Veteran Talent Advisors Blog

  • Debunking Myths: PTSD
    According to research and expert polls, hiring managers across the country hesitate to hire Veterans for fear of dealing with issues of PTSD.  I speak with hiring managers regarding Veteran employment each and every day.  This does not make me the single source of accurate information; frankly it doesn’t make me the source of anything at all.  However,… Continue reading Debunking Myths: PTSD
  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: MARINE CORPS STYLE
    Working with, within, and around HR teams and communities, one of the most common topics and problems to be addressed is the aspect of leadership development within an organization. “I want to develop leaders to grow our team!” “I want to hire people with the soft skills and leadership qualities to push the organization to… Continue reading LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: MARINE CORPS STYLE

Author
Scott Shearin, President and CEO of Veteran Talent Advisors has 13 years of military experience between 8 years enlisted in the Marine Corps and 5 years commissioned in the Army National Guard. After studying Finance at the University of Cincinnati he was introduced to the staffing industry with TEKsystems in helping to pioneer their efforts to penetrate the Government Services vertical. 3 years later he was recruited by Sara Lee to take leadership of IT Recruitment globally. Scott eventually transitioned to take over the Talent function for the entire Bakery business. In 2011 the bakery division was divested to Bimbo Bakeries and Scott was responsible for transitioning the Talent Acquisition function and working to bring to distinct cultures in to one. He worked to design recruitment and organizational development platforms for this 30,000 member US organization.
In 2012 Scott decided to join the team at RecruitMilitary. After making the decision to strategically spin off the Recruiting division of RecruitMilitary, Scott now takes the helm of one of the largest veteran specific recruitment organizations in the country. With over 16 years in direct placement and executive search experience, this newly created organization will deploy their expertise in to alternate Staff Augmentation solutions to this existing and expanding client base and steer the group for aggressive growth!