Opportunity Expo for Military Veterans and Military Spouses Coming to Dallas Area on December 3

PRLog (Press Release) - Nov 03, 2009 -
Cincinnati, OH -- The military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary will present a free employment, entrepreneurship, and education event for job seekers who have military backgrounds in the Dallas area on Thursday, December 3. This event, the RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo, will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers. The event will be open to 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, and military spouses.

The Opportunity Expo will be the 65th of 68 such events scheduled for 2009. An all-star team of veteran-friendly organizations will conduct one-on-one interviews with the job seekers—organizations that will include corporate employers, law-enforcement agencies and other government employers, franchisors, educational institutions, veterans service agencies, and veterans associations.

Already in the line-up are Amtel LLC, the Army National Guard, AutoNation, Capella University, Concordia University, Dallas Baptist University, the Dallas Police Department, DeVry University, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Luminant, Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Schlumberger, Target Distribution Center, the Texas Army National Guard, University of Phoenix, Vandergriff Honda, and Whataburger.

RecruitMilitary will produce the Opportunity Expo in cooperation with The American Legion; HireVetsFirst, a unit of the United States Department of Labor; and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN).

More than 1,275 organizations attended 147 RecruitMilitary events in 2007 and 2008. Those Expos generated television coverage by ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates as well as local independent channels; articles in major metropolitan and local newspapers as well as The Wall Street Journal; and  extensive radio coverage, including remote live broadcasts from events.

The American Legion (http://www.legion.org) is an association of veterans who served during times of war. The Legion has 2.7 million members in nearly 15,000 posts throughout the world. Congress chartered The American Legion in 1919. HireVetsFirst was created by Congress in 2002 to develop awareness among employers of the outstanding attributes of men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life. The Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (http://www.msccn.org) was founded in 2004 to provide career opportunities and job portability for military spouses. The organization is made up of military spouses, caregivers to war wounded, and retired military personnel.