Sears to hire 6,500 vets and spouses

Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Sears Holdings Corporation anticipates hiring 6,500 veterans and military spouses in 2014. The hiring goal builds on the more than 6,000 veterans and spouses hired in 2013, and nearly doubles the 3,500 hired in 2012.



The company currently employs more than 30,000 veteran associates, many of whom are still serving in the National Guard and the Reserve forces.



"Sears Holdings has long been recognized as one of the country's leading military employers," said Dean Carter, chief human resources officer, Sears Holdings. "We look forward welcoming another 6,500 veterans and military spouses to the company as they start a rewarding career with us."