SaluteMyJob celebrates 10-years of upskilling veterans to fill employers’ critical gaps
SaluteMyJob, a business dedicated to bridging the gap between employers and ex-military jobseekers, has just celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
For a decade, SaluteMyJob has been fighting to bridge the gap between the skills and experiences of the two-million strong Armed Forces Community – a unique talent pool often overlooked and misunderstood.
SMJ offers a range of specialist services. SaluteMyJob Search, where we expertly match talent to opportunities in the public, private and Third sectors, helping employers create a sustainable talent pipeline. Our fully-funded Pathways Programme provides free cybersecurity training, targeted at filling employers’ business critical skills gaps. Our SMJ Consulting Services provide specialist advice to help organisations implement structured sustainable and measurable programmes to deliver their Covenant pledges, build pipelines of talent and realise the social value of their activities to support the Armed Forces community.
We are very proud of our Pathways Programme, which focuses on transitioning ex-military personnel into the fast-growing world of cybersecurity. A collaborative programme between Abertay University, IBM and SaluteMyJob and supported by funding from Nominet, and the UK and Scottish Governments and the Institute of Coding’s Click Start initiative, this unique programme attracts, skills and provides the commercial and practical experience required for people from across the Armed Forces community to compete for demanding roles, within cybersecurity and AI. But that is the future!
The programme is also supported by ‘Forces-Friendly’ employers offering guidance, further training, work placement and employment opportunities.
Andrew Jackson, Managing Director of SaluteMyJob, said: “We are incredibly proud of the success of our Pathways Programme, which makes the most of veterans’ transferable skills and helps them acquire the requisite skills and experience to succeed in digital, AI and cybersecurity roles where there is the greatest demand. What is unique about our programme is our employer partners gain free access to high quality talent from across the Armed Forces Community, in return for their in-kind support to the programme.”
One of our employer partners, Securious, has reaped the benefits of our programme, employing two graduates of our Penetration Testing course, who are now trained Cybersecurity Consultants. Peter Woodwood, CEO of Securious, and ex-Royal Air Force, said: “For us [the programme] is like a breath of fresh air. It lowers our risk of cost and gives us that extra confidence to make the growth and change we want to make to build the business. The biggest thing we found was they just landed on the ground and were part of the team. Helping ex-Forces on their journey is a win-win. Helping our growth; our economy; helping the whole industry by employing ex-Forces into valued jobs is a no brainer for me.”
It’s been a pleasure to work with so many talented veterans and supportive employers over these past ten-years. You can find out more about our success stories here and watch this space to hear more about our exciting new venture in 2025! If you are an employer and would like to become a partner and access our talented pool of veterans, email Andrew Jackson at andrew@salutemyjob.co.uk.