White House Initiative to Hire and Train Veterans

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced its support of President Obama’s initiative to encourage private companies to hire and train more military veterans.

As part of its ongoing efforts, Honeywell recently expanded its recruitment efforts to include a target job placement goal of at least 500 veterans in 2011 across the company’s four businesses: Aerospace, Automation & Control Solutions, Specialty Materials, and Transportation Systems. Currently, Honeywell employs veterans globally in a wide variety of roles including engineers, production operation supervisors, technicians, and sourcing/logistics professionals.

"Honeywell is a strong supporter of all members of the U.S. Armed Forces,” said Mark James, Honeywell’s Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications. “We’re proud of our long-standing history of offering comprehensive pay and benefit policies for current employees called to serve and a recruiting practice that actively embraces veterans. Veterans represent a talent pool with the knowledge, skills, and passion to grow our business.”

Honeywell has been recognized with an “Above and Beyond” award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an organization within the Department of Defense, in recognition of the company’s "outstanding service and continuing support” of U.S. defense efforts.

November 28, 2011

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