Search & Employ® Magazine

July / August 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 transportation and logistics; our feature articles focus on opportunities for veterans in the leisure and hospitality industries. Companies in all of those fields 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!

And note: The Post-9/11 GI Bill that went into effect in 2009 offers greater benefits than ever before; for more information about how to use them to upgrade your education and skill sets, visit www.gibill.va.gov.

We’ve added new content to this issue—directories of organizations that have advertised in Search & Employ® and/or exhibited at a RecruitMilitary Veteran Opportunity Expo. On page 34, we have listed such organizations that operate in the transportation and logistics industries. On page 36 is a list of organization in the leisure and hospitality industries. Both directories include links to the organizations’ career pages or home pages.

Check out our new job board, which is full of exciting new features that 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 32 events scheduled for the last half of 2011—see our ad on page 29 of this issue. 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 38 and 39!