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RecruitMilitary is a nationwide, full-service, military-to-civilian recruiting firm. We use advanced online and offline products to connect employers in all industries with men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans with a wide variety of business experience, members of the National Guard and reserve forces, and military spouses.

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Entries in opportunity expos (4)

Monday
Apr262010

RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo: 4-22-2010

DateMonday, April 26, 2010 at 11:08AM

Long Beach

The Long Beach event was the 25th RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo of 73 scheduled in 2010 in 37 cities.  The event was highly successful, with 301 veterans, spouses and family members as well as 18 exhibitors in attendance.  The Featured Veteran-Friendly Organizations were Coca-Cola, DeVry University, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Snap-On Tools, and Military Sealift Command.  The American Legion was in attendance, as well as a proud partner in sponsoring the event in conjunction with the American Legion’s “Heroes to Hometowns” program.  Our event director was Jasen Williams, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a RecruitMilitary Director of Events & National Account Executive.  The Queen Mary staff treated all of the veterans and exhibitors in attendance tremendously, rolling out the red carpet for all. This was the 4th Opportunity Expo in Long Beach for RecruitMilitary since 2008.  

Media in Attendance: 

                Long Beach community newspaper

This event met our fundamental mission of connecting job seekers with employers, franchisors, and educational institutions. 

RecruitMilitary’s next Opportunity Expo will be April 29, 2010 at Progressive Field (Home of the Cleveland Indians) in Cleveland, OH.

AuthorRyan Walker | CommentPost a Comment | Reference2 References |
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Friday
Nov202009

Military Spouse Find Success In Job Search

DateFriday, November 20, 2009 at 09:44AM

Recently I was very fortune to meet a military spouse named, Samantha Pritchett, at RecruitMilitary's Indianapolis Opportunity Expo. Samantha had attended the same exact Opportunity Expo this time last year, but the only difference was this year she was "working" the event rather than "attending" the event!

When I met Samantha she was working the Indiana Wesley University booth recruiting attendees to look at the opportunities within the University. Being new with RecruitMilitary, I was very excited to speak with Samantha and learn her story. She was kind enough to share her experience of her job search and the process of landing her current job.

At last years expo, Samantha came ready. "This was my very first expo, but I made sure I was ready. Ready to interview and ready to find some good leads." Samantha hit the nail on the head. When you attend opportunity expos or career fairs you have to be ready.

Like so many, Samantha was starting to feel discouraged in her job search. It had been five long months of no luck using online searches before she attended the RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo. "The great thing about the expo was that I handed out about 3 or 4 resumes and within two days of the event I was called for an interview. The turn time from expo to hire was about four weeks for me!"

Samantha is a prime example of how many employers are looking at the unique qualities of military spouses. One thing I have heard from spouses is how they worry about the reaction employers may have when it comes time to relocate. According to Kate Midden,  Corporate Development Manager with MSCCN & VetConnect, the average time an employee stays with one job is about three years. With that being said, time should not be a deterrent for a military spouse to go after the job of their choice.

We at RecruitMilitary are working very hard to increase the tools and opportunities available for military spouses. Currently two of our best tools are to utilize our data base services for Veterans and Military Spouses as well as our opportunity expos.

The job hunt for Military Spouses does not have to be a painful experience, Samantha is a perfect example of that.

AuthorMike Francomb | Comment4 Comments |
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Thursday
Nov192009

Irresponsible reporting does more harm than good

DateThursday, November 19, 2009 at 09:15AM

A shameful piece of irresponsible journalism was published this morning, and I am saddenned to see all of the media outlets that picked up the story.  The article does a disservice to all of the employers, educational institutions, and franchise companies that are making earnest and legitimate efforts to hire and engage with as many veterans as they can.  Here is a link to it:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20091110_No_medals_for_hiring_vets.html

And here is the comment we posted to it: 

As a SVP with RecruitMilitary, one of the sites referenced by Mr.Fumento, I respectufly submit that this is irresponsible journalism.  Had he taken the time to ask us, we could have clarified for him that our aim is not to simply serve the three purposes he mentions, and we could have told him about the many many organizations that are actively looking for all veterans.  Our business is veteran owned and veteran operated, and our sole mission is to connect opportunities to veterans - not "mularkey" I asssure you.  Our firm produces Opportunity Expos in 30+ cities around the US - we will produce 70 in 2009, and 72 in 2010.  This year alone we will have had over 1,500 different organizations attend these events with the sole purpose of extending their opportunities to veterans.  Mr. Fumento is simply wrong in his assertions that there isn't very real and meaningful work being done for veterans - just today, we will connect over 100 employers with over 1,000 veterans at Opportunity Expos in Seattle, Nashville, and Baltimore.  Mr. Fumento, please attend one of our Opportunity Expos and you will see that at least RecruitMilitary's efforts are exactly as we claim. Not only are we the largest producer of these events in the U.S., we also publish a magazine with content aimed directly at job-seeking veterans and we employ search specialists that engage with clients every day looking for all veterans.  Mr. Fumento, your claim that veterans receive little help from the private sector is simply not true - it is our passion and it is what all of us at RecruitMilitary work extremely hard at every day.

If you are a job-seeking veteran, please do not be dismayed by the unfounded claims in Mr. Fumento's article.  If you are an organization that is actively seeking veterans to add as employees, students, or business owners, please know that your noble efforts are recognized by the veterans you bring on, and by so many of the rest of us that know you are doing the right thing for our veterans every day. 

AuthorMatt Murphy | Comment1 Comment |
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Monday
Aug102009

We've changed "Career Fairs" to "Expos"

DateMonday, August 10, 2009 at 02:24PM

Today RecruitMilitary is announcing we are changing how we refer to our "career fairs".  Effective immediately, we are going to change the name of these events from career fairs to "RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expos".  Within the recruitment/trade show industry, there are a large number of companies that produce what are commonly referred to as job fairs or career fairs. 

As RecruitMilitary has evolved within the military-to-civilian niche, we've learned a lot about how organizations and candidates interact.  The biggest need among the 200,000 military veterans who transition out annually is to find a job or career.  Pretty simple.  But the recession has helped candidates and organizations alike consider that everyone has a lot more options than that.  And we help not just the transitioning group, but everyone who has honorably served.

We're working with more than 65 franchisors nationally - they are all seeking veterans and military spouses to work with.  We have more than 100 educational institutions who are seeking new students from the military niche.  With discounting and financing programs for veterans, franchising makes a lot of sense to potential entrepreneurs.  With the new GI Bill, going back to school makes more sense than ever.

So our events have evolved into large scale expos - where all legitimate organizations with opportunities - educational opportunities, franchising opportunities, and job and career opportunities are very welcome, and all these attending organizations are flourishing in their recruiting efforts due to the great candidate traffic.

How did we come up with the name change?  We asked you - our customers and opportunity-seeking candidates.  Here is what you told us:

Customers - we surveyed 62 different organizations and the majority of these respondents stated they liked the name "expos" better than "fairs" or "events".  Interestingly, the majority of respondents were direct employers - and yet, they still voted for expos ahead of fairs.

We asked 209 different veterans what we should call the events.  The overwhelming majority selected "All Veterans Total Opportunity".   This was selected from a group of choices that included career fairs, career and education fairs, and several others.

Internally, after much discussion, we decided to shorten that to RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expos.  As many of our readers and customers know, we produce these expos in huge and popular venues:  NFL and MLB stadiums, museums, and other terrific, media popular locations.  So an expo is the right name - and the opportunities (all well vetted and legitimate) better describes all of the choices our exhibitors bring to each expo.

AuthorDrew Myers | Comment5 Comments |
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