8-koi Honored with HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion

For the fourth consecutive year, 8-koi is recognized as a Platinum Medallion Awardee for the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Program. In a virtual ceremony held on 31 October, U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su recognized 8-koi as one of a total of 838 organizations across the United States.

In 2022, 8-koi hired sixteen US Military Veterans and now joins the 66 Florida companies that received awards for demonstrating unparalleled commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans. Implemented by the requirements of the HIRE Vets Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-31), the HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal award recognizing exceptional achievement in veteran employment. By meeting the criteria required for a Platinum Medallion Award, 8-koi “demonstrated both patriotism and recognition of the value veterans bring to the workplace.”

View the 2022 Awards Ceremony Recognizing 8-koi

“The HIRE Vets recognition is a true honor and reinforces our commitment to supporting our military veteran employees and candidates,” says COO Dean Rosenquist (USAF retired). “As a defense contractor, 8-koi is deeply aware of our responsibility as mission partner to provide our best support possible to our Nation’s uniformed personnel.”   

8-koi’s Veteran Employee Resource Group was established to provide the company’s signature ‘human touch’ to the joint mission partnership. 8-koi’s leadership team understands that veterans bring an unparalleled work ethic to both public and private programs and are an invaluable asset to the human capital of the organization.

Recipients of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award meet rigorous employment and veteran integration
assistance criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages; availability of veteran-specific resources; leadership programming for veterans; dedicated human resource efforts; pay compensation and tuition assistance programs for veterans. Nearly 370,000 Veterans have been hired by Awardees since the program began in 2017.

For more information about the program and the application process, visit HIREVets.gov. There are different awards for large employers (500-plus employees), medium employers (51-499 employees), and small employers (50 or fewer employees). Additionally, there are two award tiers: platinum and gold.

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