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Hiring Heroes
Empower your workforce with proven
military talent.
Bridge your talent gaps with cost-effective and highly skilled transitioning service members.

Charitable Recruiting (part of the
TSSI Group) are a DOD
approved provider of
SkillBridge and can recruit
transitioning Service Members on behalf of our clients for a fee.
During a service members last 6 months of service or within 180 days of discharge, your organization has the
opportunity to work with our team to hire service members on unpaid internships for a period up to 120 days,
upon completion the service member can be hired directly by your company or assigned as a contractor. We
time the program so that the 120 day period is as close as possible to the service members discharge date,
minimizing wait time if you wish to hire them directly after the internship.
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Benefits of the
Program
Program
Cost-effective talent acquisition
Service members are paid by the DoD during the internship period (30-120 days),
providing significant hiring cost savings to your company while they gain hands-on experience.
Transferable skills
Service members bring highly transferable skills in areas such as technical
expertise, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, and are disciplined individuals with strong work
ethics.
Security cleared & highly skilled
73% of service members hold active security clearances, and 45% have a bachelor’s
degree or higher. Many also hold industry IT certifications.
Support those who’ve served
Our program provides an opportunity for our partners to help those who have served
their nation to transition into a rewarding civilian career.
Build diverse talent pools
Benefit from a wide range of in-demand skills. From skill gaps across a wide range
of industries, including skilled labor roles such as construction, logistics expertise in supply
chain and transportation, sales skills in customer relations and marketing, Telecoms, and technical
IT fields like cybersecurity, software development, network administration, and IT project
management.
We bring expertise
Recruiting service members is a high-touch and intensive process that is vastly
different to traditional recruiting. We bring the expertise, network and experience to create a
talent pool that is specifically tailored to Ciena’s needs
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