MilitaryHire and RedBalloon Partner to Revolutionize Veteran Employment Opportunities

MilitaryHire.com, a veteran recruiting platform with over 25 years of experience, has announced a strategic partnership with RedBalloon.work, a tech company known for its human-centric, values-based hiring approach. This collaboration aims to improve employment opportunities for the 200,000 service members transitioning to civilian life annually and over 700,000 members of the Guard and Reserve.

The partnership brings together Craig Robbins, CEO of MilitaryHire and a combat veteran, and Andrew Crapuchettes, founder and CEO of RedBalloon and former CEO of Emsi (now Lightcast.io). Their joint mission is to tackle the challenge of AI systems that frequently overlook qualified veteran talent due to a lack of understanding of military experience. Robbins emphasized the importance of human connections in recruiting, highlighting MilitaryHire's virtual hiring events that connect tens of thousands of veterans with recruiters each year.

RedBalloon introduces innovative recruiting software that combines AI with features enabling direct communication between candidates and recruiters to discuss skill gaps, values alignment, and cultural fit. Crapuchettes pointed out the risks of over-relying on AI in hiring processes, advocating for a balance that prioritizes human judgment and cultural compatibility.

This partnership offers MilitaryHire customers access to a new recruiting platform that maintains human oversight in hiring decisions, cost-effective services for sourcing qualified veteran candidates, and improved marketing tools tailored to the military community. The transition to RedBalloon's software is set for completion in Q4 2025, with enhanced recruiting services available immediately.

For more information, visit https://militaryhire.com and https://redballoon.work.