Milicruit's Virtual Career Fair Links Military-Friendly Employers with Job Seekers

CHICAGO, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Milicruit, powered by UBM Studios, successfully brought together industry leading employers, government agencies, and military personnel seeking employment in a fully interactive, online environment at the Veterans Virtual Career Fair, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Over 35,000 active duty military personnel, veterans and their spouses registered for the Virtual Career Fair and employers met with over 21,000 visitors in their virtual booths. On average, attendees visited 21 booths with an average dwell time of 143 minutes.

The Virtual Career Fair, open to all active duty personnel, veterans and military spouses, showcased military-friendly employers who are committed to helping veterans and military spouses find suitable employment.  Eighty corporations and public and private sector organizations, representing more than 15,000 jobs, participated in offering positions nationwide.  Organizations participating in the job fair included: Abbott, Archer Daniels Midland, Amazon, Amtrak, AOL, ATS, Black & Veatch, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, CB Richard Ellis, Chase, CITI, Columbia College, Comerica, Crunch Fitness, Daiichi Sankyo, DaVita, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Treasury, Deutsche Bank, Dish Network, Dollar General, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, EODT, Excelsior, FBI, FedEx Services, FedEx Office, Flextronics, G&B Solutions, GEICO, General Motors, Graybar, Gulfstream Aerospace, Harris Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Home Depot, Humana, IBM, Ideal Innovations, Intel, Kaplan University, Medtronic, Military to Medicine, New York Life, Nike, Oakwood, Olympus, Panasonic, Progressive, Prudential, Raytheon, Realogy, Reynolds and Reynolds, Rockwell Collins, SCANA, Sears Holdings, Secret Service, SGS North America, Six Flags Theme Parks, Strayer University, TCF Bank, The Hartford, T-Mobile, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Travelers, Verizon, VetSuccess, Walgreens and Waste Management.  

The virtual career fair gave job seekers the opportunity to meet with potential employers in real time, walk the exhibit floor, visit employer booths, view and/or apply for jobs, chat with recruiters, build a network of peers - all from the privacy of their own homes, and with no travel expense, or carbon output.

The Veterans Career Fair is supported by MOAA, Veterans Affairs – VetSuccess, Wounded Warrior Project, Disabled American Veterans, ESGR, USO, IAVA, Hire Heroes USA, Walter Reed Medical Center and the Student Veterans of America.

The Milicruit perpetual environment allows military personnel, veterans and military spouses' access to the virtual career fair all year long - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The virtual career fair environment is FREE of charge and can be accessed by registering at www.veteranscareerfair.com/. The only requirement to attend the virtual career fair is a computer with high speed internet access.

"Through our virtual career fair we are very pleased to connect military job seekers with potential military-friendly employers, while also assisting recruiters to fill open positions," said Kevin O'Brien, Vice President, Milicruit.  "In addition, our perpetual environment allows job seekers to participate at their convenience, whenever and wherever they have access to a computer connected to the web.   We are very pleased to offer a gateway that assists veterans in finding suitable employment as they look to transition into the civilian workforce."

The next Milicruit virtual career fair will take place September 12, 2011 in recognition of the men and women who gave so much on 9/11, 2001.

For additional information on Milicruit, UBM Studios or to purchase a virtual career fair, contact Kevin O'Brien, at (215) 525-5776 x101 or [email protected].        

UBM produces virtual career fairs in education, chemical, technology and military in Asia, Europe and North America.  

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About Milicruit

Milicruit is the recognized leader of virtual career fairs for military veterans, powered by UBM Studios.   Milicruit brings employers who are committed to helping veterans find suitable employment after serving the country together with military veterans and their spouses seeking suitable employment.  Given the large number of veterans looking to reenter the civilian job market, Milicruit allows employers and job seekers to meet and interact in an online setting.  For additional information on Milicruit, visit www.milicruit.com.  

About UBM plc

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

Contact
Kevin O'Brien
UBM's Milicruit
(215) 525-5776 x101
[email protected]

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