State of Wisconsin and Milicruit Team up to Help Veterans Find Jobs

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Departments of Veterans Affairs, Workforce Development, and Military Affairs join forces with Milicruit to host a virtual career fair for service members, guard/reservist, veterans, and military spouses of Wisconsin to be held on March 22nd online at www.veteranscareerfair.com.

"We are proud and honored to work with Governor Walker and the State of Wisconsin to deliver the virtual career fair, and we look forward to helping Wisconsin veterans and military spouses find rewarding employment with the employers signed on to participate in the event," said Kevin O'Brien, V.P. Business Development, Milicruit.

The virtual career fair will allow the veteran to build a profile, research employers ahead of time, visit employer booths, view/apply for jobs, chat live with recruiters, and meet with fellow Wisconsin veterans and military spouses in the networking lounge.

A partial list of the employers already signed up to participate includes:

American Corporate Partners, Camping World, CBRE, Citi, Graybar, H2H.Jobs, Lowes, Military Officers Association of America, NCO Financial, Northwestern Mutual Life, Philips, Progressive, Sears, State Street Corporation, and Waste Management. These employers represent over 14,000 available jobs, and in areas ranging from administrative, sales, marketing, human resources, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, legal, and more.

"We owe it to our nation's heroes to help them find work when they return home," said Governor Walker.  "This is a great program set up to connect veterans, and their unique skills, with good-paying jobs."

"We recognize that in the 21st Century more and more veterans who are looking for jobs do so online.  This is just one more way we are working to help connect those who have served our country to the jobs they have earned," said Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos.

Wisconsin active service members, guard/reservists, veterans, and military spouses can register for this event and over 20 additional virtual career fairs planned by Milicruit at www.veteranscareerfair.com.

Employers interested in participating should contact Milicruit at [email protected]

Service members, guard/reservists, veterans, and military spouses who reside in or have an interest in relocating to Wisconsin should register today to reserve their place at www.veteranscareerfair.com  and interact in a convenient online setting.  For additional information on Milicruit or to purchase virtual career fair services, visit www.veteranscareerfair.com

About Milicruit

Milicruit is the recognized leader in virtual recruiting environments for military veterans.  Powered by UBM Studios, Milicruit brings employers who are committed to helping returning veterans find suitable employment together with job-seeking military veterans and their spouses.  Given the large number of veterans looking to reenter the civilian job market, Milicruit allows employers and job seekers to meet and interact in a convenient online setting.  For additional information on Milicruit or to purchase virtual career fair services, visit www.veteranscareerfair.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.

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SOURCE Milicruit