RecruitMilitary to Produce Veteran Job Fair for Washington Metro Area on June 27

LOVELAND, Ohio - May 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Cincinnati, OH – The military-to-civilian recruitment firm RecruitMilitary will produce a job fair for military veterans and other men and women with military backgrounds in the Washington Metropolitan Area on Thursday, June 27, 2013. This event, a Veteran Opportunity Expo, will take place at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, home of the Washington Redskins. General Dynamics C4 Systems will sponsor the Expo, which will run from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. RecruitMilitary is inviting veterans who already have civilian work experience, personnel who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, military spouses, and other military family members.

RecruitMilitary expects more than 45 employers, franchisors, educational institutions, and government agencies to reserve exhibitor booths at the Expo. Already signed up are Lockheed Martin, Level 3 Communications, Norfolk Southern Corporation, DeVry University, General Dynamics C4 Systems, American Income Life Insurance Company, First Command Financial Planning, GeoEye, State Farm, Watkins Meegan LLC, the District of Columbia Army National Guard, Westat, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the United States Army, AMVETS, Nationwide Insurance, Exelis Information Systems, Crown Beverage Packaging, Venture One LLC, Amtrak, L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, INTELSAT, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Strayer University, Health Net Inc., Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Metropolitan Police Department Recruiting Division, MicroStrategy Inc., Mission Essential Personnel, Two Marines Moving, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Waste Management Inc., and Heavy Construction Academy.

RecruitMilitary will produce the Expo in cooperation with The American Legion (http://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.

The sponsor, General Dynamics C4 Systems (http://www.gdc4s.com), specializes in command and control, communications networking, computing, and information assurance. The company employs more than 10,000 men and women worldwide. Company headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona.

RecruitMilitary has scheduled the following additional veteran hiring events through the first half of 2014: Atlanta (June 27, 2013; October 31, 2013; February 20, 2014; June 26, 2014), Baltimore (October 3, 2013; May 22, 2014), Boston (September 5, 2013; April 10, 2014), Charlotte (November 21, 2013; June 5, 2014), Chicago (October 24, 2013; April 3, 2014), Cincinnati (October 3, 2013; May 29, 2014), Columbus (July 25, 2013), Dallas (July 18, 2013; November 14, 2013; March 6, 2014), Denver (September 19, 2013), Houston (August 8, 2013; December 5, 2013; March 27, 2014), Jacksonville (November 7, 2013; March 27, 2014), Kansas City (September 26, 2013), Las Vegas (December 5, 2013), Los Angeles (October 10, 2013; June 19, 2014), Louisville (March 13, 2014), Miami (August 29, 2013; February 27, 2014), Minneapolis (August 1, 2013; April 17, 2014), Nashville (August 22, 2013; January 23, 2014), New Orleans (September 19, 2013; February 13, 2014), New York (September 26, 2013; May 22, 2014), Norfolk (November 21, 2013; May 15, 2014), Oakland (May 1, 2014), Oklahoma City (January 30, 2014; June 12, 2014), Orlando (April 24, 2014), Philadelphia (July 25, 2013; November 7, 2013; March 13, 2014), Phoenix (October 17, 2013; February 6, 2014), Pittsburgh (October 24, 2013), Portland (August 8, 2013), Raleigh (March 20, 2014), St. Louis (July 11, 2013), San Antonio (September 12, 2013; January 9, 2014; May 8, 2014), San Diego (August 15, 2013; December 12, 2013; February 27, 2014), Seattle (November 14, 2013; June 5, 2014), Tampa (October 17, 2013; January 16, 2014), and Washington (February 20, 2014; June 26, 2014).

RecruitMilitary has produced Opportunity Expos since 2006.

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The company also offers subscriptions (search licenses) to its database of more than 500,000 registered candidates at http://www.recruitmilitary.com, retained hiring services, and advertising space in online and print media. RecruitMilitary distributes more than 51,000 copies of each issue of Search & Employ®, a bimonthly print magazine, to over 220 military bases throughout the world, National Guard and reserve units, job seekers who attend RecruitMilitary Veteran Opportunity Expos, and military-to-civilian recruiters nationwide. The company is located in Loveland, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati).

In 2011, RecruitMilitary received the First Annual Lee Anderson Small Business Veteran and Military Spouse Employment Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (http://www.uschamber.com). The Chamber recognized RecruitMilitary as a specific business that has “gone above and beyond to honor the sacrifices our military families make in their service to our nation.”

In 2012, RecruitMilitary received the first annual One More Way Award from The Sierra Group Foundation. The foundation established the award to recognize people or companies whose support results in awareness of, and job opportunities for, people with disabilities. The Sierra Group Foundation (www.thesierragroup.com/foundation.htm) is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to drive up employment for people with disabilities, including veterans.”