The
Industry’s Focus on Veteran Hiring
Continues
Stemming from the collective desire of cable
and media entertainment companies to take
a systematic, industry-level approach to
the hiring and retention of military veterans,
Mission Media was launched
in September 2015. Most recently, Mission
Media hosted a collaborative exhibit booth
at the Student Veterans of
America National Conference on
January 4-6, 2018. The conference attracted
over 2,000 of the best and brightest veteran
scholars who have chosen to use higher education
to transition to a career and civilian life.
Mission Media’s booth highlighted
careers in the media entertainment and cable
industry with a specific focus on the participating
companies: A&E, Comcast, Charter
Communications, CTHRA, NCTA, SCTE, The Walt
Disney Company, Viacom, Vyve Broadband and
WICT.
Booth activity was high and
resulted in 80 students completing a job
interest survey. CTHRA would like to thank
the individuals who volunteered to greet
student veterans in the booth: Will
Baas and Jenn Hagwood
of Comcast, Steve Harris
of SCTE, Colt Lewis of
Charter Communications, Kevin Preston
from The Walt Disney Company, and
Tasha Ross of
Viacom.
Another
industry effort to support veterans is WICT’s
introduction of the Martha
Soehren Women Veterans Fellowship which
will provide career development
and advancement for high-potential female
veterans in cable. The one-year award includes
a WICT membership as well as a scholarship
to the WICT Leadership Conference and other
programs, including travel stipends. Fellowship
application forms can be found on WICT’s
website. Soehren is the Immediate
Past Chair of the WICT Global board and
the Chief Talent Development Officer and
SVP at Comcast University
and Comcast Cable.
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