Job Fair at Fort Riley

This event took place on March 2, 2023 at Riley's Community Center in Fort Riley, KS.

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 Job Fair at Fort Riley, 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 50 30%
Management/Supervision 50 30%
Human Resources 44 26%
Administrative / Clerical 41 24%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 37 22%
Education / Training 34 20%
Law Enforcement / Security 33 20%
Manufacturing / Operations 33 20%
Construction / Trades 31 18%
Project / Program Management 31 18%
IT / Software Development 27 16%
Quality Assurance / Safety 27 16%
Business / Strategic Management 27 16%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 26 15%
Electronics 25 15%
Customer Support / Client Care 24 14%
Medical / Health 22 13%
Aviation / Aerospace 22 13%
Engineering 20 12%
Other 19 11%
Part-time 17 10%
Marketing / Product Management 17 10%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 17 10%
Sales / Business Development 17 10%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 15 9%
Creative / Design 13 7%
Biotech / R&D / Science 12 7%
Food Services / Hospitality 10 6%
Field Service 9 5%
Retail 8 4%
Legal 7 4%
Editorial / Writing 4 2%
Great time! Talked to some good prospects. Positive atmosphere, happy people, great staff.
Fort Riley -- Retail recruiter
It was great! Lots of engagement from attendees.
Fort Riley -- Non-profit recruiter
I secured two interviews, one on the spot with a second interview scheduled the following week. Very good overall experience.
Fort Riley -- Army O-6
The venue was great and the layout was great. Good experience.
Fort Riley -- Army E-6

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