Dozens of Employers Aim for Military Hires at Upcoming All-Veteran Career Fair in Austin

LOVELAND, Ohio - Sept. 26, 2014 - PRLog -- Cincinnati, OH – The DAV and military-to-civilian recruitment firm RecruitMilitary will produce an “All-Veterans Career Fair,” a hiring event for veterans and other men and women with military backgrounds in Austin, Texas on Thursday, October 30, 2014. This unique event will take place at the Frank C. Erwin Jr. Events Center, 1701 Red River, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. RecruitMilitary and DAV are 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 full-service expo will also include the DAV providing answers to benefit questions as well as valuable information for all veterans.

RecruitMilitary expects more than 35 employers, franchisors, educational institutions, and government agencies to reserve exhibitor booths at the Expo. Already signed up are Nine Energy Service; Oracle; Sunbelt Rentals; First Command Financial Planning; The Charles Schwab & Company; HCA Healthcare; WMK Business Solutions; DeVry University; Strayer University; United Optics; FedEx Ground; NTB - National Tire and Battery; New Horizons; Dallas Baptist University; DAV; Smart Air Service Co.; Trident University International; True Value Company; McCoy's Building Supply; Assurant Field Asset Services; Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol; TransUnion LLC; Veteran Franchise Centers; Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union; and White Lodging.

RecruitMilitary has scheduled the following additional veteran hiring events through 2014: Atlanta (October 30, 2014), Baltimore (October 2, 2014), Charlotte (November 13, 2014), Chicago (October 9, 2014), Dallas (November 13, 2014), Houston (December 4, 2014), Jacksonville (November 6, 2014), Kansas City (September 25, 2014), Las Vegas (December 11, 2014), Los Angeles (October 23, 2014), Norfolk (November 20, 2014), Oakland (October 9, 2014), Philadelphia (November 6, 2014), Phoenix (October 16, 2014), Pittsburgh (October 15, 2014), San Diego (December 4, 2014), and Seattle (November 20, 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 715,000 registered candidates at http://www.recruitmilitary.com, retained hiring services, and advertising space in online and print media. RecruitMilitary distributes more than 58,000 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.

Founded by World War I veterans in Cincinnati in 1920 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1932, DAV empowers veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. It is dedicated to a single purpose: fulfilling our promises to the men and women who served. DAV does this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life. DAV (www.dav.org) is a non-profit organization with 1.2 million members.

RecruitMilitary’s website has received two consecutive User’s Choice Awards from Weddle’s (http://www.weddles.com) for 2013 and 2014. Weddle’s is 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.

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 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.”