Hiring Veterans Through Armed Forces Covenant

At Hooray Recruitment, we proudly sign the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our commitment to hiring veterans. We actively support their transition to civilian careers. By upholding the Covenant’s values, we ensure fairness and respect for veterans, serving personnel, and their families. This commitment extends to the communities, economy, and society they serve.

In this blog, we’ll explore how we promote our membership in the Armed Forces Covenant. We actively support veterans in their transition to civilian careers, following the Covenant’s values and guidelines. We’ll also provide helpful information for those interested in hiring veterans. Additionally, we’ll offer resources for veterans who are seeking employment.

Why Hooray Recruitment Supports the Armed Forces Covenant: Hiring Veterans and Empowering Their Transition

At Hooray, we are passionate about making a positive impact on people’s lives. We strongly believe that businesses and non-profit organisations can be a force for good in the community. As a recruitment agency, our motivation is to connect good people with good organisations. This helps them contribute positively to society and the economy.

Our commitment to giving back to our local community, fighting against inequalities, and delivering our services sustainably is at the heart of what we do. We are dedicated to developing the skills of future generations and increasing diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
Using Business as a Force for Good.

In June 2024, Hooray Recruitment proudly became B Corp™ Accredited. As a B Corp, we are part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. Being a B Corp in the recruitment industry means we are among the businesses leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.

Over the past seven years, our award-winning team has emerged as one of the leading ethical recruitment companies in Gloucestershire, driven by our dedication to customer excellence and our purpose-driven approach.

How Hooray Recruitment Promotes the Armed Forces Covenant: Our Role in Hiring Veterans

We have plans to create a dedicated webpage that will highlight our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. Here, you will be able to learn more about our pledge, download it, and get in touch with us. This page will serve as a hub for veterans and potential clients to connect with us directly.

When? Well, we plan on creating this in conjunction with our website revamp and update – coming soon!

We also engage with the Armed Forces community through online platforms and events. As well as promote the Covenant within our business and to our clients.

To stay connected with the veteran community, we actively follow and promote veteran-focused sites on our social media platforms. By doing so, we amplify resources that can assist veterans and ensure our network is always up to date with the latest information and opportunities. So, check it out and if it’s useful why not give us a follow? Go see for yourself click for our LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok 

At Hooray Recruitment, our commitment to supporting veterans goes beyond just signing the Armed Forces Covenant. We are proud to have former military personnel within our team, whose experiences and values continue to shape our company culture and drive our success.

Case Study: How Hooray Recruitment Excels in Hiring Veterans and Supporting Them in the Workplace

Jacqui Blackie presently known as Jacqui Beard, transitioned from the Royal Air Force (RAF) to a successful career in property and more recently recruitment, bringing with her a strong sense of self-discipline, resilience, and collaboration.

 “The determination and teamwork values I acquired in the military, are deeply respected here at Hooray,” says Jacqui. After 10 years in the RAF, I was lucky to seamlessly transition into civilian employment, but changing careers is not always straightforward. Here at Hooray, we understand the challenges that leaving a military life can bring and are well-placed to help.”

Michael Berry, began his journey in the armed forces and now excels in recruitment, channelling the same dedication and commitment he demonstrated during his military service.

“After 10 years in the military, I left without any notable qualifications and initially struggled to find a new career path. I ‘fell’ into property initially because there were no real entry requirements, however, this led to a successful 20-year career, I then made the move into recruitment. The big learnings I took from the military which have stood me in good stead throughout both roles have been my resilience, my ability to interact and build relationships with people from all backgrounds and my strong communication skills. These have all been pivotal in my success and perhaps are not obvious skills you would consider leveraging. I guess this is why I now frequently hire on skill set and attitude rather than just experience!”

Employers: The Benefits of Hiring Veterans and Ex-Military Staff

The Benefits of Hiring Veterans
Each year, over 14,000 skilled and experienced individuals leave the Armed Forces, bringing a wealth of valuable skills to the civilian workforce. Ex-military personnel can offer your organisation:

• Communication skills
• Organisation and commitment
• Problem-solving and adaptability
• Leadership and management skills
• Health and safety, security awareness
• Teamworking

Some Stats about Military Personnel

• At least 1 in 25 people are veterans
• Almost all (92%) working-age veterans have qualifications and are more likely to have gained these qualifications through work (60%). In comparison to non-veterans (43%).
• When you hire veterans, you have immediate access to someone with training, qualifications and valuable experience all gained during their time in service.
• In the UK, the majority of employers asked (66%) are interested in having or having more, UK armed forces ex-service personnel in their organisation.
• Those already employing veterans in their workforce reported that they can readily identify proficiency in key skills and attributes which are of high value in today’s civilian workspaces including strong work ethic, problem-solving, leadership, communication skills, dedication and analytical skills at a rate above their contemporaries and colleagues.

To learn more about the value and skillset that service-leavers bring to businesses, check out this insightful podcast hosted by Kate Silverton on YouTube.

Additionally, you can explore this employer’s guide to hiring veterans. It’s been highly recommended by The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP
Minister for Veterans Affairs himself – “Hiring veterans is one of the best business decisions you can make, and this guide will help you to make it happen.”

Did you know? Another benefit of hiring veterans is the 12 months of National Insurance contribution holiday available to those employing a veteran in their first civilian position after service.

Find out more online about your eligibility as an employer and how to claim this relief.

Want to attract and support veterans in the workplace? It all begins with Recruitment…

The steps below will help you to raise awareness and promote your business as an employer of choice to veterans and members of the armed forces community. It will also enable you to attract veterans to your business.
1. Read the Employer’s Guide to Hiring Veterans.
2. Engage with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) It provides support to those leaving service for the first two years and connects employers to those looking for work.
3. List your vacancies on known job boards and employment platforms. This provides direct reach to veterans and the armed forces community. There are a growing number of specialist recruit boards and platforms, dedicated to veterans, partners and spouses, which maximises your outreach and choice of candidates.
4. Get in touch with Hooray – As a bronze Armed Forces covenant member we actively recruit on behalf of ex-military personnel and can help you to recruit more inclusively and attract veterans for your business.

Supporting Veterans in the Workplace – Help for Veterans

Did you know that as an ex-military personnel, you may be entitled to various benefits, such as:
• National Insurance relief – Learn more here
• Defence Privilege Card

Other Resources for Veterans
• Veterans’ Gateway: Veterans’ Gateway is a consortium of organisations and Armed Forces charities working together to provide services to the Armed Forces community.
• Career Transition Partnership (CTP): The CTP is the Ministry of Defence’s official provider of resettlement services, supporting Armed Forces leavers as they transition from military to civilian life. They have been helping veterans for