Jobs, Business, Education Event for Veterans Coming to M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on August 19

PRLog (Press Release) - Jul 19, 2010 -
Cincinnati, OH – M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, will be the site of a free Opportunity Expo for military veterans and military spouses on Thursday, August 19. The producer of the event, Cincinnati-based RecruitMilitary, LLC, is inviting men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans who already have civilian work experience, members of the National Guard and reserves, and their spouses. The job seekers will interview with corporate employers, law-enforcement agencies and other government employers, franchisors, educational institutions, veterans service agencies, and veterans associations. The Expo will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m..

RecruitMilitary expects more than 35 organizations to attend. Already scheduled are the Air Force Reserve, Argosy University, Army Team C4ISR APG, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Capella University, Capitol College, Colors on Parade, CSX Transportation, DeVry University, Echostar/Dishnetwork Service LLC, Education Affiliate, First Command Financial Planning, Grand Canyon University, John Hopkins University, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Merchant’s Tire and National Tire & Battery, MetLife, Mid-America Christian University, Morgan State University MBA Program, Omniplex World Services Corporation, Pepco Holdings, Inc., Rite of Passage – Silver Oak Academy, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR), Stevenson University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Strayer University, The Art Institutes, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), United States Army Recruiting Command, and Waste Management.

RecruitMilitary (www2.recruitmilitary.com) will produce the Expo in cooperation with The American Legion 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 organization in 1919.

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 produced Opportunity Expos since 2006. The company also offers subscriptions to its database of more than 450,000 registered job seekers who have military backgrounds, 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. All of RecruitMilitary’s owners, account executives, and search consultants are either veterans or active 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.