Family Matters Blog: Career Fair to Focus on Military Spouses
January 9, 2012 by Wendy
Filed under A Day in the Life, Bloggers, Wendy
Attention DC area spouses! If you are on the job search, be sure to put this event on your calendar.
We will be attending this job fair exclusive to military spouses and hope to see you there!
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Family Matters Blog
by Elaine Sanchez
Jan. 9, 2012
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting a career fair in Washington, D.C., this week dedicated solely to helping military spouses find jobs.
The Hiring Our Heroes – Military Spouse Career Forum will feature a host of national and local employers specifically seeking qualified military and veteran spouses, as well as resume and interview coaching, and resources for starting a business. The forum is scheduled for Jan. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Spouses of active duty and reserve members, retirees, veterans and fallen service members are welcome to attend.
Job seekers and employers can register for this free event and learn about other chamber-sponsored career fairs around the country at hoh.greatjob.net. Be sure to upload your resume when registering. For assistance with registration, email hiringourheroes@uschamber.com.
The Chamber of Commerce launched the Hiring Our Heroes program last year. This yearlong, nationwide effort is aimed at helping veterans and spouses find employment, with a goal of conducting 100 hiring fairs across the country.
The chamber also is involved with the Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Program, Student Veterans Internship and Employment Program and a Women Veterans and Military Spouses Employment Program.
This “aggressive agenda,” officials noted on the chamber’s website, “focuses on one measure of success: jobs for the 1 million unemployed veterans in America.”
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