U.S. Chamber, RecruitMilitary Veteran Job Fair Set for Seattle on Nov. 14

LOVELAND, Ohio - Oct. 15, 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 Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, on Thursday, November 14, 2013. The enterprise application software firm SAP will sponsor the event, 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.

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 BNSF Railway, Amazon, UTC Aerospace, Military Sealift Command, Bank of America, DeVry University, The Home Depot, Prudential, Walgreens, West Coast Training, Seattle Goodwill, Snohomish Fire District 1, Farmers Insurance District Office, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, T-Mobile, Medical Sales College, Port of Seattle, Argosy University, SAP Americas, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Korum Motors Inc., WyoTech, Fred Meyer, Griffith University, WESCO, Trident University International, Air Force Recruiting, Niagara Bottling LLC, Quest Diagnostics Inc., First Command Financial Planning, AutoNation, The Art Institutes, American Income Life Insurance Company, Airstreams Renewables, Northern California College of Construction, and Sleep Train Inc.

In addition, USAA’s local wealth management team is presenting a seminar prior to the career fair at 10 a.m., titled "Practical Advice for All Stages of Retirement Planning.” All veterans are welcome to attend this session.

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 (February 20, 2014; June 26, 2014; October 30, 2014), Baltimore (May 29, 2014; October 2, 2014), Boston (April 10, 2014; September 4, 2014), Charlotte (November 21, 2013; June 5, 2014; November 13, 2014), Chicago (April 3, 2014; October 9, 2014), Cincinnati (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 (March 27, 2014; November 6, 2014), Kansas City (September 25, 2014), Las Vegas (December 5, 2013; December 11, 2014), Los Angeles (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 (March 13, 2014; July 24, 2014; November 6, 2014), Phoenix (February 6, 2014; October 16, 2014), Pittsburgh (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 (June 5, 2014; November 20, 2014), Tampa (January 16, 2014; August 28, 2014), and Washington (March 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 575,000 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, and is located in Loveland, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati). The CEO and president of RecruitMilitary is Peter Gudmundsson, a former officer in the United States Marine Corps.

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.