{"id":16073,"date":"2019-10-28T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/?p=16073"},"modified":"2019-10-28T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T14:00:15","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-ajitkumar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/volunteer-spotlight-ajitkumar\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Spotlight: Ajitkumar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer Spotlight: Ajitkumar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16074\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Volunterr-Spotlight-1-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From Hire Heroes USA client to a volunteer, Ajitkumar Baridun understands the transition from the military and the many challenges of searching for a civilian career.&nbsp; &#8220;As a veteran, I understand the transitioning struggle [veterans] face,\u201d Ajitkumar Baridun said. After receiving a job as a Project Manager, Ajitkumar knew he wanted to give back to others. He decided to volunteer with Hire Heroes USA to help other veterans find meaningful civilian careers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he is new to volunteering, he plans to increase his volunteer hours to help any veteran in need. Ajitkumar spends his volunteer time assisting with mock interviews, career coaching, and lending a listening ear when called upon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ajitkumar uses his own experiences to selflessly coach veterans. We asked Ajitkumar why he enjoyed volunteering with Hire Heroes USA and he said, \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to help and make a difference in people\u2019s lives, which I finally get to do by volunteering to mentor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Make a difference in the lives of veterans and military spouses, like Ajitkumar, by becoming a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/volunteer\/\">Hire Heroes USA volunteer<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer Spotlight: Ajitkumar From Hire Heroes USA client to a volunteer, Ajitkumar Baridun understands the transition from the military and the many challenges of searching for a civilian career.&nbsp; &#8220;As a veteran, I understand the transitioning struggle [veterans] face,\u201d Ajitkumar Baridun said. After receiving a job as a Project Manager, Ajitkumar knew he wanted to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16073","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}