Cyberlocke’s Commitment to Veterans - Training, Community and a Career in IT
When veterans finish with their service in the military, it is often hard for them to find jobs in fields that they have interest in, even if they carry a degree in the field. It can be overwhelming to switch from an often specialized career path to an environment where you have to go out in search of opportunities, often in industries outside of your training.
Veterans often say that learning to “sell yourself” is one of the hardest things to get used to when transitioning to the private sector, especially if their education or degree in the field was earned maybe as long as a decade ago. Although veterans’ unemployment rates are down from a mid-pandemic peak of 11.9% to a current rate of 3.9%, many veterans coming out of the armed forces are still struggling to start careers.
The IT industry is facing a different kind of crunch.
A recent survey found that “64% of companies were looking to hire up to 50 developers this year,” and that “24% of HR professionals report[ed] that recruiting within tight time frames would present a major challenge.” Largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the paradigm shift towards remote work and online interaction, companies are increasingly struggling to stand out above their competition to hire the best talent. Some are beginning to expand their search parameters, considering candidates without full degrees in the field and looking at training “bootcamps” as an alternative hiring option.
But here at Cyberlocke we’re thinking even further outside the box. We recently launched an educational program for military veterans who are interested in starting a career in the field of IT. All veterans have to do is apply and if accepted are guaranteed a job with Cyberlocke at the end of their training with the company.
Cyberlocke Learn will allow qualified veterans an opportunity to get the background knowledge necessary to work in IT and then apply it directly to their chosen niche in the field.
The Cyberlocke CEO, himself a Navy veteran explains it, the goal of the program is to jumpstart veteran careers by giving veterans experience and choice. “We’re going to help veterans. We’re going to help them define their future for themselves.”
