Austin Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on September 12, 2019 at Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center in Austin, TX.

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 Austin Veterans 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 261 42%
Management/Supervision 254 41%
Project / Program Management 189 30%
Business / Strategic Management 174 28%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 168 27%
Manufacturing / Operations 141 23%
Quality Assurance / Safety 138 22%
Education / Training 137 22%
Human Resources 135 22%
Law Enforcement / Security 124 20%
Administrative / Clerical 122 20%
IT / Software Development 110 18%
Customer Support / Client Care 106 17%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 88 14%
Aviation / Aerospace 87 14%
Sales / Business Development 86 14%
Marketing / Product Management 84 13%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 83 13%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 82 13%
Construction / Trades 81 13%
Field Service 80 13%
Electronics 78 12%
Medical / Health 77 12%
Engineering 60 9%
Other 57 9%
Part-time 54 8%
Biotech / R&D / Science 51 8%
Creative / Design 34 5%
Legal 32 5%
Retail 31 5%
Food Services / Hospitality 29 4%
Editorial / Writing 21 3%

Who Attended?

  • 610 Registered Attendees
  • 391 Soldiers
  • 65 Airmen
  • 65 Sailors
  • 46 Marines
  • 11 Spouses
  • 4 Coast Guardsmen
  • 2 Others
  • 2 DoD Civilians
  • 1 Merchant Marine
Already have an offer out to an attendee. The quality of candidates was great. The candidates for this particular event were really strong.
Austin Career Fair -- Information Technology Recruiter
Employers where definitely looking to hire veterans and I made some very good contacts.
Austin Career Fair -- Army E-7
The quality of the candidates makes our time worthwhile. They are ready to work and have credentials already. We have encountered more qualified people at these events than other events.
Austin Career Fair -- Non-profit Recruiter
We were continuously busy right up to the end. We spoke with several great candidates and helped them learn how our hiring process works and what they should expect.
Austin Career Fair -- Defense Recruiter
The job fair was in an awesome location and very well organized. Everyone was friendly and helpful.
Austin Career Fair -- Attendee
I didn't think I would find employment, but due to the job fair, I gained employment with benefits. I am so grateful that I attended.
Austin Career Fair -- Army E-4
Well organized. Good pool of job seekers. It is one of the top job fairs.
Austin -- Law Enforcement and Security recruiter
This event definitely gets more candidate traffic than some of the non-military career fairs I have attended.
Austin -- Education recruiter
I was interviewed by Intel at the job fair and I passed my interview. I never knew that such complex companies would hire military into entry level positions just on their experience.
Austin -- Army E-6
Great positive atmosphere!! Love the respect and warm welcome from everyone!!
Austin -- Army W-4

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