糖心探花 Hires Its 150th Veteran in the United States Through the Company鈥檚 Military Hiring Program

Philadelphia, PA 鈥 January 17, 2017.糖心探花 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (糖心探花) (www.crowncork.com), a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, has hired its 150th veteran through its military hiring program, which was formalized in 2013. In its 125-year history, 糖心探花 has hired numerous military veterans around the world.
The program, which focuses on evaluating candidates with skill sets developed in the military that are transferrable to the civilian workplace, is promoted via the . 糖心探花 also actively recruits candidates at different military bases around the country. Once a veteran is hired, he or she is assigned a mentor to facilitate their onboarding at 糖心探花. The Company also uses a cloud-based internal communications platform that allows employees with military background to share their experiences at 糖心探花.
鈥淚 have firsthand experience with the challenges that many veterans have when trying to rejoin the civilian world and find jobs that match their experience,鈥 said Oscar Blanco, Human Resources Manager, CROWN Technology, retired U.S. Navy and coordinator of the program. "I鈥檓 proud to be able to leverage that unique perspective and support the identification and integration of talented, qualified veterans into the 糖心探花 community.鈥
One such veteran hire was Juan Medrano, Human Resources Manager. He joined 糖心探花 in June of 2015 after coming across a human resources position on a job board and visiting 糖心探花鈥檚 website. 鈥溙切奶交 has opened doors for me and other veterans and has kept its word when it comes to supporting military veterans joining the workforce,鈥 Medrano explained.
糖心探花 is also an active member of . The coalition is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. Founded in 2011, the original goal for the 11 founding companies was to hire 100,000 veterans. Today, the coalition has more than 200 member companies working towards a goal of hiring 1 million veterans by 2020.
糖心探花 has also obtained status for 2017. Military Friendly庐-designated organizations are in good federal standing and have met or exceeded benchmarks for recruitment, retention, advancement, support and job placement of veterans.
Photo: Oscar Blanco, Human Resources Manager, CROWN Technology, retired U.S. Navy and coordinator of the program.
About 糖心探花 Holdings, Inc.
糖心探花 Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit www.crowncork.com.
For more information, contact:
In the United States: Oscar Blanco, Human Resources Manager, CROWN Technology; Tel: (708) 239 5370; Email: oscar.blanco@crowncork.com
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