Top Companies That Hire Military Spouses
Every year, we honor the men and women who serve our country, yet their families who sacrifice so much don’t always get the acknowledgment and respect they deserve. Monster is here to say we salute you, military families, in all that you do. So if you’re looking for companies that hire military spouses, you’ve come to the right place.
Many military spouses experience frequent moves and incomplete career development. Although military spouses tend to be more educated than the general population, they have a much higher rate of unemployment—13% according to the Department of Labor. They’re also more likely to be underemployed and take jobs for which they are overqualified simply because it’s all that’s available.
To help you find the right fit in the workforce, Monster has selected five companies with a demonstrated commitment to hiring, training, and retaining military spouses. These companies have learned from their experience in hiring veterans how the same approach can apply to military families. They all have an active recruitment program specifically focused on hiring spouses, and they also include military family and veteran hiring as part of their overall diversity hiring strategy.
Check out the list below to see if one of these companies that hire military spouses is the right fit for you.
CACI
HQ: Reston, Virginia
Do you have any programs that focus specifically on hiring military spouses? Yes
Is veteran and military-family hiring part of your overall diversity hiring?: Yes, and in the spirit of inclusivity, CACI recently implemented new onboarding procedures that now allow military spouse employees to self-identify.
Commitment to military spouses: In partnership with the Military Spouse Employment Partnership, Blue Star Families, Hiring Our Heroes, and others, and as part of CACI's veterans and military spouse outreach campaign, Continuing Your Mission, they focus on promoting a wide variety of career opportunities located on or near military bases that do not require security clearances. CACI is proud of its recent recognition as a 2021 Military Spouse Friendly Employer. Last year, CACI added a Gold Star Spouse to the steering committee of the Veterans Employee Resource Group to ensure that the military spouse voice is well represented in the veteran/military work force. The company produces an annual “Honor Wall” on its internal website featuring and paying tribute to military spouse employees on Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Veteran and military-family hiring goals for 2022: Like the previous year, the pandemic has impacted CACI's work environment and workforce. For example, overall hiring goals have been affected by pandemic-related contractual changes and the withdrawal of U.S. forces and defense contractors from Afghanistan. Despite these conditions, CACI’s veteran hiring program strengthened its intent and efforts to hire military/veterans/military spouses. In FY21, this effort resulted with 43% of all newly hired employees being veterans or military members, the company’s highest veteran hiring rate in over five years. CACI’s hiring goal for FY22 will be to equal or exceed the FY21 figure.
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American Systems
HQ: Chantilly, Virginia
Do you have any programs that focus specifically on hiring military spouses? Yes
Is veteran and military-family hiring part of your overall diversity hiring?: Yes
Commitment to military spouses: AMERICAN SYSTEMS collaborates with multiple community organizations that focus on employment for military spouses (as well as veterans), such as Virginia Values Veterans, HIRE Vets Now, and Transition Assistance Programs nationwide. One of their large contracts, My Navy CareerCenter (MNCC), has been particularly successful with hiring top performing military spouses. They have a robust referral program to utilize the professional network of military spouses and increase hiring fellow spouses.
Veteran and military-family hiring goals for 2022: AMERICAN SYSTEMS has five objectives for military-family hiring this year:
- Have at least 50% of all 2022 new hires be veterans or military family members
- Receive Military Spouse Employment Program partnership.
- Have at least 75% retention rate among veterans and military family members.
- Increase career advancement for veterans and military family members by expanding the Internal Mobility Advancement Program, internal trainings, and company support toward external certification and education.
- Expand their veteran employee resource group to provide additional community hiring and referral opportunities.
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Combined Insurance
HQ: Chicago
Do you have any programs that focus specifically on hiring military spouses? Yes
Is veteran and military-family hiring part of your overall diversity hiring?: Yes
Commitment to military spouses: Combined Insurance is a member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP). They participate in career fairs and networking events for military spouses, work closely with military bases, family readiness offices, and transition assistance programs. They also partner with organizations and groups all throughout the United States that are dedicated specifically to finding careers for military spouses. Combined Insurance sales positions allow for flexibility and portability that fits well with the lifestyle that accompanies being a military spouse.
Veteran and military-family hiring goals for 2022: To continue to actively recruit military hires and retain 10% of all hires be military veterans, military spouses, Guard or Reservists, or military family members.
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ManTech
HQ: Fairfax, Virginia
Do you have any programs that focus specifically on hiring military spouses? Yes
Is veteran and military-family hiring part of your overall diversity hiring?: Yes
Commitment to military spouses: In addition to a recruitment program dedicated to hiring military spouses, ManTech partners with the Military Spouse Employment Partnership, Hiring Our Heroes, and a host of apprenticeship and fellowship programs that support military spouses.
Veteran and military-family hiring goals for 2022: ManTech's Military Ambassador always drives this message, "We must think outside the box when it comes to veteran hiring, what we can do differently than we did last year, and how we can better serve the veteran community. Our goal is to get better and be the best!" To that end, ManTech applies a data-driven approach to reaching their hiring goals. They track the veteran unemployment rate, how many military members are transitioning, as well as employee feedback, which helps align their goals to hiring more veterans and military families through unconventional means. Their overall veteran and military family hiring goals for 2022 are missioned to increase total veteran hires, retain veterans, increase support to military spouses and families, and support other large and small businesses doing the same.
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Prism
HQ: Reston, Virginia
Do you have any programs that focus specifically on hiring military spouses? Yes
Is veteran and military-family hiring part of your overall diversity hiring?: Yes
Commitment to military spouses: Prism has an internal program called “Operation Weekend” to help incentivize employees to assist veterans, their spouses, and their family members find jobs. Prism employees can earn time off and perks while continuing to help veterans and their family members find employment. It has been a very successful program as it helps to keep the mission on their mind. They have provided opportunities to veterans, spouses of veterans, and their sons and daughters.
Veteran and military-family hiring goals for 2022: PRISM’s 2022 hiring goal is 30% of hires are veterans, and 5% are military families.
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