Search & Employ® Magazine

May / June 2011

Welcome to job seekers who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans who already have civilian work experience, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses. Our company’s continuing mission: to help men and women who have military backgrounds connect with employers, franchisors, and educational institutions.

This issue’s cover story focuses on opportunities in energy – an industry that has been very much in the news lately. Energy remains a priority in the Obama Administration, with initiatives aimed at building non-traditional sectors of the industry, including solar- and wind-power generation. And jobs will continue to become available in traditional sectors as workers retire and energy companies continue to work on new plants and transmission systems.

Energy companies are eager to hire people who can lead and work in teams, people who are disciplined and can get the job done—people like you. In great demand are employees who will take to the job immediately, work with great interest and enthusiasm—and who want to learn, learn, learn!

Our feature articles discuss educational opportunities that are available to veterans. You will learn about educational institutions that actively court military veterans and special programs available to make veterans feel comfortable on college campuses. And note: The Post-9/11 GI Bill that went into effect in 2009 offers greater benefits than ever before; for more information, visit www.gibill.va.gov.

Check out our new job board! Launched on Veterans Day 2010, our new job board provides state-of-the-art, best-in-class technology. It is full of exciting new features, which will make it easier for potential employers to find your profile—and easier for you to find the job you are looking for. Job seekers overwhelmingly report that the new board is much faster and easier to navigate than the previous board.

Register with us. To further your job search and to make your own data searchable by employers, franchisors, and educational institutions, we encourage you to register as a job seeker and post your resume at www.recruitmilitary.com. Don’t have a resume? Hire one of our experts to write one for you.

As a registered, active candidate, you will also receive The VetTen, a monthly electronic newsletter loaded with employment and other opportunities and containing a link to an online copy of the current issue of Search & Employ®.

Go to our Expos. We also encourage you to attend the RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expos in your area. We have 61 events scheduled for 2011—see our schedule on page 41 of this issue and Robert Walker’s article on pages 40 and 41. At those events, recruiters representing employers, franchisors, and educational institutions will be on hand to discuss a multitude of options.

And finally: Talk to everyone who has opportunities for veterans. Do not rule out any business or industry until you have discussed the opportunities with a recruiter.

Thank you for serving in the armed forces of the United States.


Drew Myers
Founder and President, RecruitMilitary
drew@recruitmilitary.com

Employers, franchisors, and representatives of educational institutions: Please see the special section on pages 42 and 43!