Paul Dillon ~ Veteran Employment and Retention Strategies
- S3E124
- 1:15:37
- February 17th 2023
Part 1 of a 3 Series with Paul Dillion, a Certified Management Consultant with more than 47 years of experience in the professional services industry and a U.S. Army Reserve Veteran who served in Vietnam as a 1st Lieutenant and was awarded 2 Bronze Star Medals. Paul is also an Adjunct Instructor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, where he created and teaches a highly unique graduate level course entitled, “PubPol 590.04—Public Policy and Veterans”.
Today Paul talks with Tyler about Veteran Employment and Retention Strategies. Paul stresses the importance as a Veteran, when searching for a job expressing that they have served and articulate their skills which are valuable resources in the private sector.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dillonconsult
Twitter: @pauldvet
More about Paul Dillon
Paul created and co-taught the first course in the history of the University of Chicago on veterans’ issues at the Harris School of Public Policy in 2012-2013.
His articles and quotes on veterans' issues have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, HuffPost, Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business, US News & World Report, Investor’s Business Daily, the Times of Israel, Kiplinger Today, U.S. News & World Report, Arianna Huffington's ThriveGlobal, We Are The Mighty, and USAA Magazine. He is a sought after commentator on national veteran matters on numerous radio programs, podcasts, and TV programs, including CBS Radio's “Eye on Veterans” program, Bloomberg Business Radio, Westwood One Radio Network, Spectrum1 TV News, WRAL-TV, WUNC-TV in Raleigh, NC and WBKB-TV ABC 11 in Michigan.
Veteran Employment—Including veterans as an underrepresented group in today’s workforce, and why veterans make great members of boards of directors.
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Tyler used his GI Bill benefits to earn a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security Policy and then a PhD. in Information Assurance after receiving a sabbatical and scholarship from the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program. Tyler lives with his wife Claire, their 3 children (2 boys and a girl), 3 dogs (Beagle, Boxer and Great Dane), 2 lizards (Bearded Dragon and Leopard Gecko), and many fish, near Charlottesville, VA, where he works with the Department of Defense on cyber intelligence issues.