan (who serves as…
Read MoreLooking For a New Job? Things to Look For in a Company of Interest (3/3)
As part of our upcoming Virtual Hiring Event, we have put together a series of blog posts for our attendees – hopefully some helpful advice on how to best prepare and approach next week’s (August 26th) event. In our third installment, some ideas on preparing for an interview by researching a potential employer. The hunt…
Read MoreBest Practices for a Virtual Hiring Event (2/3)
As part of our upcoming Virtual Hiring Event, we are putting together a series of blog posts for our attendees – hopefully some helpful advice on how to best prepare and approach the August 26th event. In today’s post, how to best prepare for a virtual hiring event. The pandemic-riddled 2020 saw millions of Americans…
Read MoreThis is your first impression – your resume (Part 1/3)
This blog post represents the first in a series of posts we will be making over the coming weeks as we gear up for our inaugural HKY4Vets Virtual Hiring Event on August 26th (info here). We hope this information is helpful to those attendees, but perhaps it might be useful to others in their pursuit…
Read MoreThe Transition Toolkit: DoD’s Skillbridge Program
Having never been through it myself, I suspect one of the most worrisome periods of transitioning from years (or decades) of US military service, is getting a foot in the door BACK into the civilian job market. You’ve most assuredly got connections and have obviously served our nation courageously in numerous capacities, yet that is…
Read MoreIt’s WHO You Know vs. WHAT You Know
You have heard it before – sometimes taking the next path on your professional journey comes about because of WHO you know as opposed to WHAT you know. This theorem of life can prove both powerful (if correctly harnessed), while also at times frustrating – especially when perhaps you have been passed over when (at…
Read MoreLike A Lightning Bolt
I recently received one of those notes that has the ability to “make your day”. It was an unexpected note from the CEO of a HKY4Vets Talent Connect Partner, singing the praises of a recent veteran hire – a great employee that has already been promoted in a short amount of time because he “has…
Read MoreA Letter to the Military Community (in honor of Veteran’s Day)
Dear Veteran and Active Service Member, We are so grateful for you and your family. The Hickory Metro region is where we enjoy a community of wonderful people, beautiful surroundings, thriving economy, and growing job market. We have the freedom to walk around the bustling and growing downtown on a Saturday night; to stop for…
Read MoreNew Benefits Incoming for Veteran Caregivers
Military veterans with severe chronic diseases or disabilities have two options for care. They may be admitted to a VA hospital if they require specialized medical support. But for many American veterans, it is the spouse or a family member who steps into the role of a part-time to the full-time caregiver. Especially when the…
Read MoreIt Has. It Can. It Will.
There is one aspect of our modern US military which has always amazed me – the ability of individuals that come from every corner of our country, from different cultural backgrounds, from different races, religions, political persuasions, [insert typical cultural divider here] to rise above that multitude of differences to form one team, with one…
Read MoreVeterans Say Separation and Transition Programs Still Fall Short
Unless you have served in the military it can be difficult to understand the realities of transitioning from military life back to civilian life. Just as the military thoroughly trains and prepares soldiers for active duty, is the same level of conditioning provided for veterans to step down from military service? There are most definitely…
Read MoreComing Home is Sometimes Harder Than Staying in Military Service for American Veterans
The road to home is long for veterans, who count the days to completing their military service when they can return to civilian life. But when the day comes, it is not always the joyful homecoming and freedom they anticipated after being discharged. Today more than ever before, the obstacles that veterans face while they…
Read More‘Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020’ Will Help Veterans Unemployed By Covid-19
In 2019, unemployment rates for American veterans fell to its lowest point in twenty years. Increasing community outreach and non-profit support programs for military veterans was making a measurable difference. The Covid-19 coronavirus has had a substantial impact on unemployment rates. For veterans, the month of June saw jobless rates almost reaching 12%. In May,…
Read MoreFinding Civilian Employment While Coping with Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Do you know a military veteran that lost his or her job, because they failed to disclose a diagnosis of PTSD to their employer? It happens more often than you think it does. Have you ever worked with a veteran who was triggered into post-traumatic stress disorder episodes? About 11% to 20% of American military…
Read MoreMilitary Spouses Can Explore Freelance Jobs That Move With Them
Building a career when ‘staying put’ in one location for any lengthy period of time is not always an option. It has an impact on the kind of career experience you can acquire. And the duration of your employment history, as a military spouse. With little notice, it can be time to pack up and…
Read MoreWho would you want in your “foxhole”?
First, let me start by hoping and praying that you and your family are doing well and are staying safe during these very uncertain times. I hope so and I hope that continues. So much has changed in one month – worlds have literally been turned upside-down in the span of just 30 days. …
Read MoreSimplicity = Intense Focus
In a late 2019 blog post, I detailed the year that had been – a year of so much “new” for HKY4Vets that it was honestly difficult to remember ALL that had been devised, planned, worked on, changed, moved forward and hoped for in those 12 short months. I went on to claim that with…
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