Clinic guarantees job interviews to soldiers

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Clinic said Thursday it will guarantee job interviews for qualifying soldiers in the Army Reserve under a growing national program to help U.S. employers benefit from military training.

Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz established the Army Reserve’s Employer Partnership Initiative in April, and it’s considered a pilot program that may soon also be tried by other military reserve branches.

“We’re just sort of laying the groundwork,” said Stultz, commanding general of the Army Reserve, during a visit to the clinic’s large medical campus. “As I’m going out across America, we’re able to identify where job opportunities match up with ... our needs.”

A similar agreement was reached a few months ago with Inova Health System in northern Virginia. In all, 18 deals with various organizations and businesses have been signed. The Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s largest hospitals, is the first partner in Ohio and the largest organization so far to sign on.