Veteran mentoring network.
Retain | Mentorship and Coaching
"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you." — Bob Proctor
Objective
Empower veteran employees to navigate workplace transitions and achieve career growth by pairing them with experienced mentors who guide them toward long-term professional success and retention.
Facilitation Strategies:
• Launch a "Coffee & Camouflage" monthly breakfast where veteran mentees and senior leadership mentors discuss career growth and navigating civilian workplace culture.
• Distribute customized "Mil-to-Civilian" career roadmap workbooks during Construction Inclusion Week stand-downs to guide goal-setting discussions.
• Establish a peer-led shadow program allowing mentees to rotate through different operational departments alongside experienced veteran mentors.
• Feature quarterly intranet spotlights highlighting successful mentor-mentee pairings and their joint professional achievements across job sites.
• Distribute customized "Mil-to-Civilian" career roadmap workbooks during Construction Inclusion Week stand-downs to guide goal-setting discussions.
• Establish a peer-led shadow program allowing mentees to rotate through different operational departments alongside experienced veteran mentors.
• Feature quarterly intranet spotlights highlighting successful mentor-mentee pairings and their joint professional achievements across job sites.
