SHRM Learning Objective: 

Have you ever thought about building a military talent pipeline but didn’t know how? Do you want to know how your competitors are leveraging veterans or military families’ talent? Are you aware of the false stereotypes about military culture, especially as it relates to diversity and/or inclusion? If you answered yes to any of these questions, presenter Sultan Camp, author of “Thank You for your Military Service…Now Here are 9 Reasons Why I Won’t Hire You” who has answered yes to all these questions at one point or another in his life, will clear the air. Through his experience as a Veteran, third party placement and in-house recruiter, as well as social media strategist, Sultan will provide attendees with knowledge that can immediately be put to use to connect with veterans and military families and provide momentum to organizational talent acquisition strategy to encompass this key community. Together, let's hire maximize your company’s diversity!

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

• Discover steps you and your organization can take to shape and enhance a robust, talent acquisition strategy for military families and veterans.
• Understand why companies fail to attract, hire, and retain military professionals due to stereotypes, unconscious bias, lack of understanding, or limited resources.
• Learn how diverse the military demographic is and why inclusion is woven into its fabric and culture.

Speaker: 

SULTAN CAMP

Speaker Bio:

Sultan Camp is a recovering Military Headhunter, proud ex-Shipbuilder and currently serves as the Director of the Hampton Roads Workforce Council’s (HRWC) Veterans Employment Centers, the Co-Chair of the Military and Veterans Executive Committee for Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Blueprint 2030 and a Board Member for the Fort Eustis Civic Leaders Association (ECLA).

Sultan is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in military and military spouse employment, career management and education. He is described as one of the most forward thinkers in the Military and Talent Acquisition Community – he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and career options after leaving the military or as a military spouse.

Whether its emerging industries, social media platforms, hiring trends or military community talent acquisition strategies, Sultan understands how to bring employer brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific military talent and career strategist with numerous recommendations from Flag level officers, Military Magazine articles and one of his articles “Thank you for Your Military Service…Now Here Are 9 Reasons I Won’t Hire You.” Landing 1Million+ views and was featured on Business Insider Magazine.

Sultan is a Talent Acquisition strategist at heart — he builds business talent focused on the Military Community. Today, he helps the fastest growing Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified companies in the Hampton Roads region leverage their military talent pipeline through the HRWC’s Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Centers, which has offices in Norfolk and Newport News, VA.

In addition to running multiple HRVEC’s, Sultan hosts quarterly Employer Consortiums which CHRO’s, VP’s and Senior Human Resource Managers gain access to exclusive strategies on how to access, attract and retain military talent. He has over 25000 LinkedIn connections and 3000 Twitter followers.  He is a top LinkedIn influencer and one of the most highly sought-after public speakers.

Sultan is a graduate of The George Washington and Norfolk State Universities.

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