U.S. Chamber and RecruitMilitary Veteran Job Fair Scheduled for Baltimore on October 3

BALTIMORE - Sept. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Cincinnati, OH – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the military-to-civilian recruitment firm RecruitMilitary will produce a job fair for veterans and other men and women with military backgrounds at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, on Thursday, October 3, 2013. The event will run from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Lockheed Martin and Ryder System Inc., members of the Chamber’s Veterans Employment Advisory Council (VEAC), will sponsor the job fair. 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.

This event, a Hiring Our Heroes/RecruitMilitary Veteran Opportunity Expo, will be part of a nationwide initiative to increase the hiring of veterans and military spouses by producing special career fair hiring events. The U.S. Chamber launched the Hiring Our Heroes initiative in March 2011.

RecruitMilitary and the Chamber expect more than 50 employers, franchisors, educational institutions, and government agencies to reserve exhibitor booths at the Expo. Already signed up are Lockheed Martin, Ryder System Inc., Amtrak, General Dynamics C4 Systems, CSX Transportation Inc., Exelon Corporation, DeVry University, State Farm, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Hallaton Inc., Argosy University, Ambit Energy, McDonald’s Corporation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, State of Maryland Department of Budget and Management, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue, FedEx Ground, Mastec Network Solutions, Verizon Communications, Johns Hopkins Health System, Lieberman and Mark, Watkins Meegan LLC, West Coast Training, American Income Life Insurance Company, Chesterfield County Police Department, Prudential, First Command Financial Planning, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, The Art Institutes, Trident University International, Venture One LLC, University of Phoenix, AutoNation, Strayer University, and Heavy Construction Academy.

The U.S. Chamber (http://www.uschamber.com) is the world’s largest business federation, representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. The Chamber’s mission is “to advance human progress through an economic, political, and social system based on individual freedom, incentive, initiative, opportunity, and responsibility.”

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.

RecruitMilitary has scheduled the following additional veteran hiring events through 2014: Atlanta (October 31, 2013; February 20, 2014; June 26, 2014; October 30, 2014), Baltimore (May 22, 2014; October 2, 2014), Boston (April 10, 2014; September 4, 2014), Charlotte (November 21, 2013; June 5, 2014; November 13, 2014), Chicago (October 24, 2013; April 3, 2014; October 9, 2014), Cincinnati (October 3, 2013; May 29, 2014; October 2, 2014), Columbus (July 24, 2014), Dallas (November 14, 2013; March 6, 2014; July 17, 2014; November 13, 2014), Denver (April 17, 2014; September 11, 2014), Houston (December 5, 2013; March 27, 2014; August 7, 2014; December 4, 2014), Indianapolis (July 10, 2014), Jacksonville (November 7, 2013; March 27, 2014; November 6, 2014), Kansas City (September 25, 2014), Las Vegas (December 5, 2013; December 11, 2014), Los Angeles (October 10, 2013; June 19, 2014; October 23, 2014), Louisville (March 13, 2014), Miami (February 27, 2014), Minneapolis (August 7, 2014), Nashville (January 23, 2014; August 14, 2014), New Orleans (February 6, 2014; September 18, 2014), New York (May 22, 2014; September 18, 2014), Norfolk (November 21, 2013; May 15, 2014; November 20, 2014), Oakland (May 1, 2014; October 9, 2014), Oklahoma City (January 30, 2014; June 12, 2014), Orlando (April 24, 2014), Philadelphia (November 7, 2013; March 13, 2014; July 24, 2014; November 6, 2014), Phoenix (October 17, 2013; February 6, 2014; October 16, 2014), Pittsburgh (October 24, 2013; October 16, 2014), Raleigh (March 20, 2014), Richmond (August 21, 2014), Saint Louis (July 10, 2014), San Antonio (January 9, 2014; May 8, 2014; September 11, 2014), San Diego (December 12, 2013; February 27, 2014; August 14, 2014; December 4, 2014), Seattle (November 14, 2013; June 5, 2014; November 20, 2014), Tampa (October 17, 2013; January 16, 2014; August 28, 2014), and Washington (March 20, 2014; June 26, 2014).

RecruitMilitary has produced Opportunity Expos since 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Eg2f2zrb0&list=UU7eG



The company also offers subscriptions (search licenses) to its database of more than 550,000 registered candidates at http://www.recruitmilitary.com, retained hiring services, and advertising space in online and print media. RecruitMilitary distributes more than 45,000 copies of each issue of Search & Employ®, a bimonthly print magazine, to 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 was founded in 1998 by Drew Myers, a former captain in the United States Marine Corps, and 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 (http://www.thesierragroup.com/foundation.htm) is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to drive up employment for people with disabilities, including veterans.”

In 2013, RecruitMilitary’s website won a User’s Choice Award from Weddle’s (http://www.weddles.com), a publisher of guides and directories that focus on the employment-related area of the Internet. The awards are a result of a year-long annual survey conducted by Weddle’s to recognize “the elite of the online employment industry.” The judges are recruiters and job seekers who have used the sites.