Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS) Announces Tenth Annual Veteran Symposium - Seite 2

“At Citi, our veteran colleagues are some of the most resilient and team-oriented among us,” said Michael Corbat, CEO, Citi. “We’re honored to host this year’s Symposium and continue supporting the veteran community with resources and opportunities for career development, especially as we all continue to navigate the realities of COVID-19.”

With the help of its long-standing strategic philanthropic partner, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, VOWS promotes career development, support and retention of veterans throughout the global financial services industry. VOWS has helped raise over $10 million to support the Bob Woodruff Foundation as they invest in best-in-class programs that empower impacted veterans, service members and their family members across the nation.

“Through the generous and visionary support of the VOWS partner firms, the Bob Woodruff Foundation is delivering measurable impact at a time when our nation’s veterans and their families need our help more than ever,” said Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO, Bob Woodruff Foundation. “We are proud to partner with VOWS as they work to elevate industry awareness of veterans employment initiatives and to empower veterans to pursue careers that utilize their unique skillset to the fullest.”

This year’s Symposium also marks the launch of a new, flagship recruiting platform for transitioning veterans through a partnership with WayUp, a venture-backed startup that partners with companies to help them virtually recruit qualified, diverse candidates. As the go-to job platform for over 5.7 million users, WayUp is known for helping early-career candidates launch their careers. Veterans who register for the Symposium will be able to create a free candidate profile on WayUp that highlights their unique skill set. From there, the platform will match them with open roles with top employers across the country while providing assistance throughout the entire recruitment process – including offering interview prep materials, veteran-specific webinar content, soft-skills feedback, and more. Employers on the WayUp platform will also have the ability to quickly and efficiently search for veteran candidates using a veteran sourcing tool, which will be offered to all VOWS companies free of charge.