LOVELAND, Ohio - July 26, 2016 - The military-to-civilian recruitment firm RecruitMilitary will produce a Veteran Career Fair at Richmond International Raceway on Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

"RecruitMilitary job fairs maintain a track record of helping veterans find meaningful employment," said President and CEO Peter Gudmundsson. "Just last year, 56.3% of veteran job seekers expected to secure an interview as a result of their participation in a RecruitMilitary job fair and employers were expected to extend as many as 38,700 interviews and more than 12,000 job offers."

In February of 2016, the RecruitMilitary Richmond event connected more than 294 veteran job seekers with 42 exhibitors, including Capitol One, Lockheed Martin and VCU Health Systems. Participating companies expected to conduct up to 274 interviews and make up to 93 job offers as a result of that career fair.

RecruitMilitary has produced veteran job fairs since 2006, and has held 7 events in Richmond, drawing 2,224 attendees and 248 exhibitors. The company has produced more than 814 events in 65 cities across the country.

Among those companies attending the upcoming Richmond event are Bed, Bath & Beyond, Charles County Sheriff's Office, Farmers Insurance, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sears Holding, McKesson Corporation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States Postal Service, Altria Group, Inc., AMVETS, Capital One, Centura College, Combined Insurance, Comcast, Disaster Consulting Services, Education Corporation of America, First Coast Security, First Command Financial Planning, Gardner-Webb University, Heavy Construction Academy, Heavy Equipment College of Georgia, Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc., Markel Corporation, Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Inc., Richmond Security, Inc., State Farm Insurance, Stratford University, Teleperformance, Troops to Teachers, Univeristy of Virginia, Woodfin Heating, Inc. and Woodforest National Bank.

RecruitMilitary also offers subscriptions (search licenses) to its database of 858,000+ registered candidates at [http://www.recruitmilitary.com,](http://www.recruitmilitary.com,) job postings, targeted email campaigns, retained hiring services, and advertising space in online and print media. The company publishes Search & Employ®, a bimonthly print and digital magazine; and distributes 50,000+ print copies of each issue. The company was founded in 1998, and is located in Loveland, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati).

RecruitMilitary's website received User's Choice Awards from Weddle's (http://www.weddles.com) in 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.

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RecruitMilitary LLC
513-677-7084
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