{"id":10968,"date":"2016-07-01T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T17:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/?p=10968"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:58:58","slug":"hired-veteran-josh-croft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/hired-veteran-josh-croft\/","title":{"rendered":"Hired Veteran Josh Croft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10969 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hhusa.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/josh-croft-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"josh croft\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hired as a Plant Manager in Gainesville, GA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">U.S. Air Force, E-5<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>When I separated from the U.S. Air Force in 2008, I had a plan. I had worked in military security and anticipated a seamless transition into civilian law enforcement for my post-Air Force career. While I was hired quickly after leaving active duty, I found the transition much more difficult than I expected. I struggled with the lack of structure I was accustomed to in the military and hoped there was something better for me than my original plan.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2015, due to unforseen circumstances, I found myself without a job. With a family to support, I knew I needed to refine my search to find a new career that aligned with long-term success. I learned about Hire Heroes USA from a chance conversation a few years back with Brian Stann, the nonprofit's president and CEO.\u00a0 I decided to give Hire Heroes USA a try and the result was so much more than I expected.<\/p>\n<p>From the very first time I worked with my Transition Specialist, I knew that Hire Heroes USA was exactly what I needed. The resume she helped me create was professional, and it perfectly summarized both my military and civilian job duties. While the resume was a crucial element to helping me find a new career, her personalized coaching and support was truly what pushed my experience over the top. She treated me as a friend rather than a client, which gave me the confidence needed to succeed in this process. When I received a job offer, I was asked to provide salary and benefit requirements for negotiation. Having never been in this position before, I put in an urgent call to my Transition Specialist who helped me navigate this conversation. Her guidance empowered me to negotiate a salary 30% higher than the initial offer.<\/p>\n<p>I am now six months out from this experience and settled into my new career. I have recently had positions open under my supervision, and I\u2019m working to hire veterans to give them the same opportunities that I was given, thanks to Hire Heroes USA. In six months, I\u2019ve gone from unemployed to excelling in my new career and becoming a new homeowner. Life has never been this good, and I owe a huge part of that to Hire Heroes USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hired as a Plant Manager in Gainesville, GA U.S. Air Force, E-5 When I separated from the U.S. Air Force in 2008, I had a plan. I had worked in military security and anticipated a seamless transition into civilian law enforcement for my post-Air Force career. While I was hired quickly after leaving active duty, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-success-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}