RecruitMilitary to Bring Opportunity Expo for Military Veterans and Spouses to Portland on April 15

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 12, 2010 -
Cincinnati, OH -- RecruitMilitary, a military-to-civilian recruiting firm, will present a free employment, entrepreneurship, and education event for job seekers with military backgrounds in Portland on Thursday, April 15. This event, the RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo, will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Rose Garden, home of the Portland Trail Blazers. RecruitMilitary is inviting 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.

The Opportunity Expo will be the 24th of 73 such events scheduled for 2010. An all-star lineup of veteran-friendly organizations will conduct one-on-one interviews with the job seekers. Those organizations 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 Coca-Cola, Columbia Helicopters, the Defense Intelligence Agency, DeVry University, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Heald College, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Military Sealift Command, Nevada Department of Public Safety, the Oregon Army National Guard, SolarWorld, The Home Depot, and University of Phoenix.

RecruitMilitary has produced Opportunity Expos since 2006. More than 1,675 organizations attended 215 RecruitMilitary events from 2007 through 2009. Those Expos generated television coverage by ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and FOX affiliates as well as local independent channels; articles in major metropolitan and local newspapers; and extensive radio coverage, including remote live broadcasts from events.

RecruitMilitary (www2.recruitmilitary.com) will produce the event in cooperation with The American Legion; Purple Heart Services; HireVetsFirst, a unit of the United States Department of Labor; and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN).

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 association 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.

Purple Heart Services (http://www.purpleheartservices.com) provides programs and services to meet the needs of the combat-wounded and their families—including Purple Heart Radio, an online school called Veterans Vocational Technical Institute (VetTech), Purple Heart Call Center, and Purple Heart Tech Support. Purple Heart Services is a division of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation. The Military Order of the Purple Heart is a veteran service agency founded in 1932 for the protection and mutual interest of all who have received the Purple Heart decoration.

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.

RecruitMilitary has scheduled 73 Veteran Opportunity Expos for 2010. Other locations will include Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Diego, San Jose, and Tacoma.