{"id":18824,"date":"2022-03-17T14:09:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/?p=18824"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:09:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:09:31","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-deandrea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/volunteer-spotlight-deandrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Spotlight: DeAndrea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Volunteer Spotlight: DeAndrea<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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For many military veterans, leaving active duty service and transitioning into the civilian workforce is unlike any other career experience they\u2019ve encountered. There are not only changes in the day-to-day job responsibilities, but also the culture, colleague interactions and work-life balance. Finding a mentor who has been down that road before adds a special connection for many Hire Heroes USA clients, which is exactly why volunteer DeAndrea Dorsey is so passionate about the work she does. <\/span>
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<\/span> \u201cI put myself in their shoes always by first letting them understand that I have been on the same journey. [I'm also] open to sharing with them where I started and where I\u2019m at now,\u201d said DeAndrea, an Air Force veteran who transitioned in 2012. <\/span>
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<\/span> In early 2020, DeAndrea was exploring ways that she could give back to fellow service members and ran into a social media post that referenced Hire Heroes USA. \u201cThis was the first time I had heard of [Hire Heroes USA], so I went onto the site, read about the organization, and I decided that this was the organization for me. The rest is history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Since starting as a volunteer more than two years ago, DeAndrea has committed over 27 hours to working with service members, veterans and military spouses. Of her most memorable client conversations, she recalls a military spouse who was ready to pivot into the tech industry. <\/span>
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<\/span> \u201cIt was such a wonderful interaction where I felt that her career journey mirrored mine 100%,\u201d explained DeAndrea. \u201cWe were able to truly focus and hone in on her skills showcasing that she was well beyond prepared to enter tech. After our session, she sent me an email the next day thanking me for taking the time to assist her and informing me that my advice prepared her to apply for a new role.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span> DeAndrea has been a champion of the military community for many years and offers advice to other civilians and employers to better understand the breadth of experience veterans and military spouses can bring to the workplace. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI encourage others by ensuring that they understand the military community consists of a diverse group of individuals who all come from a heritage enriched with values that can be transformative to any organization,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In the years to come, DeAndrea plans to continue building these relationships and paying it forward to those families who have served. \u201cThis has been such an amazing experience and I feel honored to have been given the opportunity to assist my fellow members of the military community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you would like to make a difference in the lives of veterans and military spouses, please <\/span>click here to learn more about volunteering<\/span><\/a> with Hire Heroes USA.<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volunteer Spotlight: DeAndrea For many military veterans, leaving active duty service and transitioning into the civilian workforce is unlike any other career experience they\u2019ve encountered. There are not only changes in the day-to-day job responsibilities, but also the culture, colleague interactions and work-life balance. Finding a mentor who has been down that road before adds […]<\/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":[23,50],"tags":[37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,51],"class_list":["post-18824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-volunteer-spotlight","tag-career-mentors","tag-hire-heroes-usa","tag-human-resources","tag-military-spouse-employment-help","tag-remote-volunteering","tag-veteran-employment-help","tag-veteran-hiring","tag-veteran-job-help","tag-veteran-resume","tag-veteran-resume-help","tag-veteran-volunteer","tag-virtual-volunteering","tag-volunteer-opportunities","tag-volunteering"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18824","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=18824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}