UBM Studios Milicruit Partners with Student Veterans of America to Produce the Veterans Virtual Career Fair

CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Studios Milicruit, the recognized leader for virtual career fairs for veterans, today announced that it is partnering with Student Veterans of America to produce the Veterans Virtual Career Fair.  Student Veterans of America is a coalition of student veterans groups on college campuses across the United States to provide peer-to-peer networks for veterans who are attending school.  Each local Student Veterans of America group plays a critical role in ensuring that every veteran is successful after their service.  

"To reduce the unemployment rate of veterans, Student Veterans of America is helping its members find a career," said Jeremy N. Glasstetter, Student Veterans of America National President. "The Milicruit Virtual Career Fair for veterans is an additional outlet that student veterans can use to increase their chances of being hired."

The Veterans Virtual Career Fair is open to all active duty personnel, veterans and military spouses and will showcase dozens of industry leading employers and government agencies who are committed to helping veterans find suitable employment after serving the country.   The Veterans Virtual Career Fair will open on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern and will be available on demand for one week.  

The virtual career fair provides job seekers the ability to walk the exhibit floor; visit employer booths; view/apply for jobs; chat with recruiters; build a network of peers; and perhaps even secure a follow up video interview, all from the comfort and convenience of home.  The virtual career fair is free for all veterans and military spouses to attend.  

"In today's economic climate veterans face tremendous obstacles in their path of attaining a college degree and employment.   Student Veterans of America does a wonderful job of assisting young veterans who have honorably served in the US military find work.  We are honored to work with them and offer our virtual career fair to their veteran groups," said Kevin O'Brien, Vice President, Business Development, UBM Studios Milicruit.

The Veterans Career Fair is supported by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Wounded Warrior Project, Disabled American Veterans, Department of Labor - VETS, Veterans Affairs - Vet Success, USO, IAVA, Hire Heroes USA and Walter Reed Medical Center.

The virtual career fair is free of charge to job seekers.  Veterans interested in attending the event can register at www.veteranscareerfair.com.   Employers interested in participating and veterans interested in attending the virtual career fair can register at www.veteranscareerfair.com.

To view a video tour on how the service works click here.

About Student Veterans of America

Founded in 2008, Student Veterans of America is a coalition of student veterans groups on college campuses across the United States. Student Veterans of America has two major components: the executive staff and student veteran groups. Student Veterans of America member chapters are student groups that have formed on college and university campuses to provide peer-to-peer networks for veterans who are attending those schools. These groups coordinate campus activities, provide pre-professional networking, and generally provide a touchstone for student veterans in higher education. Each local group plays a critical role in ensuring that every veteran is successful after their service.   The executive staff is responsible for day-to-day operations. The staff also enables communication between chapters, connects chapters with resources from outside their campuses, develops and implements new programs, and provides a voice for all veterans at the state and national level.

About UBM Studios Milicruit

UBM Studios Milicruit is a job fair for veterans/military personnel to come together in an interactive 3D virtual setting.  Each year 350,000 veterans leave active duty and many of them enter the civilian job market, Milicruit.com aids them in their search by providing a virtual career fair that brings veterans and employers together.  Veterans have the opportunity to register for virtual career fairs by building a profile and employers are able to fully interact with the individuals.  The career fairs offer virtual booths; job postings; company videos; company presentations; live chat with company representatives; video interviewing; and resume and interview assistance.  The traditional recruiting environment of veterans is costly, time-consuming and often times ineffective. Given the large number of veterans currently looking to reenter civilian life and the large number of employers seeking to hire veterans, milicruit.com allows both parties to meet and interact in an online setting.  For additional information on Milicruit, visit www.milicruit.com.  

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.

SOURCE UBM Studios