Purepost research and revelations from the use of Behavioral Science

Our first few months of intensive research focused on several areas of military operating structure and function, including military positions by military occupation code, position title, duty requirements, knowledge/skill capability, and education. We simultaneously conducted a deep dive into voluminous civilian job descriptions by job responsibilities, specific tasks, skills, and education. During this time, Purepost came to some critical revelations.Our first revelation was that if we would provide value-added skill translations, we needed to develop a Hybrid Civilian Skills Library. This Library would correlate military skills to civilian skills instantaneously and articulate them in terms that civilian recruiters and hiring managers would understand. Our Skills Library must accurately define each technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skill at the appropriate leadership level, as described in Purepost’s Skills Strataplex and Cross-Industry Translation Framework (see Figure 5).Our second revelation was that Purepost must execute translations using a standard Formula of a Veteran's Professional Human Capital Value (VPHCV). This formula would govern all Purepost translations and enable us to deliver a concise, clearly understood, and accurate civilian profile of a VPHCV. This VPHCV would showcase the veteran’s economic value in the context of the civilian marketplace (see Purepost's Components and Formula of a Veteran's Professional Human Capital Value, Figure 4). Moreover, Purepost translations would eliminate once and for all the problems of language barriers and skills transparency. Our Veteran's Professional Human Capital Value formula enables Purepost to translate military Ability (Skills, Knowledge, and Experience), Behavior Exhibited, Effort Applied, and Time Invested. This profile and adjoining resume will enable veterans to get the jobs they seek and businesses the talent they need.

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