Sears Holdings Plans To Hire 6,500 Veterans After Massive Layoffs

Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) announced today its intention to hire 6,500 veterans and military spouses in 2014, despite announcing massive layoffs last year. Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) said the nation’s servicemen and women possess unique skill sets which can be tapped for a wide range of industry disciplines. Sears hired over 6,000 veterans last year Sears Holdings’ chief human resources officer Dean Carter said in a statement that the retailer has long been recognized as one of the country’s leading military employers. The retailer’s hiring goal announced today builds on the over 6,000 veterans and spouses hired in 2013, and nearly doubles…