Update: January 26, 2012 - Jobs & Opportunity expo in Las Vegas ,Nevada
In an effort to help the veterans returning from active-duty service to the civilian workforce, many job fairs & small business opportunity expos are being organized around the country in an effort to reduce unemployed and encourage entrepreneurial start-up activities among veterans (and other minority groups - more on that to come separately)..
RecruitMilitary to hold forty-two Civilian Jobs/Opportunities Expos' for Military Veterans
RecruitMilitary invites veterans who already have civilian work experience, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, military spouses, and other military family members to attend a 'Civilian Jobs/Opportunities Expo for Veterans' which is coming to 42 cities** across the U.S. starting with the two events below which are set for this Thursday, May 5, 2011:
Tacoma, WA - at the Hotel Murano
- More than 35 employers, franchisors, and educational institutions to reserve exhibitor booths at the Expo which will take place next Thursday (May 5) from 11:00am - 3:00pm at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, WA.
(More details, including a complete list of AMore organizations who are signed up to atten d can be found here).
Las Vegas, NV - at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- More than 25 employers, franchisors, and educational institutions to reserve exhibitor booths at the Expo which will take place next Thursday (May 5) from 11:00am - 3:00pm at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. in Las Vegas, NV.
(More details, including a complete list of AMore organizations signed up to atten d in NV can be found here).
RecruitMilitary (www.recruitmilitary.com) will produce the Expo in cooperation with The American Legion (www.legion.org), an association of veterans who served during times of war. The Legion has 2.4 million members in nearly 14,000 posts throughout the world. Congress chartered the organization in 1919.
About RecruitMilitary: This Cincinnati-based company connects employers, franchisors, and educational institutions with job seekers who have military backgrounds. All of the company’s owners, officers, senior account executives, and recruiters are either veterans or former reservists. The founder and president of RecruitMilitary is Drew Myers, formerly a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Myers founded the company in 1998. RecruitMilitary has produced Opportunity Expos since 2006. The company also offers subscriptions to its database of more than 365,000 registered candidates who have military backgrounds at http://www.recruitmilitary.com, retained hiring services, and advertising space in online and print media. RecruitMilitary distributes more than 36,000 copies of each issue of Search & Employ, a bimonthly print magazine, to over 220 military bases throughout the world, National Guard and reserve units, and job seekers who attend RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expos.
**RecruitMilitary has scheduled 42 additional Veteran Opportunity Expos between May & December, 2011:
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Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas (on December 15), Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Richmond, St. Louis, San Diego, San Jose, Tacoma, Tampa, and Washington.
For information about the expo coming a town near you, please go here.For a list of veteran friendly employers, go here.
You will also find a job board, franchiseinformation, training opportunities and much more on the RecruitMilitary website
For a list of veteran friendly employers, go here.
"We are not out of work because the economy is bad.
The Economy Is Bad Because We Are Out Of Work"[Virgil Bierschwale, U.S. Veteran and founder of Keep America at Work.]
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