Jobs, Business, and Education Event for Veterans Coming to Boston Area on April 14
Foxborough, MA (PR Log) March 14, 2011 – Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, will be the site of a free Opportunity Expo for men and women who have military backgrounds on Thursday, April 14. The producer of the event, Cincinnati-based RecruitMilitary, LLC, is inviting personnel who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans who already have civilian work experience, members of the National Guard and reserves, and their spouses. The job seekers will interview with corporate employers, law-enforcement agencies and other government employers, franchisors, and educational institutions. The Expo will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
RecruitMilitary expects more than 35 organizations to attend. Already scheduled are Acushnet Company, the Air Force Reserve, Champlain College, City of Boston – Corrections, Comcast Cable, DeVry University, 1st Marine Corps District Prior Service Recruiting, General Dynamics – Electric Boat, Grand Canyon University, International Yacht Restoration School, Liberty Mutual Group, Massachusetts Port Authority, Merchants Tire and National Tire & Battery, MIT Lincoln Lab, National Grid, the National Veterans Employment Program (NVEP) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, NSTAR, Sun Life Financial, The Art Institutes, The Home Depot, Tufts Health Plan, United States Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center, United States Department of State – Facility Manager Program, USAA, 20/20 Companies, Veterans Incorporated, and Waste Management Inc.
RecruitMilitary (www.recruitmilitary.com) will produce the Expo in cooperation with The American Legion (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. Congress chartered the organization in 1919.
RecruitMilitary has scheduled 46 additional Veteran Opportunity Expos for 2011. The events will take place in Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston (on September 15), Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Richmond, St. Louis, San Diego, San Jose, Tacoma, Tampa, and Washington.
About RecruitMilitary: This Cincinnati-based company connects employers, franchisors, and educational institutions with job seekers who have military backgrounds. All of the company’s owners, officers, senior account executives, and recruiters are either veterans or former reservists. The founder and president of RecruitMilitary is Drew Myers, formerly a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Myers founded the company in 1998. RecruitMilitary has produced Opportunity Expos since 2006. The company also offers subscriptions to its database of more than 350,000 registered candidates who have military backgrounds at http://www.recruitmilitary.com, retained hiring services, and advertising space in online and print media. RecruitMilitary distributes more than 36,000 copies of each issue of Search & Employ, a bimonthly print magazine, to over 220 military bases throughout the world, National Guard and reserve units, and job seekers who attend RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expos.