Vets are so much more than "sir, yes, sir".

• Position: The Workplace

Justin Constantine, who served with the Marines in Iraq and now works as a liaison between the military and corporate communities, has put together some tips for hiring managers who are looking to recruit veterans. "It's great that so many businesses are saying they want to hire veterans, but it's not enough to just say it. You have to do some legwork to meet them halfway, but some hiring managers might not know where to start, especially if they don't have a military background."

Constantine, who leads a team at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes campaign, explains that members of the military have very different experiences, job titles, and ways of talking about work. Even when their experience directly is applicable to a job opening, it may not be clear on their resume to a hiring manager who does not know what to look for:

Learn their language. Corporate America has mentors; the military has sponsors. Corporate America has hiring managers; the military has recruiters. Corporate America has job titles; the military has billets. The list goes on. "When service-members leave the military, they receive some training in translating their experience into corporate English, but they may not always remember to do that. If you see a term you don't understand...