Home Depot's Operation Career Front

Home Depot Goes the Extra Mile to Hire Military Personnel

While many businesses do their best to make their employment practices open to members of the military, Home Depot's "Operation Career Front" goes one step further by providing career opportunities to members of the armed forces and their families.

Home Depot's, Operation Career Front began in 2004 and is a wide sweeping program. By design, Operation Career Front puts Home Depot in connection with several U.S. Departments, among them the Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. These efforts are made in order to offer direct lines of employment to veterans, people serving in the military, and their families. This includes people serving in the National Guard.

Home Depot has found much value in current and former military personnel. The lessons of leadership and creativity that are learned and instilled as a member of the United States Military can be put to great use at Home Depot, particularly in managerial positions. People who have served in the military have a unique experience that creates traits that Home Depot finds attractive. These traits include consistency, discipline, calm under pressure and more. These qualities of a military person increase their value to Home Depot.

Part of Operation Career Front's pledge is that they realize two very key traits of a military spouse: adaptability and reliability. It takes a very strong and very stable person to run a household while their military spouse is away. Thus Home Depot applies a degree of flexibility to the right employees under the program.

If you are interested in a job through Home Depot's Operation Career Front, the best method would be to go through your local military contact personnel. A secondary option to secure employment with Operation Career Front is by contacting your local Home Depot store. The management or human resources department should have advice on special hiring practices for military personnel or their families.

A final tip for filling out Home Depot applications: when you are detailing your experience and skills on your application, make sure to include plenty of relevant skills that you have picked up either as a member of the military or as a military spouse. Your unique skills will give you an extra boost and should be used to your advantage.

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