- 64% of veterans experience a difficult transition to civilian life/work
- 69% of veterans consider finding employment after the military to be their greatest challenge
- Ohio has the 6th highest number of veterans of any state, with thousands of veterans leaving active duty each year
*Prudential Veterans’ Employment Challenges Survey
- Mentoring and networking are 2 of the most effective components of finding or cultivating a career
- We facilitate the powerful combination of an experienced Mentor and Talent Specialist to provide individualized support to each transitioning veteran in our program
- We’ve built a network of hundreds of veterans, mentors, recruiters, and corporate HR partners to provide support and job placement assistance
Our Results
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Mentees would recommend our program to a fellow transitioning veteran
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Mentees indicated that our program has enhanced or greatly enhanced their job prospects
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Mentees feel their transition to civilian life/work has been difficult or much more difficult than they expected
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Mentees indicated that OWP has developed their professional network
What our Mentees are saying:
“I think the program is great. This is the third veteran mentorship program I have participated in, and it is the first one that I have found to be beneficial.”
4.0
2017-04-11T18:47:00+00:00
“I think the program is great. This is the third veteran mentorship program I have participated in, and it is the first one that I have found to be beneficial.”
https://overwatchpartnership.org/testimonial/test-1/
“I truly believe my mentor is there to help start my career in the right direction and not just to introduce me to potential employers or rewrite my resume.”
4.0
2017-04-11T18:53:21+00:00
“I truly believe my mentor is there to help start my career in the right direction and not just to introduce me to potential employers or rewrite my resume.”
https://overwatchpartnership.org/testimonial/test-2/
“It is good to know there is a network of veterans looking out for me.”
4.0
2017-04-11T19:14:26+00:00
“It is good to know there is a network of veterans looking out for me.”
https://overwatchpartnership.org/testimonial/test-3/
“I enjoy having both a mentor and separate talent specialist as it gives me two separate avenues for networking.”
4.0
2017-04-11T19:21:16+00:00
“I enjoy having both a mentor and separate talent specialist as it gives me two separate avenues for networking.”
https://overwatchpartnership.org/testimonial/test4/
“My mentors have been a great asset and I’m incredibly grateful to be part of this program.”
4.0
2017-04-11T19:22:02+00:00
“My mentors have been a great asset and I’m incredibly grateful to be part of this program.”
https://overwatchpartnership.org/testimonial/test5/
4.0
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