Fort Knox Job Fair

This event took place on February 21, 2019 at Sadowski Center in Fort Knox, KY.

The Hire More Heroes Act is misguided. There is no veterans’ unemployment crisis.

“Americans may be shocked to learn that there is no veterans’ unemployment crisis. The unemployment rate in 2014 for post-9/11 veterans was 7.2 percent, the lowest level in seven years of tracking these veterans. ”

What Government Should Actually Do To Support Veterans' Employment

“The latest crisis at the Department of Veterans Affairs has called into question again the proper role of government in the care of our veterans. Whereas healthcare is clearly in shambles, veterans’ employment is another realm in which well-meaning government involvement has been inefficient at best and ineffective or counterproductive at worst. ”

Employment and Returning Veterans

“Peter Gudmundsson talked about the availability of jobs for returning service members.”

Beyond Altruism

“Among the fondest memories Peter Gudmundsson ’85 has of his three years as an active-duty U.S. Marine officer was the time in 1987 when, off the coast of Vietnam, he stood on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship looking up at the Soviet planes flying overhead. What was particularly memorable, he says, was not the plane flying overhead, but the reaction of the men in his platoon”

Money For Lunch

“Money for Lunch host Bert Martinez interviewed Peter Gudmundsson. Discussed veteran hiring.”

Helping veterans overcome job search challenges

“Mike Rollins is featured on America Now. Recently, America Now visited a RecruitMilitary job fair held at the Hurst Conference Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. ”

TN veterans face tough battle to find employment

“By Naomi Snyder Terry Pack was an aircraft mechanic serving in the Army in Iraq, spending two of the last six years in combat overseas. Now that he's done his service for the country, he can't even get a job doing oil changes at Sears. "It's tough,'' said the unemployed Clarksville veteran, who was honorably discharged in January. "I've been looking for any job." A congressional hea...”

Veterans and Jobs

“Matt Murphy, RecruitMilitary's Senior VP of Business Development and Sales is a guest on Washington Journal to talk about a recent report that shows the jobless rate for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is over eleven percent. He talks about connecting employers, educational institutions, and franchisors to veterans because of their character, skills and training, diversity, and securi...”

When attendees registered for the Fort Knox Job Fair, we asked them to let us know what fields they are interested in. The table below is a breakdown of those interests.

Interest Attendee Count Percentage
Government 75 28%
Management/Supervision 69 26%
Human Resources 57 21%
Education / Training 53 20%
Law Enforcement / Security 46 17%
Quality Assurance / Safety 44 16%
Administrative / Clerical 43 16%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 41 15%
Project / Program Management 39 14%
Customer Support / Client Care 35 13%
Manufacturing / Operations 31 11%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 28 10%
Business / Strategic Management 26 9%
Medical / Health 24 9%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 23 8%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 22 8%
Field Service 21 7%
Electronics 21 7%
Construction / Trades 19 7%
Sales / Business Development 18 6%
Other 16 6%
Part-time 16 6%
IT / Software Development 15 5%
Marketing / Product Management 15 5%
Aviation / Aerospace 13 4%
Retail 13 4%
Engineering 12 4%
Food Services / Hospitality 12 4%
Creative / Design 9 3%
Biotech / R&D / Science 6 2%
Legal 6 2%
Editorial / Writing 4 1%

Who Attended?

It was good. Facility was nice and everything was ready when I arrived. Overall management of event was good.
Fort Knox -- Manufacturing recruiter
Very professional candidates. Good location, friendly staff.
Fort Knox -- Telecommunications recruiter
Let job seekers know to bring their resume with them and to be open to all of the opportunities. Everything was excellent.
Fort Knox -- Army W-4
It is an excellent way to meet recruiters and/or current employees of the companies to get a foot in the door for potential interviews. Network, network, network.
Fort Knox -- Army O-4

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