The communications disconnect between recruiters and candidates is one that’s often discussed among human resources professionals. But when the candidate is a veteran or a military spouse, the language barrier can be that much more impermeable.

In 2012, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service John K. Moran estimated that in the coming five years, approximately 1.5 million veterans would join the civilian workforce. The unemployment rate among veterans who joined the military after September 11, 2011, however, remains higher than the national rate for civilian workers.

Employer Roadmap wants to help bridge the divide between veterans and hiring managers. Launched today at the Veterans Jobs Summit currently taking place at Fort Bragg, the free online resource is a project of the Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) program and USAA.

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