Biography Rod Ellis serves as the Assistant Vice President of IT Costing in GTS, responsible for managing/modeling application development and infrastructure operations, budgets, and forecast into the business impact of MetLife’s Strategy.  Rod also serves as a leader in MVET, an Executive Sponsor for BPN. He joined the US Army at 17 years old, and deployed to combat operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Egypt, Lebanon, Mexico, and Canada serving in various roles during his military career to include 3 years as a Drill Sergeant at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  He continued to work for J ..read more

If you’ve attended an NC4ME Forum or Summit in the past, you’ve likely heard us talk about the importance of having a military-specific careers page. But what exactly is a military-specific careers page and where do you start? We’ve partnered with Palo Alto for an inside look at their military recruiting landing page and their tips on how to start one for your organization. What is a “Landing Page”? A landing page is a single, static page on a website. Why are landing pages important for recruiting military candidates? You want to SHOW high-performing military candidates that you want to h ..read more

Joanna DeMott is on a mission to help service members, veterans, and military spouses start, maintain, and enhance their careers. Throughout her career, Joanna moved all over the world – Germany to Japan, East coast to West – through many different career paths. While stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Joanna completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Master of Human Relations degree. Joanna was gainfully employed, unemployed, and underemployed.  She worked and volunteered with many different agencies in a variety of different fields while raising 3 boys and navi ..read more

  The key to presenting your military experience during an interview is to research the company prior to the interview and practice making connections.  What does that mean? Let’s focus on three (3) concepts. 1.      Translation of language.  How do we learn to speak their language? 2.      Preparation of what you want to say.  Think this through so we have a plan for what we want to present.   3.      Why you want to say it.  Why am I speaking?  What is the end goal? Consider t ..read more

Dominion Energy's Veteran Resource Group If you’ve attended an NC4ME Forum or Summit in the past, you’ve likely heard us talk about the importance of implementing an Employee Resource Group, or ERG, within your organization. But what exactly is an ERG and how do you implement one? We’ve partnered with Dominion Energy for an inside look at their Veteran ERG and their tips on how to start one in your company. What is an “Employee Resource Group”? Employee Resource Groups (ERG) are groups of employees who join together in their workplace based on shared characteristics and experiences. ERG ..read more

The Dreaded Question- “Tell me about yourself?”  When it comes to marketing yourself and creating your personal brand, you want your first impression to be stellar. Who could answer a question about you better than you? In addressing this subject, you must remember that you only get one chance to make a good first impression.   Do you struggle with introducing yourself?  There are reasons this topic is met with such difficulty-  Here are some of the reasons this topic is difficult for so many of us:  You may be ..read more

Biography James (Jim) Benton is a Supply Chain Professional working in the tech industry. Before he transitioned to tech he was an officer in the US Army. During his time in the US Army he served as a logistics officer in the 173rd Brigade Combat Team in Europe and in the 82nd Airborne Division. Now that he is out he works for IBM and applies skills learned in the Army to help solve Service Supply Chain issues. Additionally, he started the Meaning Forge Podcast. In the podcast he interviews people from all walks of life to determine how to Forge Individuals. Jim Benton, U.S. A ..read more