Corrections Provider CCA Named to GI Jobs Magazine's Top 50 List of Military Friendly Employers.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) (CCA) is a company that manages public prisons and other facilities[1], and has concessions for many others. The company had annual revenues in 2004 of $1.15 billion USD. (CCA (1) (Common Cryptographic Architecture) Cryptography software from IBM for MVS and DOS applications. (2) (Compatible Communications A ) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXW), the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to federal, state and local governments, has been named as one of the nation's 50 Top Military Friendly Employers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a ranking released this week by the national military publication, GI Jobs. Headquartered in Nashville, CCA was the only Tennessee-based company on the ranking and the only corrections provider on the list. More than 2,000 military veterans are employed at CCA, and, of its new hires, approximately 38 percent are military veterans. The company, which owns and operates 65 correctional facilities in 19 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and employs approximately 16,000 employees, was ranked No. 42 on the list. According to GI Jobs' news release, the pool of companies eligible for the list was among 2500 U.S. companies ranging in annual revenue from $1 billion. Companies were evaluated on their efforts and results in recruiting from the military. "CCA actively recruits military professionals, and we are honored to be among the distinguished companies recognized by GI Jobs," said Bill Rusak, chief human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. officer for CCA. "The field of private corrections offers so many positive benefits to former military personnel, and we are working with the military transition centers to increase awareness of the challenging growth and career opportunities that CCA offers. "Though CCA has only recently begun to focus our recruitment efforts more closely on the military veteran community," Rusak said, "we already are experiencing positive results. CCA plans to expand our efforts to hire within the military community because we are finding that these veterans are some of our most outstanding employees." CCA has launched a recruitment campaign titled "From Camouflage to Corrections" and is actively recruiting at transition centers and bases located near CCA's correctional facilities. The campaign seeks to educate military professionals considering a career change about the primary benefits of working at CCA, including: * Ease of transition from military to corrections - similar hierarchy of command and clear policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental * Working in an honorable profession An Honorable Profession, is a 1991 novel by John L'Heureux. Miles Bannon is a popular High School English teacher in Boston who enjoys the respect of his students. His mother is dying and he is involved in a deep heterosexual relationship with Margaret. that protects the community and offers rehabilitation to offenders * Military experience can lead to rapid promotional opportunities * Some of the most comprehensive, ongoing paid training programs in the industry * Competitive salaries, health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off * Benefit of working for a NYSE publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. and potential to transfer to facilities around the country The article and ranking of the Top 50 Military Friendly Employers will appear in the December issue of GI Jobs. The GI Jobs' November 9 news release listing all top 50 employers can be found at www.gijobs.net/top50. CCA has its own dedicated military careers area of the company's website www.correctionscorp.com/military. |
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