At a time when many companies complain of a shortage of skilled technology talent in the United States and an increasing desire to source IT services domestically, one IT professional services and consulting firm is tapping into what it sees as an overlooked supply of qualified professionals: the military.
Four years ago, Karen Ross, CEO of New York-based Sharp Decisions, launched the company’s V.E.T.S. Program — short for Vocation, Education and Training for Service members — prompted by a desire to address both high unemployment rates for U.S. military veterans transitioning into the private workforce and the need for reliable tech talent. “I realized these veterans were our most valuable, untapped resource — a vast talent pool with technology skills and expertise translatable to the corporate sector,” Ross says.
